Through three games, the Packers defense looked good. Not great, but good. This past Sunday, however, was a different story. Saints quarterback Drew Brees carved up the Green Bay defense for 446 yards and three touchdowns. For Brees, it was like stealing candy from a sleeping baby. Just six days earlier, the Packers gave up […]
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Packers News: Team adds James Nixon to practice squad
On Wednesday, the Oakland Raiders signed cornerback Brandian Ross to their 53-man roster. And today, the Packers have filled Ross’s spot on the practice squad with another cornerback. James Nixon, an undrafted rookie cornerback, joined the team and joins Lawrence Guys as the Packers’ only two defensive players on their eight-man practice squad. Nixon started […]
Packers News: Raiders sign Brandian Ross from practice squad
When the Packers’ 53-man roster was released, one of the surprising “keeps” was cornerback Brandian Ross. A second-year undrafted player out of Youngstown State, Ross put together a solid training camp and impressed the coaching staff enough to keep him on the roster as the 11th member of the secondary. However, he only lasted one […]
Packing the Stats: Coverage Sacks and Pressure Interceptions
It’s a rare thing to witness a quarterback get sacked seven times and intercepted four times all in one game. In fact, the last time it happened was back in 2002 when Washington Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey faced the New Orleans Saints. But that’s exactly what happened last week when the Green Bay Packers defense seemed to rise up from the ashes and completely stifle the Chicago Bears offensive attack.
Jerron McMillian making most of increased opportunity
There’s no way around it–the Packers’ defense dominated the Chicago Bears on Thursday night. Tramon Williams caught as many Jay Cutler passes (two) as Brandon Marshall, the Packers nearly doubled the Bears in total yards, and Clay Matthews had his arms wrapped around Cutler as if he were a certain cast member on Laguna Beach. If […]