By: Paul Bretl 7/9/24 With Green Bay Packers training camp less than two weeks away, I’ll be doing a position-by-position preview, starting with the quarterbacks. Roster: Jordan Love, Sean Clifford, Michael Pratt Countering the counters: Opposing defenses have now had a full offseason to look back and digest Love’s tape. They’ve been able to really examine what he does well and where…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/11/24 The Green Bay Packers held the first of their two minicamp practices on Tuesday. Here are my key observations and takeaways from what I saw on the practice field. Minicamp is mandatory but Xavier McKinney, Jaire Alexander, and Keisean Nixon were excused by Matt LaFleur. All three players have previously exceeded their…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 6/4/24 The Green Bay Packers held their final OTA practice that was open to the media on Tuesday. Next week, mandatory minicamp will take place June 11-13, and then the team will break until they reconvene in mid-July for training camp. As always, here are my takeaways and observations from the OTA…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 5/31/24 It was only one practice that took place in late May, well before the pads even come on, but one of the standout players on Wednesday was rookie quarterback Michael Pratt and his performance in the two-minute drill. Up until this point, all of the 11-on-11 team periods that had taken place over…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 5/30/24 The Green Bay Packers held their second OTA practice that was open to the media on Wednesday. Here are my key takeaways and observations from what took place. Who was in and who was out? Zach Tom and Tucker Kraft were still sidelined as they recover from pec injuries. Kitan Oladapo was…… Continue Reading »
By: Paul Bretl 4/29/24 As Packers GM Brian Gutekunst has done previously, when there is a positional need entering the draft, he won’t just address it early, but he will utilize multiple selections in an effort to fill that hole. The 2024 draft was no different. The three biggest needs that the Packers had to tackle were the offensive line, safety, and linebacker. Well, of the Packers…… Continue Reading »