NFL Draft Prospect Profile: WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt

Packers prospect profile: WR Jordan Matthews Player Information: Jordan Matthews, WR Vanderbilt 6-3, 212 pounds Hometown: Madison, Al. STATS NFL Combine: 40 time: 4.46 Vertical jump: 35.5″ 225 lb. bench: 21 reps Broad jump: 10′ 0″ News and Notes: Ended career as the SEC’s all-time leader with 262 career receptions and 3,759 receiving yards … As […]

James Starks Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card

1) Introduction:  James Starks was, if anything, an afterthought prior to the Packers’ 2013 season. After Ted Thompson spent a pair of draft picks on Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin, the thought was that the rookies, along with a returning DuJuan Harris and/or Alex Green would make up the Packers’ backfield rotation. But that was […]

Johnathan Franklin Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card

1) Introduction:  Coming into the season, Franklin was expected to handle some return duties and play second fiddle to starter Eddie Lacy. But after an unspectacular training camp, Franklin was buried on the depth chart behind Lacy, James Starks and an injured DuJuan Harris. Franklin’s opportunity would come, but overall, it was a quiet rookie […]

Big-name free agent targets for the “big-spending” Packers

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Feb. 12 that the Packers, armed with $30 million in cap space, are prepared to spend on outside free agents this offseason to remake the defense in Dom Capers’ image. Capers has been in Green Bay for five seasons, so the wording is a bit confusing. Surely, the Packers haven’t […]

Packers News: Four added to coaching staff, five get new titles

The Green Bay Packers have announced the final changes to their coaching staff, according to the team’s official website. Winston Moss was named assistant head coach/linebackers, Scott McCurley assistant linebackers coach, Alex Van Pelt quarterbacks coach, Jason Simmons defense/special teams assistant, John Rushing defensive quality control coach, Sam Gash running backs coach, Ron Zook assistant special teams coach, Luke Getsy offensive […]