By: Paul Bretl 7/2/24 Entering his 10th NFL season, Preston Smith has quickly become the veteran on this Green Bay Packers football team, which for the second year in a row, could be the youngest in the NFL. In fact, at soon-to-be 32 years old, Smith is the only player on the 91-man roster who is over…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/24/24 The big difference for Green Bay Packers defensive end Rashan Gary this offseason compared to last isn’t that he’s adjusting to a new defensive scheme under Jeff Hafley. It’s that he’s fully healthy and able to work on his game rather than having to rehab. “Man, it’s a blessing,” said Rashan…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/21/24 The Green Bay Packers have entered their summer break before they report back for training camp in mid-July with the energy and vibes within the locker room and on the practice field quite high. “Mr. Larry,” said Quay Walker in response to a question from Larry McCarren, “I’d be lying to…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/19/24 From the outside looking in, the cornerback position for the Green Bay Packers could be one with some question marks coming into the upcoming season. However, internally, that isn’t how the Packers view things. In fact, Matt LaFleur really likes the depth of this unit. “We’re going to play our best players,” said LaFleur during minicamp, “but like…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/17/24 For the Green Bay Packers and the rest of the NFL, they’ve reached summer break, with players and coaches having the next five or so weeks to themselves before reconvening for training camp. This is one last time for everyone involved to recharge their batteries before the grueling NFL season begins,…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/15/24 When it comes to evaluating the play of offensive and defensive lines, we won’t truly get a pulse on where these units stand until training camp arrives and the pads come on. But with that said, Packers’ second-year defensive end Brenton Cox impressed during minicamp. During Wednesday’s practice in particular, there were two pass-rush reps from Cox in 11-on-11 drills…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/13/24 Putting players in positions to make plays sounds like a simple and obvious concept, but it is much easier said than done. Otherwise, we would see just about every defense playing at a high level. However, for new Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, this is an area where he excels–his ability to teach. Just ask…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/13/24 If the hope was to come out of these OTA and minicamp practices with an idea of what the Packers’ starting offensive line is going to look like this summer, well, you’re going to be disappointed. The constant movement and lack of pads made that a very tall task. “No, I…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/12/24 The Green Bay Packers wrapped up offseason programs on Wednesday with their final minicamp practice. The next time the Packers take the practice field will be on July 22nd when training camp begins. As always, here are my observations and takeaways from what I saw on the practice field: Joining Xavier…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/12/24 Coming out of the offseason programs, Green Bay Packers rookie running back Marshawn Lloyd has one area of his game in particular that he is going to focus on before the team reconvenes for training camp: pass catching. “Pass catching,” said Lloyd at his locker on Tuesday when asked what he…… Continue Reading »