Another day, another position! In our fourth instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the tight ends. How did they fair in 2020? Tight Ends Robert Tonyan In his short time with the team, Robert Tonyan has always been a fan favourite, but the fans love for him went off the scale in 2020 as he had the long hoped for breakout season. Tonyan showed himself to be a receiving threat both short and intermediate, whilst occasionally stretching

Another day, another position! In our third instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the wide receivers. How did they fair in 2020? Wide Receivers Davante Adams Is Davante Adams the best route runner in the NFL? Does Davante Adams have the best release off the line of scrimmage in the NFL? The answer to both questions is an emphatic yes. Was he the best receiver in the NFL in 2020? Another yes. Let’s face it, Davante Adams is simply su

Another day, another position! In our second instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the running backs. How did they fair in 2020? RUNNING BACKS Aaron Jones In 2020, Aaron Jones continued his form of the previous season and not only gave the Packers a consistent threat in the run game but gave them a big play ability from the running back spot that the Packers haven’t had for a few years before Jones. Jones played and started in 14 ga

Aaron Rodgers It’s extremely difficult to know where to start when talking about the 2020 season that Aaron Rodgers had. It was one of the finest by a QB in NFL history. So we’ll start with the stats, and then go from there: 16 games played, all starts 372 completions in 526 attempts 70.7% completion percentage - led the NFL, was a career high and new Packers record 4,299 passing yards 48 touchdown passes – led the NFL, was a career high and new Packers record 12 games with 3

Another day, another position! In our fifth instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the offensive line. Is Agent 69 still at the top of his game? What will the future hold for Lane Taylor? Let's find out! Centers Corey Linsley Linsley started all 16 regular season games for the third straight season and fourth time in his 6-year NFL career. He was in on 950 offensive snaps (88.1%) in 2019 and committed just 2 accepted penalties (1 hol

Another day, another position! In our fourth instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the tight ends. Was the year that poor for tight end play? Let's dig deeper and find out. Jimmy Graham It’s probably fair to say that Graham hasn’t quite had the impact in his two years with the Packers that everybody had hoped for when he was signed as a high priced unrestricted free agent. Occasionally, he has broken out and made the big play and ha

Another day, another position! In our third instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the wideouts. Who took a step forward, who took a step back and who earned the No.2 role opposite Davante in 2019? Davante Adams Adams continues to be ranked in the upper echelon of wide receivers in the NFL – being held up in 2019 only by a turf toe injury that saw him miss 4 games around midseason (he started in the other 12 regular season games) and

Another day, another position! In our second instalment of reviewing every player at every position, we turn our attentions to the running backs and full backs. How did they fair in 2019? RUNNING BACKS Aaron Jones The third year back had a career year with 1,084 rushing yards (becoming the Packers first 1,000-yard rusher since Eddie Lacy in 2014 and just the 10th in Packers history), whilst leading the league with 16 touchdowns on the ground. His yards came on just 236 carrie

As the 2020 NFL Draft draws near and Free Agency is in full swing, we are reminding Packers' fans how our team faired last year with a view to where we need to improve in the future. Over the coming days, stay tuned for our 2019 season in review articles for every player at every position. The series commences with a look at our signal callers. Aaron Rodgers Entering the 2019 season, all the talk was about the Packers' new offense and how the relationship between Rodgers and

Following on from our original blog about Packers Books – we thought it would be of interest to write a second part of our “Packers related books, worth checking out” blog. As with Part 1 of this blog, we’ve listed 5 books, but in each case listed an alternative – so in essence there are 10 books on this list. The only criterion I’ve used, as with the first list, is that it must be a book that I’ve personally read. Hopefully there will be one or two books on this list that yo

It’s become fashionable to rank the 32 NFL Teams (from first to last) on a regular basis via a so-called “Power Ranking”, so I thought I’d have a go. I’ll try and keep this updated as we go through the season. Note: This article was written prior to the season opener - Atlanta @ Philadelphia – so bear that in mind if that game has already been played by the time you read this. Here goes… 1. Philadelphia Eagles (0-0) Last year’s champs stay as no.1 until somebody knocks them o

In the days leading up to last Saturday, many reporters, analysts and fans predicted what they thought the Packers final 53 man roster would look like. So, I took quick at how many of these prognosticators did by saving their predictions and then comparing them to the real thing. No Surprises - The 100 Percenters The following 38 players made the 53 man roster and appeared in 100% of the predictions that I saw (this list is pretty much as you would expect): Rodgers, Kizer, Wi

As well as following the Packers and the NFL, many of us also follow and watch a lot of college football. I therefore thought to help the interest/enjoyment of following the college game that it would be worthwhile creating a 2019 NFL Draft “Top 150 Watch List” of players by school – those players that currently look like the top players who will be available and talked about when it comes to next year’s draft. Creating the list by school means that when we watch a match-up b

As we move through the pre-season, many of our thoughts turn towards the make-up of the Packers final 53 man roster and who will or won’t make that final cut. What can be a spanner in the works for our prognostications though is the surprising roster move that nobody knew was coming…here are just a few of those involving the Packers through the years… 1. 1985 – The Cade Trade Three days before the 1985 regular season started, the Packers sent their 1986 first round draft pick

Following on from the superb recent UK Packers podcast where Steve chatted with Ralph Hickock (LISTEN HERE) about his excellent biography of Johnny “Blood” McNally – The Vagabond Halfback – I thought it may be of interest to list 5 more Packers related books that are absolutely worth checking out for Packers fans (and indeed for any football fans)...at least in the opinion of this writer. I’m sure that many of you have read some of these but hopefully there’ll be one or two w