Colin Kaepernick: Revisiting the Packers’ defensive debacle

Football is the ultimate team sport, so crediting just one player for a win in the NFL is foolish. But in the divisional round of last year’s NFC Playoffs, the Green Bay Packers fell victim to a dominant performance by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. In his first career playoff sart, the second-year quarterback put up […]

Casey Hayward: What’s in store for his encore?

Packers cornerback Casey Hayward was the 62nd overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, but he was among most impactful defensive backs in football last season. According to Pro Football Focus, opposing quarterbacks had a collective passer rating of 31.1 when throwing at Hayward. And among cornerbacks who played at least 50 percent of their […]

Packers Running Backs: Present and Future?

I dig into every article I can find about the Packers and the draft, including here at Al’s site.  There is a wide range of opinions on the subject of Packers running backs.  Lets look at my views on running backs,  those with the team, and in the draft. The Packers currently have six running […]

Packers News: Jeff Saturday will retire

  ProFootballTalk is reporting that Jeff Saturday, a 14-year veteran, will reportedly retire after the Pro Bowl. “We’ll finish it with sunsets in Hawaii and call it a much better career than I would have anticipated,” Saturday said on 1070 The Fan in Indianapolis. Prior to coming to Green Bay in 2012, Saturday spent the […]

What Route Will Packers Take at Running Back?

For the third consecutive season, the Green Bay Packers failed to have a 1,000-yard running back. To start the season, the Packers surprised many by signing veteran Cedric Benson and making him the starter. Benson was supposed to be “the guy” in the backfield. And while he added another dimension to the offense, he suffered […]