Packers Fans! Enter The New Era Photo Day Contest!

May 17th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in Features

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New Era, the official on-field headwear of the National Football League, is teaming up with the NFL to launch the Back to Football Photo Day contest. So what this means is that Packers fans will now have the chance to join the ranks of Aaron Rodgers to also become THE face of the Packers.

The contest, which is live at www.speakwithyourcap.com or through New Era’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/neweracaps?fref=ts) will require Packers faithfuls to submit photos of themselves showcasing how you personally “speak with your cap.”  Whether you wear your cap sideways, backwards or flexed at the brim, show how you are bringing your own style to the game.

32 fans (1 per team) will ultimately be chosen and win a complimentary trip to New York City for two. The winners will enjoy a four-day VIP experience and will be professionally styled in their favorite team’s looks for a New Era photo shoot that may be used for a year-long advertisement and promotional campaign.

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McCarthy Talks About Moving Around Teams Best Offensive Linemen

May 13th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in News

Josh Sitton

As Packers rookie orientation camp concluded on Sunday, coach Mike McCarthy addressed the decision to relocate their two best offensive linemen.

McCarthy said the switch aims to improve and solidify an offensive line that surrendered 51 sacks last season, the second most in the NFL.

The topic of line realignment was broached once the season concluded. After going through exit interviews, postseason evaluations and video reviews, the decision became clear, according to McCarthy.

“Frankly, we felt Bryan Bulaga and Josh Sitton were our two most accomplished offensive linemen, and just going back to the old-school theory of how you structure your offensive line,” McCarthy said.

“We wanted to put those guys on the left side. We had a chance to watch Josh working and playing the left guard position at the Pro Bowl, so there was more information there. And so, with that, I think it creates more competition.”

“With reps, everybody involved on the right side has some history there,” McCarthy said. “You look at, Marshall’s played the right side, T.J.’s played the right side, Barclay’s played the right side, so we’re just trying to make as much competition as possible, and we feel with Bryan and Josh we’ve solved the left side and those guys have some history together, so there’s a number of different things that went into it.”

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Lacy And Franklin Having A Good Time In Packers First Minicamp

May 12th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 NFL Draft, News

Eddie Lacy

Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin are already friends, roommates, teammates and competitors, Jason Wilde of ESPN Wisconsin reports. Whether the two rookie running backs will be the saviors of the Packers’ long-dormant running game remains to be seen.

With the team taking Alabama’s Lacy in the second round of last month’s NFL Draft, then trading up to take UCLA’s Franklin in the fourth round, both players understand their connection. And when they arrived in Green Bay for the team’s post-draft rookie orientation camp on Thursday, they learned they’d be bunking in together at a hotel near the airport, where the rookies are being housed until training camp kicks off in July or they find more permanent living arrangements.

“We’re roommates in the hotel, we talk. But we’re going to have to compete,” Lacy said. “It’s just like when you’re in college – you get there, you meet the other running backs, you’re all friends but you have to compete. It’s no different here.”

Added Franklin: “On the field, we’re competing definitely. But off the field we’re definitely buddies. But we’re here to help each other grow and push each other to get better.”

And the Packers clearly need to get better in the run game. Whether that improvement comes from Lacy, Franklin or the host of holdovers – DuJuan Harris, Alex Green and James Starks all held the job of lead back at times last season – doesn’t really matter. After watching his offense face a steady diet of Cover-2 defenses geared to slow down star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the potent passing game, coach Mike McCarthy wants a more balanced attack.

“We’ve made some scheme adjustments. We have already started that process,” McCarthy said. “Lacy, frankly will fit into some of these changes we’ve made. We’ll see how it goes through the offseason and training camp. I’m excited about it.”

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Bulaga Being Moved To Protect Rodgers’ Blindside

May 3rd, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in News

The Packers are moving right tackle Bryan Bulaga is moving to the left side to be quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ blind-side protector, replacing last year’s starter Marshall Newhouse, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.

Last year, McCarthy tried to make it work at left tackle without moving Bulaga, but Sherrod suffered a leg fracture from which he still hasn’t returned and Newhouse was a big disappointment after showing some promise in ’11.

Bulaga, a first-round pick in 2010, played left tackle at Iowa, but he eventually settled in at right tackle, where he was needed when it was clear longtime starter Mark Tauscher was finished. McCarthy could have moved Bulaga to the left side last year, but he decided to roll the dice with Newhouse.

Even with Bulaga, 24, starting 33 regular-season games on the right and none on the left, McCarthy said he wasn’t worried about the transition. Newhouse needed to be replaced after allowing a team-high 11 sacks last year and had Bulaga not landed on injured reserve due to a small fracture in his hip socket suffered in Week 9, he might have been moved there at some point.

Scouts questioned whether Bulaga’s 33¼-inch arms were too short to play left tackle in the NFL, but he has insisted those measurements mean nothing and with the exception of a bad spell early last year and a few blips at other times, he has done well against some very good pass rushers on the right side.

McCarthy had no hesitation in making the move.

“I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t have full confidence in Bryan,” McCarthy said. “He’s been here everyday (in the off-season) and so I’ve seen him develop physically in all areas of his game. He’s a very mature player.”

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Check Out The Packers Gab Community On Facebook!

May 1st, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in Features

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Hey Packers Gab fans, if you haven’t already, check out the official Packers Gab on FACEBOOK!!!

Click HERE to check it out – a super interactive group of Packers fans that keep the page busy with comments, debates, and more!

Don’t miss out – become a fan of Packers Gab on Facebook and join the fun today!

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Video: What Grade Did The Packers Earn In The 2013 NFL Draft?

April 28th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 NFL Draft, Video

FOXSports.com’s Alex Marvez, Peter Schrager and Laura Okmin on Green Bay’s 2013 NFL Draft class.

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Packers Grab UCLA DE Datone Jones With First Round Pick

April 25th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 NFL Draft, News

Datone Jones

With the 26th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Packers select UCLA DE Datone Jones.

Jones looks the part, and his production matched up to his talent in his senior season. He is very long, has good initial quickness/power, and plays with good pad level. He is versatile enough to play anywhere along the defensive line. Going forward, Jones needs to do a better job of anchoring, or disengaging once his intial surge is halted.

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Packers Announce 2013 Regular Season Schedule

April 18th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in News

Week 1: (Sun., Sept. 8) Packers at 49ers, 4:25 p.m.
Week 2: (Sun., Sept. 15) Redskins at Packers, 1 p.m.
Week 3: (Sun., Sept. 22) Packers at Bengals, 1 p.m.
Week 4: BYE
Week 5: (Sun., Oct. 6) Lions at Packers, 1 p.m.
Week 6: (Sun., Oct. 13) Packers at Ravens, 1 p.m.
Week 7: (Sun., Oct. 20) Browns at Packers, 4:25 p.m.
Week 8: (Sun., Oct. 27) Packers at Vikings, 8:30 p.m.
Week 9: (Mon., Nov. 4) Bears at Packers, 8:40 p.m.
Week 10: (Sun., Nov. 10) Eagles at Packers, 1 p.m.
Week 11: (Sun., Nov. 17) Packers at Giants, 8:30 p.m.
Week 12: (Sun., Nov. 24) Vikings at Packers, 1 p.m.
Week 13: (Thur., Nov. 28) Packers at Lions, 12:30 p.m.
Week 14: (Sun., Dec. 8) Falcons at Packers, 8:30 p.m.
Week 15: (Sun., Dec. 15) Packers at Cowboys, 4:25
Week 16: (Sun., Dec. 22) Steelers at Packers, 4:25 p.m.
Week 17: (Sun., Dec. 29) Packers at Bears, 1 p.m.

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