Despite not punching the ball into the endzone, the Packers’ (kinda) first-team offense passed the eye test Saturday night against the St. Louis Rams. Eddie Lacy continually punished defenders with his smash-mouth, bulldozer-like running style. Jermichael Finley was running free in the Rams’ secondary, four times catching wide-open passes from Aaron Rodgers. On 18 snaps […]
Offense
Wednesday 8/7 Packers practice: Must be a game week
During the team run period of Wednesday morning’s practice at Ray Nitschke Field, a handful of scuffles broke out between the offense and defense. Johnny Jolly was involved in at least a couple scrums, Kevin Greene and Josh Sitton were yapping at one another and Jermichael Finley was throwing haymakers at Jarvis Reed. Needless to […]
Jarrett Boykin off to a fast start to 2013
With Greg Jennings playing in Minnesota and Donald Driver out of football altogether, the Green Bay Packers have some job openings at wide receiver, and in the early stages of training camp, Jarrett Boykin is taking full advantage of the opportunity. Jordy Nelson, James Jones and Randall Cobb will assume the top three spots. But […]
Ten Packers Training Camp Topics: #6 — Finley’s finale?
In five years with the Packers, Jermichael Finley has gone from being the outspoken tight end to a focal point of the offense, and again, back to the outspoken tight end. And in a circus-cautious locker room such as the one in Green Bay, Finley has been one of the most scrutinized players on the […]
Ten Packers Training Camp Topics: #7 — Nelson, Jones, Cobb and?
A year ago, the Packers had a crowded group of wide receivers. A declining Donald Driver was buried on the depth chart behind veterans Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson and James Jones, as well as a budding star in Randall Cobb. But that was then, and this is now. Driver is retired, and Jennings is playing […]