1) Introduction: Dietrich-Smith is one of those guys that unexpectedly hang around for a few years (even after being cut once) and finally get their chance. When Jeff Saturday wore down last season, the Packers promoted Dietrich-Smith to starter for game 15. Smith was expected to compete with some UDFA centers and conversion project draftee […]
Evan Dietrich-Smith
Packers Free Agents: Top 10 to Re-Sign
A couple weeks ago, our own Adam Czech took a look at the Green Bay Packers players hitting free agency this offseason. Of the 19 offensive and defensive players, 16 are unrestricted and 3 are restricted. What I’ve done below is made a list of the top ten unrestricted players Ted Thompson should consider re-signing. […]
What Happens If Evan Dietrich-Smith Gets Hurt?
The injury headlines mostly coming out of Green Bay right now have been dealing with Clay Matthews, Nick Perry, James Jones and of course Randall Cobb. While all these injuries are serious to the success of the team, one injury that has slipped under the radar a little bit that could have even more disastrous […]
Four games in, Packers have No. 5 ground game in NFL
Numbers don’t always tell the whole story, but in the case of the Packers’ new-look backfield, the early results show significant improvement running the football. One quarter into the 2013 season, and the pass-happy Green Bay Packers have the league’s fifth-best ground game. The Packers are currently grinding out 141 rushing yards per game and […]
Packers – Rams Video Second Look: Offensive Line
There were a few things I noticed while watching the first string offensive line as they were blocking for the rather impressive Eddie Lacy. I mentioned a few in my “First Impressions” post, where I give my initial observations without rewinding. It’s a little game I like to play, a way of testing if my […]