Photo credit: Benny Sieu/USA Today When the Green Bay Packers drafted tight end Richard Rodgers in the third round of this year’s draft, they announced to the league that they were moving on from the Jermichael Finley era. Since the opening of training camp, it seems like the Packers have given every opportunity for Rodgers […]
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Packers Xs and Os Film Session: Modern Lombardi Power Sweep and Outside Zone Run
Photo credit: @Packers Twitter feed. The Green Bay Packers won their second preseason contest of the 2014 season, this time defeating the St. Louis Rams 21-7. In both games up this point, the first team offense has continued to impress. While much of the attention in the victory over the Rams will be breaking down […]
Packers Xs and Os Film Session: Anatomy of a Play Action Pass
Photo credit: Mark Zaleski/AP In the Green Bay Packers’ first preseason game against the Tennessee Titans, the running game showed promise, but so did quarterback Scott Tolzien. Tolzien showed, at times, the ability to make good decisions and drive the ball down field. Based on his play, I decided to have another film session and […]
Packers Xs and Os Film Session: Anatomy of a Touchdown
The Green Bay Packers recently played the Tennessee Titans in their first preseason game. While the weather was ugly, and so were some of the plays, there were a few bright spots. One such bright spot was the opening drive when most of the starting players were on the field. Matt Flynn quarterbacked a scoring […]
Packers Playbook Wrap-Up: All Defensive Sub-Packages and Personnel
Well, that concludes the look at a lot of the defensive packages used by Dom Capers and the Green Bay Packers. This was obviously not an exhaustive list, but it does highlight some of the most important formations used in the Packers’ defense. As you watch the games this upcoming season, hopefully you can start […]