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

When is it time to get worried about the Packers recent history in the first round of the NFL draft? Bryan Bulaga (2010): Missed four games in 2011 with a knee injury and seven games in 2012 with a season-ending hip injury. Derek Sherrod (2011): Broke his leg toward the end of a ho-hum rookie […]

2013 Packers Position Group Analysis: Safety

Packers Safeties:  One of the youngest groups on the current Green Bay Packers roster, this is a position that is expected to take a big step forward in 2013.  The team will be without long-time veteran Charles Woodson and will rely on Morgan Burnett to assume that leadership role.  Third-year player M.D. Jennings joins second-year […]

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

As I get older, I can’t tell if I’m getting soft, getting smarter, or both. I was always one of those people who wasn’t bothered by the use of American Indian imagery and slang for team logos and nicknames. I went to school at St. Cloud State University (the Harvard of the Midwest), which was […]

Packers News: Team set to release Charles Woodson

Charles Woodson may have played his last down as a member of the Green Bay Packers. Woodson has had an illustrious NFL career up to this point. After winning the Heisman Trophy and being drafted No. 4 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft, Woodson spent seven seasons in Oakland before signing with the Packers. The […]

Charles Woodson: 2012 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card

1) Introduction:  Packers S Charles Woodson was moved to safety in the team’s base 3-4 defense.  A broken collarbone injury at St. Louis on October 21st forced Woodson to miss the rest of the regular season.  He did not return until the Packers’ Wild Card matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. 2) Profile: Charles C. Woodson Age: 36 Born: […]