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Packers Going All-White For Color Rush
Packers Going All-White For Color Rush

The Packers have unveiled their special Color Rush uniforms, and they're white. All white. Well, not all white, I guess. The helmet is yellow, but aside from that, they're white.

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Jon MeerdinkSeptember 13, 2016
The Five: Eddie Lacy, Week 1 At Jacksonville
The Five: Eddie Lacy, Week 1 At Jacksonville

The Packers got a version of Eddie Lacy on Sunday that they rarely saw in 2015: the hard charging, pass catching, first down making hammer of a back that terrorized defenses during Lacy’s first two seasons.

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Quick SlantsJon MeerdinkSeptember 12, 2016Eddie Lacy
Hey Pro Football Focus, Did Clay Matthews Really Struggle?
Hey Pro Football Focus, Did Clay Matthews Really Struggle?

Clay Matthews was the Packers' worst defensive player on Sunday. That's what Pro Football Focus thinks, anyway.

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AnalysisJon MeerdinkSeptember 12, 2016
Packers Ride Out Ups and Downs For Week 1 Win
Packers Ride Out Ups and Downs For Week 1 Win

It was good. It was bad. It was beautiful. It was ugly. It was perfectly executed. It was sloppy. It was Week 1.

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NewsJon MeerdinkSeptember 12, 2016
Field Report: Packers 27, Jaguars 23
Field Report: Packers 27, Jaguars 23

The Packers opened up their 2016 season in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida. I'll put the over/under on the percentage of fans attending the game who got a sunburn at 80%.

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Quick SlantsGary ZilavySeptember 12, 2016
Will Mike McCarthy Be Fired After 2016?
Will Mike McCarthy Be Fired After 2016?

Fill in the blank: There is a ___ percent chance that Mike McCarthy is fired if the Packers don't perform well on offense this season.

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Quick SlantsGary ZilavySeptember 9, 2016
Three Moves Will Define the 2016 Packers
Three Moves Will Define the 2016 Packers

The 2016 Green Bay Packers are not a complicated team. And with that said, it’s easy to identify the moves that will define this year’s team. Here are the three most important.

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AnalysisJon MeerdinkSeptember 9, 2016
How We'll Cover This Season: Meet The Five
How We'll Cover This Season: Meet The Five

Our goal for covering the Packers this year at The Power Sweep isn’t to cover the Packers. Not the whole team, at least. Just five players.

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Quick SlantsJon MeerdinkSeptember 9, 2016
Young, Aggressive Jaguars Await the Packers - Week 1 Preview
Young, Aggressive Jaguars Await the Packers - Week 1 Preview

I would say these aren’t your father’s Jaguars, but they’ve only been around for 21 years. These aren’t the Jaguars you grew up with. The Jaguars might actually be a competently run football team now.

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NewsJon MeerdinkSeptember 8, 2016
Why Josh Sitton Leaving Isn't As Bad As You Think
Why Josh Sitton Leaving Isn't As Bad As You Think

I wish, I wish there was an easy solution to the mystifying release of Josh Sitton over the weekend, but having now puzzled over it for several days, I see none. I don’t think we should have ever expected one either, but that’s an entirely different issue.

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AnalysisJon MeerdinkSeptember 6, 2016
Four Thoughts for a Fourth Preseason Game
Four Thoughts for a Fourth Preseason Game

Here it is: preseason game number four. It should have been number five, but the turf in Canton saw to the end of that idea. No, here we are at the fourth and final preseason game, and I am glad.

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NewsJon MeerdinkSeptember 1, 2016
Episode 5 - Roster Guesses 2.0
Episode 5 - Roster Guesses 2.0

Who's going to be on the Packers' final roster? Who knows?! This week on Blue 58, we take our best shot. Sit back, relax, and let's talk through the final 53.

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PodcastJon MeerdinkSeptember 1, 2016Blue 58
We Don't Need Terrance Knighton
We Don't Need Terrance Knighton

As much as I love pot roast, I don’t want Terrance Knighton in Green Bay. Here's why.

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AnalysisJon MeerdinkAugust 29, 2016
The NFL Should (But Won't) Embrace Movie Theaters
The NFL Should (But Won't) Embrace Movie Theaters

The National Football League should consider partnering with movie theater operators to show their local team’s contests on the big screen. 

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AnalysisGary ZilavyAugust 29, 2016
The Packers and Positionless Football
The Packers and Positionless Football

I think the Packers are leading the way in one area of the “positionless football” revolution. Here's why.

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Quick SlantsJon MeerdinkAugust 26, 2016
Why Third String Running Backs Don't Matter
Why Third String Running Backs Don't Matter

Throughout the offseason and training camp (and even back to late last season), a narrative has steadily emerged: John Crockett is doing good things for the Packers. However, third string running backs simply do not matter to the Packers.

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News, AnalysisJon MeerdinkAugust 26, 2016
The NFL Should Have Preseason Uniforms
The NFL Should Have Preseason Uniforms

While the NBA, NHL, and MLB are more than eager to adopt jerseys for just about any occasion (Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, or just because), the NFL has relatively extreme rules in place for what teams can wear and when.

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AnalysisJon MeerdinkAugust 25, 2016
The NFL Is Kicking the NFLPA's Butt
The NFL Is Kicking the NFLPA's Butt

The battle between labor and management never ends, and right now the battle between the NFL and NFLPA is turning into a rout.

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AnalysisJon MeerdinkAugust 24, 2016
Episode 4 - On Quarterbacks
Episode 4 - On Quarterbacks

This week on Blue 58, a look at the Packers' quarterback situation, could Carl Bradford actually make the roster, and how much Aaron Rodgers will actually play against the 49ers.

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PodcastJon MeerdinkAugust 24, 2016Blue 58
Here Are Some Packers Nicknames
Here Are Some Packers Nicknames

We came up with some nicknames for each player, from inside jokes only Wisconsin residents will get to rhyming puns.

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Quick SlantsJon MeerdinkAugust 18, 2016
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