Word of Hobbes: Marshall Newhouse and David Bakhtiari

One of the best football writers out there is Ben Muth; many people claim not to know much about offensive line play, but this man obviously is not one of them.  If you don’t follow or read his stuff, stop reading this article and head over there now,  you’ll thank me later.  In a little […]

Packers OL Andrew Datko: Training Camp Dark Horse or Off the Team?

We don’t know much about Packers offensive lineman Andrew Datko because he was stashed away on the practice squad all of last season. What we did know about him after the Packers drafted him in the seventh round in 2012 we’ve probably already forgotten because, well, he was on the practice squad all of last […]

Packers Undrafted Rookie Scouting Report: Patrick Lewis, OC Texas A&M

Player Information: Patrick Lewis, OC Texas A&M 6’1”/311 lbs Hometown – Reserve, Louisiana Pro Day: 40 yard: 5.28 20 yard: 3.04 10 yard: 1.84 Bench: 25 Vertical: 29 Broad: 96” Shuttle: 4.93 3-cone: 8.01 Introduction: The Packers are in desperate need of center depth; while it seems like the Packers are pretty content to go […]

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

Do you ever wonder if the marketing machines behind professional sports franchises make fans stupid? Or are professional sports fans already stupid, and the marketing machines give fans exactly what they’re asking for? I was thinking about this while covering the Yankees beating the Twins (yet again) earlier this week at Target Field. Between almost […]

Predicting Packers Butt Height

“There’s two main components that a center needs to have, and it’s not quickness or agility or snapping or anything. It’s two things: One, he has to have a good height, and I’m talking about where his butt rests. It can’t be too low because I don’t wanna get deep in that stance and it […]