According to the Green Bay Packers team website, the team has released running back Brandon Saine and linebacker DJ Smith. The transactions were announced by Packers GM Ted Thompson. Both were lost to season-ending knee injuries last season and even more ironically, during the same week six game against the Houston Texans. Both players reportedly failed a physical […]
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Packers Draft Needs: Time to Start the Conversation
The Packers lost to the 49ers in the NFL playoffs. Badly. Embarrasingly. Frustratingly. Think of some other negative adverbs and they would probably also apply. But in the fast-paced world of the NFL, that loss is already ancient history. We’ve dissected it to death on this site and other media outlets and blogs have done […]
Packers Defensive Struggles Go Beyond Capers
Before you read further, I want to make one thing clear: This post is not a defense of Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers. After the Packers got shredded for almost 600 yards on Saturday night, Capers cannot be defended. Go ahead and call for Capers’ firing and criticize him all you want. He deserves it. […]
Packers Activate TE Andrew Quarless; Place LB Nick Perry on IR
The Green Bay Packers have announced that the team hasactivated tight end Andrew Quarless from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and have placed rookie linebacker Nick Perry on season-ending injured reserve for a wrist injury. Perry reportedly sought a second opinion on the wrist he injured earlier this season and apparently opted for […]
Packers Playbook (aka Hobbjective Analysis): Week 6 at Texans
I think it’s time to do a Hobbjective Analysis on a group that has always been overlooked: linemen. I’m guilty of it myself; line play is very complicated and nuanced and I will be the first to admit that I don’t know very much about it; if you want to see what sort of technicians and athletes these […]