The NFL season has been over for a measly three days now but the Green Bay Packers season has been over for nearly a month. Things obviously slow down when teams aren’t preparing for games each week and the constant news hits dwindle. Still, this has been a busy week for some Packers chatter and […]
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Cory’s Corner: Criticize Mike McCarthy not Dom Capers
Now that you’ve all had some time to thaw out after watching Phil Dawson put this season’s hopes and dreams on ice, it’s time to reflect on what just happened. First of all, Mike McCarthy needs to get the lion’s share of criticism. He is under contract through the 2015 season at roughly $5 million […]
Three-year comparison: Morgan Burnett vs. Nick Collins
When the Packers were forced to release Nick Collins prior to the 2012 season, they were left with a gaping hole at the most important position in the secondary. Collins, a three-time Pro Bowler, was among the best safeties in football at the time he suffered a career-threatening neck injury in 2011, while his counterpart, […]
The Statistical Reason Why The Packers Defense Has Declined
While doing research on my last article, I noticed one very interesting fact: Dominant 3-4 defenses tended to have a star 5-technique defense end. The 3 best 3-4 defenses in terms of Advanced NFL Stats’ dEPA (defensive expected points added) in the NFL right now are San Francisco, Arizona and Houston and each team boasts […]
Morgan Burnett Emerging as Key Figure in Packers’ Secondary
After the Green Bay Packers cut ties with Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins, the importance of Morgan Burnett undoubtedly grew larger.On top of being the Packers’ key communicator on the back end of the defense, he was a turnover machine, constantly hovering deep in the middle of the defense waiting for his opportunity to jump […]