Jerron McMillian: 2012 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card

1) Introduction:  Packers safety Jerron McMillian was the second of Green Bay’s two fourth round draft picks in 2012 (133rd overall).  When the team lost safety Nick Collins in 2011, it quickly became a position of need for the Packers.  Charles Woodson would move back to safety, but the team needed some young talent to […]

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. […]

Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Key Matchups

  We’re back to the Detroit Lions already?  It seems like just three weeks ago I was breaking down the key matchups between these same Lions and the Green Bay Packers.  That’s because I was.  Due to the fate of the 2012 scheduling, the Green Bay Packers ended up with five divisional games in their […]

Packers Secondary: Questions and Answers About Woodson’s Return

It appears that Charles Woodson is close to returning to the Packers. That’s great news. So, what are the Packers going to do with him? As soon as Clay Matthews got hurt, you saw an immediate decline in the pass rush. There hasn’t been a major dropoff in pass coverage with Woodson injured. In fact, we’ve seen […]