2016 was easily Micah Hyde’s best season as a pro. He showed his jack-of-all trades value in a huge way this year, filling in for Morgan Burnett at safety, Quinten Rollins and Damarious Randall at corner, and even Joe Thomas at a hybrid linebacker-type position.
Read MoreCornerback Sam Shields and safety Nick Collins have a lot in common. Both were given long odds to make it in the NFL. Collins was from small school Bethune-Cookman and Shields converted from wide receiver to cornerback in his senior season at Miami. Now, both may be sent from the NFL because of career-ending injuries.
Read MoreExpectations were extraordinarily high for rookie linebacker Blake Martinez. Dom Capers and the Packers defensive coaching staff was heaping praise on the Stanford graduate. The quick study earned himself a starting job. If an NFL player was defined by their July and August, Blake Martinez was the MVP of the league.
Read MoreIf you were skeptical of anyone being able to step into the role former free safety Nick Collins, know that Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is having the last laugh. 2016 was a breakout season for the third-year free safety.
Read MoreA year removed from ACL surgery, it was fair to wonder what kind of performance the Packers would get from Jordy Nelson in 2016. Recovery timelines can vary widely, and many athletes don’t see a full recovery from serious knee surgery until almost two years after they go under the knife.
Read MoreIt’s commonly understood that the Packers always try to draft the “best player available” in the draft. It’s a truism that’s been repeated so often that it’s basically accepted at face value. It’s actual meaning, though, deserves some unpacking.
Read MoreThe season’s over, and players are retiring. Because they’re retiring, we’re talking about their legacy. Green Bay has a storied tradition, and there are more than 150 people in the Packers Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame recognizes more Packers than any other team, save the Chicago Bears. Obviously, there are some people whose numbers deserve to be retired.
Read MoreLet’s look at the big picture for a few minutes for the Packers and lay out a path for the perfect offseason.
Read MoreA case for bringing every one of the 11 free agents back, and a case for cutting each of them loose.
Read MoreConsulting with other owners, we’ve come up with an eight step plan for remaking the Packers, laying out exactly what you’ll need to do to make the Packers into the sort of champions you want them to be.
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Eleven members of the 2016 Packers are set to be unrestricted free agents in the near future, and a solid case could be made for why each one of them should return, except maybe for Christine Michael.
Read MoreOffensive lineman J.C. Tretter, defensive back Micah Hyde, and linebacker Nick Perry are three of the Packers higher priority free agents. All three are in the prime years of their career, and each has contributed in their own way to the Packers’ success. Assuming the Packers won’t bring all three back, who would you choose?
Read MoreWhether Dom Capers is to blame for the Packers’ defensive struggles or not is up for debate, but one thing is for certain about the 2016 roster: the money spent on defense largely went to waste.
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It’s always best to arm yourself with some handy anecdotes heading into any big game, and instead of waiting for the talking heads on your pregame show of choice to recite them for you, why not just read them here? Here’s everything you need to know heading into Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Falcons.
Read MoreTraining camp and the preseason this year felt different. We wrote early on that 2016 felt like a "Super Bowl or bust" campaign. If the Packers were to make a deep playoff run or make the NFL's championship game, there were a number of players who needed to step up or circumstances that needed to break the Packers way.
Read MoreIt takes an incredible season to make it all the way to the NFC Championship game, and it takes a great effort to make it beyond the conference title game to the Super Bowl. Fortunately, the Packers have had more than a few great performances in their conference championship games, so let’s take a look at a few of the best.
Read MoreOn the surface, the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons feel like similar teams. Both won their division and finished with superb records – Dallas at 13-3 and Atlanta at 11-5. Both teams run the ball well behind a talented offensive line and have a superstar, game-breaking wide receiver.
Read MoreOnly four teams have scored 32 points or more in more games than this year’s Falcons, led by quarterback and MVP candidate Matt Ryan. That includes the Packers’ early season matchup against Atlanta, a game Green Bay narrowly lost 33-32.
Read MoreAaron Rodgers will face off against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday for the seventh time in his career. To say he’s been superb in his career against the Falcons is an understatement; he’s averaged 332 passing yards and has a sparkling 122.2 quarterback rating, his personal best against any other team in the NFC.
Read MorePackers fans have unintentionally helped advance an unusual trend brewing in sports media throughout much of 2016 and now 2017: the Joe Buck redemption tour.
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