Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived

The following is a transcript of a hidden camera conversation from Packers GM Ted Thompson’s office on the opening day of NFL free agency. (Knock on the door. The Packers front office team enters Thompson’s office. Thompson is watching “True Detective” on his office television) Thompson: Why did nobody tell me about this “True Detective” show […]

BJ Raji Signs 1-year, $4 million contract with Packers

The Packers and Ted Thompson continue to resign their own guys (much to the dismay of Frank Schaub apparently), Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that defensive end/nose tackle BJ Raji has resigned with the team for a 1-year, $4 million contract; specifics of the deal have not been made public but this […]

BJ Raji Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card

1) Introduction:  BJ Raji was once held in the same high esteem as Clay Matthews, a defensive player that the Packers could build the next decade around.  Add to that a little bit of flair moonlighting as a jumbo full back, a dance that got him a commercial with Aaron Rodgers and you had the […]

EXCLUSIVE: A Season Wrap-up News Conference from Packers GM Ted Thompson

Since Packers general manager Ted Thompson didn’t do a season-ending news conference to answer (or not really answer) the many questions fans had about roster decisions, we’ll do it for him and just make everything up. The murmer from the assembled media quiets as Thompson enters the room and steps up to the podium. The […]

Cory’s Corner: Who’s to blame for Packers’ mess?

The main theme that trickled out of the Packers’ locker room on Thanksgiving was embarrassment. The Packers didn’t just take a loss, they endured the worst loss in the Mike McCarthy era. And with four games left, Green Bay must win out or stay home for the playoffs for the first time since the Packers […]