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 […]
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Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
Profootballtalk.com asked fans to vote on their Packers Mt. Rushmore this week and it created some interesting debate on Twitter and talk radio. In case you’re unfamiliar with the concept, the Packers Mt. Rushmore needs to consist of four people. It can be players, coaches, executives or whomever that you feel is one of the […]
Could Fewer Touches Lead to More Production for Packers WR Randall Cobb?
Breakout WR/HB/KR/PR Randall Cobb touched the ball 159 times and amassed a Packers franchise record 2,342 all-purpose yards in 2012. It was quite the season for the second-year talent out of Kentucky, and very necessary. Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson all missed significant time with injuries. Cobb, along with James Jones, stepped up to fill […]
Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
With NFL draft now behind us, I’ve found myself asking one question about the Packers over the last week: Do the players Ted Thompson selected make the Packers a more physical team? The answer I come up with is…maybe? First-round pick Datone Jones is 6-foot-4, 280 pounds. When you see him play, you think long […]