Packers, Capers really missed Casey Hayward in 2013

As a rookie in 2012, Packers cornerback Casey Hayward was one of three finalists for the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. He graded out as Pro Football Focus’ fourth-best cornerback–the second-round pick trailed only established veterans Antoine Winfield, Richard Sherman and Charles Tillman. After Hayward intercepted a team-best six passes and holding opposing […]

Game Balls and Lame Calls: 49ers 23, Packers 20

It was a different final score but the same result for the Green Bay Packers when their season clock expired Jan. 5 against the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick didn’t have 181 rushing yards, as he did in last year’s playoffs. But he had 98 on just seven carries. Kaepernick fell short […]

Rodgers puts Packers back in championship contention

When news broke Thursday that quarterback Aaron Rodgers was slated to return Sunday for the regular-season finale against the Chicago Bears, the outlook for the rest of the Packers’ season changed dramatically. Without Rodgers, the Packers went 2-4-1, not including the first Packers-Bears game in which Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone on the game’s first […]

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 […]

Packers Beer Mug Perspective: Is this a Super Bowl team?

The 2012 season has been a roller-coaster for the Green Bay Packers. From the early-season “Fail mary” in Seattle to the epic collapse in Indianapolis, the Packers have battled back to put themselves in contention for a second Super Bowl in three years. But is this team really Super Bowl-caliber? The last time the Packers […]