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On June 2 on this site, I seconded the notion that Packer Nation was indeed “approaching ‘the precipice’ of [the Rodgers] drama. I advised readers to “Mark down June 8 on your calendar.” June 8 was the beginning of the recently concluded three-session mini-camp. Aaron Rodgers was a […]

On September 8, 2008, Aaron Rodgers started his first game as an NFL quarterback. In the three years between his selection in the 2005 draft and that first start, Rodgers had taken snaps in only seven games with a total of 35 completed passes on 59 attempts. That first start resulted in a Packer […]

One of the Packers most valuable offensive weapons will be back in the fold after the team extended tight end Robert Tonyan. The move, which converted over $2.3 million of his nearly $3.4 million deal into a bonus. The moved created a shade under $1.9 million salary cap space for the Packers in the […]

So much has been said and written about the Rodgers situation – not only from the local media but by every national pundit and rumor-monger in the land – that you might think everything possible has already been said on the subject. I’ve drafted two pieces on the situation in the past ten […]

In 1989 the Dallas Cowboys did two things that eventually led to multiple Super Bowl wins. In April, they drafted Troy Aikman. While Aikman tuned into a Hall of Fame quarterback, he did not produce wins in his first season. The Cowboys went 1-15 with Aikman starting 11 games and Steve Walsh […]

The first thing that popped up in the minds of many Packers fans when they heard about the Blake Bortles signing was that he’s been a failure in his seven years as a pro QB. I find many reasons to believe, however, that this acquisition was a savvy move on the part of the Packers’ The post […]

Trevor Lawrence, Zack Wilson, Trey Lance, Justin Fields and Mac Jones. These are the names of the five QB’s picked in the first round of this year’s NFL draft. NFL odds experts all around were quick to take notice of these five potential all stars and just how much they’ll help their teams in […]

There have been repeated stories put in print and the airways that Aaron Rodgers is demanding the firing of Packer GM Brian Gutekunst. If this demand, coupled with the threat to “retire” is true, then Rodgers is never coming back. Rodgers is not just asking for a member of the front office to […]

It turns out Vikings WR Adam Thielen is too good to sit with the plebs in bleacher seats at the world-famous Lambeau Field. This came from a guy that plays ball at a home stadium whose roof famously collapsed. “The whole stadium is not nice. There’s nothing fancy about it. It’s bleacher […]

As many of you know, I’m a confirmed believer that good athleticism is critical for those participating in athletic endeavors. I and many others have also been finding that the Relative Athletic Scores (RAS) system is a useful tool, though hardly an infallible way of rating a player’s […]