This time next year, the Green Bay Packers could look remarkably different, and it's all thanks to free agency.
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Obvious statement alert: the vast majority of the players currently on the Packers' roster will be all but an afterthought less than a month from now.
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Who am I kidding? It's never too early to make a prediction on who's going to make the final roster. We don't know much about the rookies yet. We don't know what veterans are going to fade through camp. We don't know about the undrafted free agents.
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It's a tradition to welcome the Packers' newcomers by finding out what secrets their names hold. Here are the highlights. Do any of them stack up to last year's winner, Lane Taylor? How about the all-time champion Don "Carnal Body" Barclay? I think Luther Robinson makes a strong case, but let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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So Jordy Nelson inked a new contract, and the logical next move is to sign Randall Cobb as well, right?
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It's hard to remember, sometimes, that the players we watch, root for, complain about, and sometimes even hate are, in fact, human beings.
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With the start of each NFL season comes everyone's second favorite sport - fantasy football. And with fantasy football comes the need for fantasy football knowledge. So consider me your official "Bringer of All Knowledge."
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The story of every season has its own unique characters, but there are always a couple things in common: to be successful, a team needs to get its money's worth out of its stars and pick up some new contributions from players who weren't necessarily the biggest of factors in the past.
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Mason Crosby's rebound from moribund to magnificent is well documented, as it should be. Crosby bounced back from what easily was his worst season as a professional to have his best yet. Crosby's 89.2% conversion rate bested his previous high by 3.5% and relieved the hurt feelings of legions of Packers fans who'd called for his head during his terrific slump of 2012. All is well in Mason Crosby's universe.
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We all remember the play that almost was. The play that probably should have been.
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While the Packers successfully addressed their biggest draft day priority in landing safety Ha Ha Clinton Dix, they did not address their other big need at inside linebacker.
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Linebackers are the lifeblood of the 3-4 defense, and outside linebackers are the stars of the system. The Packers have used every available means to find outside linebackers for their defense, from the draft to converting defensive linemen to picking up undrafted free agents.
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"Ever churning legs."
"Flashes speed and short area burst."
"Has quickness to attack gaps."
"Fluid lower body and easy movement skills."
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One of the Packers' most devastating injuries in 2013 came before the regular season even kicked off. During last year's Family Night scrimmage at Lambeau Field, left tackle Bryan Bulaga suffered an ACL tear in his left knee, making him unavailable for the entire 2013 campaign.
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Once upon a time, Derek Sherrod was the Packers' bookend tackle of the future. Gifted with tremendous physical tools, Sherrod would partner with Bryan Bulaga, anchoring both ends of the offensive line for the next decade or more, protecting Aaron Rodgers and carving running lanes in the ground game.
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With the (assumed) departure of Jermichael Finley, the Packers needed to address the tight end position in this year's NFL Draft.
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It's easy to name every guy lining up at tight end for the Packers, discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and wonder how they could fit into this year's team. It's much harder, though, to think about the man responsible for their development: tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot.
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Of the foreseeable position battles on the Packers' roster, tight end may be the most high profile and the least consequential.
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It's taken as almost a given that the Packers will manufacture successful wide receivers. Ted Thompson has been more or less wildly successful picking pass catchers near the top of the draft. But oddly enough, it may be an undrafted player who may have the most pressure to perform this year.
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