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Packers close ‘13 draft going heavy at receiver, linebacker

With their final five picks of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers opted for a fairly simple approach.

Reinforce the front seven and add depth at wide receiver. No, literally, that was it.

A defensive tackle, two linebackers and two wideouts comprised the rest of Green Bay’s draft Saturday.

We’ll discuss these picks in the order [...]

Trade up for Franklin highlight for Green Bay early Saturday

As I type this, the draft is still going on. We’re well into round six, in fact.

But with the Green Bay Packers having so many picks – 10 in all at the start – on the final day of the draft, it seemed like a good time to check in with an early report on [...]

Lacy selection the highlight in a day of trading back

“No running backs this weekend, folks.”

Who wrote that just a couple of days ago? Who would say such a thing?

Well, that would be me.

In a move that a lot of Green Bay Packers fans wanted, but one yours truly did not expect at all, the Packers selected Alabama running back Eddie Lacy with the 29th [...]

Packers bolster defensive front with selection of Jones

Everyone knew the Green Bay Packers needed to use the 2013 NFL Draft to get better along the defensive line.

The Packers definitely have some talent at that spot, some of it high-end (B.J. Raji). But there was still something missing. There wasn’t that consistently fearsome presence off the edge.

There just might be now.

With the 26th [...]

Your 2013 Green Bay Packers draft primer

It’s here. It’s finally here!

Well, almost.

We sit just 18 hours away from the Super Bowl of the NFL offseason. That’s right – it’s just about time for the NFL Draft.

AWWWWWYEAHHHHH!!

(Sorry, I just can’t help myself.)

For fans of our beloved Green Bay Packers, what happens tonight through Saturday is of particular importance. As we know, Ted [...]

Favre and Rodgers re-unite to present at awards show – where do we go from here?

If you were wondering when – or, maybe, if – we would ever see Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre standing side-by-side again, you got your answer Saturday night.

In a rather surprising turn of events, the pair came together as presenters at the NFL Honors awards show in New Orleans. Outside of four post-game meetings, by [...]

So, should we continue talking about the 2013 season? Sure, why not!

I promised you a second part of our early offseason primer for the Green Bay Packers and dammit, that’s what you’re going to get.

Right. Now.

Part one, for those who missed it (shame on you if you are one such person), can be found here. In part two, we’re talking contracts, the draft and free agency, [...]

So, should we talk about the 2013 season already? Yeah, we probably should

The 2012 season is over for the Green Bay Packers. And, yes, many are still trying to get over the San Francisco defeat and trying not to think of what could’ve been.

But, as we all know, the NFL never stops. That means it’s time to begin piecing together what the 2013 edition of the Packers [...]

Takeaways: Defense torched as Green Bay’s season ends

Waking up the day after your team’s season ends feels a lot like waking up the day after being dumped.

The finality. The embarrassment. The sense of failure. It just…it just stinks.

But that’s where we are today, a day after the Green Bay Packers were (quite literally) ran out of the playoffs, losing on the road [...]

Takeaways: Packers soundly defeat Vikings to advance to divisional round

There’s just nothing better than a playoff win, huh?

That’s exactly what the Green Bay Packers delivered Saturday night, soundly defeating the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in a wild-card round contest at Lambeau Field. The Packers now head on the road for the divisional round, where they will face the San Francisco 49ers next Saturday night at [...]