The Tennessee RB is projected to be the Packers’ first round pick. Is that wise?
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Tim Masthay was anything but spectacular at punter for the Packers in 2015, and conventional wisdom would indicate that he needed a challenge in training camp.
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Cook caught 42 passes for 551 yards and two touchdowns, giving the Packers an athletic, field stretching tight end that opened up options for other receivers.
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While the Packers may be the only American professional sports team owned by the fans, the last handful of years have proven the team isn’t run by the fans.
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Leave it to Ted Thompson to find another undrafted free agent who plays a major role as a rookie.
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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.
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Cornerback 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.
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Expectations 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.
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If 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.
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A 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.
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It’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.
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The 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.
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Let’s look at the big picture for a few minutes for the Packers and lay out a path for the perfect offseason.
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A case for bringing every one of the 11 free agents back, and a case for cutting each of them loose.
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Consulting 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.
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Offensive 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?
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Whether 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.
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Training 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.
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