Checking Up on the Packers’ Third-Year Players

At a time where rookies are looking to make an impression, sophomores are trying to make that jump, and veterans are honing their skills, it’s easy to overlook the third-year players. These guys are knee-deep into that transition between being a “young guy” and being a “veteran.” And for many of them, it’s this transition […]

Ten Packers Training Camp Topics: #1 — The Main Event

Quick. Think of a more anticipated Packers training-camp battle in recent years than this summer’s competition at running back. Good luck. In 2012, the running back position saw a great deal of turnover. Desperate for a true feature back, the Packers opted to sign veteran Cedric Benson during the preseason. But Benson went down with […]

Rating the Rookies: Cobb Leads Packers 2011 Class Through 7 Games

The rookies on the Green Bay Packers roster have yet to complete a half-season in 2011, but the bye week in Week 8 gave us an opportunity to gauge how the Packers’ first-year players look through seven games. Snap-counts and statistics are courtesy of Pro Football Focus.  T Derek Sherrod (R1) The Packers wanted him […]

McCarthy: Packers Won’t Overlook Struggling Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers are just two years removed from playing a pair of games that essentially decided the NFC North in 2009, but the franchises couldn’t have veered in more different directions since then. The Packers rebounded from two crippling losses to Brett Favre in ’09 to win the Super Bowl […]

Can the Green Bay Packers 2011 Draft Picks Stay Healthy?

There isn’t much to criticize Ted Thompson for these days. If you’re searching for something, it would probably be the fact that his recent high draft choices, particularly on defense, have gotten themselves injured with some frequency .