James Campen, the Packers’ former center and current offensive line coach, and Charles Woodson, a surefire Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back, have been selected to present Chad Clifton and Nick Collins at the 46th Packer Hall of Fame Induction Banquet.
The topic of sports dynasties came to mind the other night while watching the Oklahoma City Thunder unceremoniously dispatch the San Antonio Spurs from the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals. That got me thinking about the Packers. Green Bay is closing in on a quarter-century of sustained excellence. Who has been better than the Packers since the early 1990s?
Mike McCarthy was pleased to confirm what the Green Bay Packers already suspected: That the 2016 rookies – drafted and undrafted alike – bring terrific potential to make an immediate impact. With the Packers’ recent rookie orientation weekend as the overview, let’s examine the Packers’ depth chart
Ted Thompson’s talent haul in the 2016 NFL Draft has terrific potential to upgrade the Packers’ defense, solidify the offensive line depth and to perhaps fill a few gaps. Talk about working for the (draft) weekend. After an entire college football calendar’s worth of watching, analyzing, reporting and repeating the Packers’ scouts sat back and watched as Thompson plucked the fruits of their labor.
Few would describe a team with the 27th pick in the NFL draft as being in the catbird seat. Then again, it’s not always where you pick. It’s what you do with the pick that counts. Packers GM Ted Thompson is accustomed to selecting late in the first round. There’s nothing new there. When you crank out playoff teams on an annual basis it goes with the territory.
Say hello to the Green Bay Packers’ 2016 NFL schedule. It is chock full of oddities, irregularities and head scratchers. Fortunately for the Packers it also is replete with opportunity.
The Packers’ opportunity to have a championship-caliber season is tremendous. One of the most critical steps to get there seems fairly obvious. In order for Green Bay to reclaim the NFC North title and regain its place among the conference’s elite teams, the Packers’ “3-4” defense must add quality depth at inside and outside linebacker.
The NFL draft is the gift that keeps on giving in Green Bay. It affects the future, to be sure, while also having a terrific impact on the present. There are several identifiable traits among Super Bowl champs. They have an exceptional head coach. They are fueled either by a great quarterback, a suffocating defense, or both.
Packers’ GM Ted Thompson signed former St. Louis Rams tight end Jared Cook to a one-year deal reportedly worth $3.6 million. Clearly, head coach Mike McCarthy is on board. Earlier in the offseason McCarthy offered a fairly impassioned statement of the obvious: The Packers’ offense lacked the big-bodied playmaker to establish control of the middle of the field.
The prevailing presumption is that the Packers will be better this season than last. That is based on Green Bay’s stellar record under GM Ted Thompson, who has presided over one of the NFL’s most consistent, successful teams for more than a decade. Fans don’t merely hope their Packers will be in the postseason. They have come to expect it.
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