Previewing the 2013 Packers with Rivers McCown from Football Outsiders

The 2013 Football Outsiders Almanac is out now and I would advise Packers fans to pick up a copy. I’ve always enjoyed how the almanac blends modern analytics and metrics with traditional scouting and the unique perspectives of a talented writing staff. Rivers McCown wrote this year’s chapter on the Packers. I don’t want to […]

Surviving Sunday: News, Notes and Analysis from Packers Training Camp

Now that Packers training camp is underway, Surviving Sunday is shifting gears a bit. Gone is the lengthy opening column where I wax poetic about a topic that may or may not relate to the Packers. Also gone are the non-Packers links to non-sports items and other nonsense. Starting now, Surviving Sunday will be 100 […]

Ten Packers Training Camp Topics: #1 — The Main Event

Quick. Think of a more anticipated Packers training-camp battle in recent years than this summer’s competition at running back. Good luck. In 2012, the running back position saw a great deal of turnover. Desperate for a true feature back, the Packers opted to sign veteran Cedric Benson during the preseason. But Benson went down with […]

DuJuan Harris Once Again a Forgotten Man.

It was only a month before the NFL draft that Mike McCarthy was singing the praises of DuJuan Harris: “Oh he’s going to play for us next season. That’s his responsibility if he wants to be the starter…  Once he got ready, I felt great about the way DuJuan finished the season. Looking forward to having him for […]

Bulaga to Left Tackle Highlights Changes on Packers Offensive Line

The Green Bay Packers aren’t waiting until training camp to shuffle their offensive line. Details of the Packers new-look line can be found in this excellent Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel story by Tom Silverstein. To summarize: Bryan Bulaga moves from right tackle to left tackle Josh Sitton moves from right guard to left guard T.J. Lang moves from […]