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The Packers can spend in free agency this spring. Not a lot, but they can, though it’ll take some work to get there. But what they should spend on is a tricky question. They can’t spend as freely as they might like; don’t expect an extravaganza as we saw in 2019, for instance. The Packers […]
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The NFL continues to gradually trickle out assignments for the league’s 2026 international games, and another one dropped on Tuesday morning. The league announced today that the Detroit Lions will be one of the two teams participating in this fall’s NFL game in Munich, Germany, a game that will take place at Allianz Arena, the […]
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Heading into the off-season, the Green Bay Packers have two glaring needs that pop off the screen: center and nose tackle. Other positions need competition and depth added in, like linebacker and cornerback, but both center and nose tackle are screaming for starters with how the depth chart looks today. As of today, February 23rd, […]
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As we’ve discussed before, we’ve built a consensus list of the top 100 free agents for the 2026 offseason, which now has 22 separate rankings in the database. If you’re wondering how they stack, below is an update: Based on the data, most analysts have Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones ranked ahead of Green Bay […]
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The 2026 NFL Combine is fast approaching, with the football world set to descend on Indianapolis once again for the annual event. The first major event of the 2026 season begins on Tuesday as several coaches and general managers hold press conferences with the media, followed by player interviews and eventually workouts later on through […]
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We’re beyond the Super Bowl but not quite to the new league year, so it’s a somewhat quiet time in the NFL. So let’s talk about the Packers. Where’s the most random place you’ve run into a Green Bay Packers player (or coach), and who was it? You could always tell us about any experience […]
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Jason Fitzgerald has just written a great article at Over the Cap, explaining what teams’ profiles are in free agency. One way to look at aggressiveness is through volume. Another way to look at aggressiveness is whether teams are signing high-priced free agents. As Fitzgerald’s data (which is shown below in graph form) points out, […]
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As part of the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players’ union, NFL teams must average a cash spend of 90 percent of the salary cap over three years, or clubs have to redistribute that difference to the players’ union with no benefit in return to the franchise. As it stands right now, […]
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The Green Bay Packers have some work to do in order to get under the projected salary cap for 2026 before the start of the new league year on March 11th. The team is right around the final cap number for the coming season as it stands presently, and they will need to free up […]
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We’re in that slow period between the Super Bowl and the new league year where it sometimes feels like the NFL world has ground to a halt. And that makes it a perfect time to ask: Where in the world are our Acme Packing Company readers? We don’t want or need your address or any […]
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New Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon hasn’t had his introductory press conference yet, and might not for a while since the NFL scouting combine player arrivals start today. Whenever he does get in front of the press for the first time, I bet you’ll hear that the defense he wants to deploy will […]
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At their core, the Green Bay Packers want to be a big, fast, young football team. This has been true for virtually my entire life (outside of Mike Sherman’s stint as general manager). Al Davis taught his approach to roster building to Ron Wolf, who took over the Packers in 1991, and passed those principles […]
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Quarterback Taylor Elgersma hasn’t given up the dream of playing in the NFL. Despite Elgersma being drafted in the second round of the CFL draft and being taken by the Birmingham Stallions in the UFL draft, his eyes still seem to be set on the NFL. Elgersma, a Canadian national who played college football at […]
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The Green Bay Packers are up to four scheduled interviews for Rich Bisaccia’s replacement, after Bisaccia stepped down as special teams coordinator on February 17th. It’s time to start the interview tracker and take a look at the names that head coach Matt LaFleur is bringing in to lead the kicking game. All of these […]
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The Packers don’t have a lot to love at cornerback right now. Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, and Nate Hobbs are not a particularly inspiring trio, and their performance to end the season is probably not filling fans with a lot of confidence for the first year of the Jonathan Gannon era. To make matters worse, […]
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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur apparently won’t be making the trip down to Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine next week, but general manager Brian Gutekunst will, as he’s scheduled to talk to the press on Tuesday. Gutekunst’s scheduled time is 10:15 am Eastern on Tuesday, the second-earliest slot of the day, presumably […]
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Timing is important for linebackers. You have to know when to make your move, line up that gap, and deliver a hit just at the right moment. It’s a huge part of the position. Timing, unfortunately, appears to be working against Quay Walker — at least as far as his chances of staying in Green […]
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Green Bay Packers fans are entering the offseason with some anxiety about the cornerback position. Fortunately, the 2026 NFL Draft class is loaded with talent at the position, particularly on Day 2. That doesn’t mean that the Packers will necessarily take a cornerback early in this year’s draft. Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine are both […]
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Every offseason, I’m faced with a challenge: What do I write about? I spend most of my time during the season breaking down plays from the previous game and/or looking ahead to the next one. But without fresh games, what do I do? During the season, I spend hours each week charting plays from the […]
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The Green Bay Packers’ search for a new special teams coordinator continues on, with new names added to the list of candidates every day. Thursday brought the news of yet another name, this one with a wealth of experience in that role at the NFL level. But questions remain about the Packers’ overall organizational approach […]
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Timing is everything in the NFL market right now. The league is regularly seeing $25 million per year per team salary cap increases (roughly $800 million in cap increases league-wide). Clubs are also spending an average of 10 percent over the salary cap in cash spending for players, which is only compounding on top of […]
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Fox Sports just dropped their updated top-100 free agents in the 2026 class, which includes recent cap casualties like Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb — who were recently released by the Miami Dolphins. Five Green Bay Packers made their top-100 list, which they claim is tied for the most from one single team, along with […]
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It’s no surprise that the NFL is already strategizing about its next broadcast deal, as they’re trying to get the ball rolling with the players’ union, in public, on key issues that could be obstacles to labor peace, like an 18-game season and an expanded international slate. Now, reports claim that the NFL is expecting […]
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This has been floating around the Green Bay Packers-sphere since the announcement that Rich Bisaccia stepped down from his gig as the Packers’ special teams coordinator. There’s one camp that believes that Bisaccia actually left his post voluntarily, and there’s another that thinks he was forced out by head coach Matt LaFleur. Personally, I think […]
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Bill Huber of Sports Illustrated has two names to share with you regarding the Green Bay Packers’ special teams coordinator search. First, he reported that Cameron Achord “is among the candidates to replace Rich Bisaccia.” A couple of hours later, Huber also reported that Kyle Wilber will be interviewed for the job, too. Let’s take […]
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