Category Archives: Green Bay Packers Scoop with Chris Havel

That’s not a silver lining in the clouds. It’s a jet. Actually, it’s the New York Jets, who double as the Packers’ next opponent and will hopefully be the start of good things. The Jets used to be a pushover, an afterthought, an automatic ‘W’ on the schedule, just like the pre-Pete Carroll Seattle Seahawks used to be. It’s not that way anymore…

Whether the 2014 Packers can run stuff Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch remains to be seen. It also will be interesting to see if Green Bay’s defense can generate an effective, sustained pass rush.

NFL power rankings be damned. In a league replete with parity, and where a team’s fortunes can and do change with the twist of a knee, it seems silly to rank ‘em 1-to-32. Consider the Green Bay Packers’ recent twist of fate.

Mike McCarthy held his regular Monday news conference in the wake of the Packers’ 21-7 victory Saturday at St. Louis in Week 2 of the NFL’s preseason. The Packers’ head coach talked about the first-team offense’s tempo, the defense’s improvement against the run and which players stood out.

A driving Nashville rain resulting in sloppy field conditions sealed McCarthy’s decision to sit Aaron Rodgers and Eddie Lacy along with Jordy Nelson, who is day-to-day with a sore hamstring. Without the Packers’ top three offensive weapons on the field, it was up to others to step up their game. McCarthy wasn’t disappointed.

Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, who in a joint news conference today, announced that Favre’s No. 4 jersey will be retired and he will be inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame July 18, 2015. The honor is richly deserved by Favre, who isn’t merely one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks of all-time, but one of its greatest players.

Training camp officially opened for the Green Bay Packers with Saturday’s morning practice on Ray Nitschke Field. Its unofficial opening arrived Monday when the pads came on. It didn’t take long to be reminded why expectations are high.

It has been four years since the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV. While a handful of stars from that 2010 Packers team have departed, many of the key core players are on the 2014 roster. In fact, it could be argued that the 2014 edition is stronger going into training camp.

Ahman Green is the Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading rusher. Ken Ruettgers is one of several key players who helped Green Bay bridge the gap from Lindy Infante’s futility to Mike Holmgren’s brilliance. Chris Havel sat down with the guys to talk about the Packers’ future…

Thompson, McCarthy & Rodgers headline the Packers 2014 season. Ted Thompson’s role in building the 2014 Packers is slowly drawing to a close. Green Bay’s general manager has done his best to improve the team’s talent and depth. Thompson acquired Julius Peppers…