Take a look at this NFL mock draft at Drafttek.com. There are three tight ends selected before a running back is chosen with the 50th overall pick. Last year in the actual NFL draft there were two tight ends selected before the first running back was snatched off the board (Giovani Bernard at No. 37). […]
Brett Favre
Brett Favre’s Return To Packers: Are Fans Ready?
It only took me 18 months before I broke down and wrote about Brett Favre. I joined Jersey Al’s team in August of 2012 and until recently, it was pretty easy to avoid the topic altogether. Over the past year, however, Favre’s name has been tied more closely with the Green Bay Packers and a […]
Cory’s Corner: Packers are undervaluing the center position
Just how important is the quarterback-center battery in the NFL? Apparently, it’s not that overly important to the Packers because Aaron Rodgers is about to embark on his fourth different starting center to begin the season. Think about that for a second. Rodgers is the best quarterback on the planet. Amazingly, he has been able […]
Mike Holmgren vs. Mike McCarthy: By the Numbers
In an earlier post, we took a look at the comparison between former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf and current general manager Ted Thompson. Since Thompson just concluded his ninth season with the team, it was interesting to see how the two men compared. Now we look at Thompson’s head coach, Mike McCarthy […]
Ted Thompson Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: I think the biggest mistake that fans make when criticizing front office personnel like general managers is using the same rubric and time frame as they use for for players. Take Ted Thompson for instance, whose first pick for the Packers was a quarterback deemed too short with a weak arm when the […]