Cheesehead
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Levi from St. Paul, MN
The 2011 Packers were dominant offensively but their defense suffered after losing Nick Collins. He really was a field-tilter. If the Packers don't lose Collins, do you think they are even better and could have beaten a hot Giants team? Do you see any similarities between Collins and an up-and-coming Darnell Savage? And I can't mention Packer safeties without including my favorite player on the '90s teams, LeRoy Butler. He should be in the HOF.
Maybe. I still tend to think, with or without Collins, the Packers beat the Giants nine times out of 10. But that's not how the game is played. You have 60 minutes to prove your point and the Packers didn't on that day. I'm not going to compare Savage and Collins other than to say patience is required with young safeties. The position lends itself to having rookies play right away, but Collins is also proof it sometimes take a few seasons to fully master it.
Ross from Roswell, GA
Gents, can the NFL as a whole dictate whether the teams would play to empty/half-full/full stadiums or will this be left up to each team?
The league will make this call.
Eric from Honolulu, HI
Can players train with other players in their area during this offseason?
Of course. They just had to get a little more creative this year. David Bakhtiari mentioned working out with Clay Matthews in isolation, and also spending some time with Aaron Rodgers this offseason. Jordan Love and Krys Barnes, too, trained together leading up to the draft.
Paul from Northglenn, CO
With all Da Bears have invested in Mitchell Trubisky, does he get an extended amount of time to clean up inconsistent play?
This is the year. It's make-or-break time.
David from Appleton, WI
Read the Jordy Nelson article today saying he is staying retired. One question in the article: "Do you think you could have helped the Packers out the last two years?" Still catches me wrong. What else is Jordy going to say other than, "Yes." Reminds me of my youth when I heard a reporter ask Don Hutson if he played in the game how many passes he thought he could make. Don replied with 50 and the reporter asked him, "Only 50?" Hutson replied, "Well, I am 70 years old." Classic!
Don was still selling himself short. I'm not a scout. I don't know what the Packers saw, or didn't see, when they chose to move on from Jordy Nelson. All I know is he was highly underrated on the national scale and enjoyed a remarkable 10-year run with Aaron Rodgers.
Evan from Marquette, MI
It really makes me sad to see people in "the organization" downplay how great Sterling Sharpe was during his tragically brief career! I know Reggie White is legendary, but c'mon you have to admit if Sharpe's run hadn't been cut short from those neck issues you'd be singing a different tune!
Am I in the twilight zone here? I'm not downplaying Sharpe's accomplishments but this argument is utterly ridiculous. Reggie White is one of the top 100 players in NFL history. Legitimately. There's an official list with the NFL's insignia on it. To argue anyone other than Reggie White as the best non-QB to play for the Packers over the last 30 years is blatantly ignoring reality.
Nikhil from Washington, D.C.
We never got a chance to see what Jordan could do without Jackson. Jackson went on to win five more championships (and almost got to a seventh with the Bulls without MJ) which always left me feeling Jackson was more important to the Bulls' success (arms up to defend myself against hurled objects). But with Brady and Belichick, they will both have a chance to prove it on the field. I look forward to seeing which does better over the next three years, despite Belichick's obvious starting-point disadvantage.
I still don't get it. None of this makes sense to me. Tom Brady and Gronk are in Tampa Bay and for some reason and the Patriots' quarterback depth chart consists of Jarrett Stidham, Brian Hoyer, J'Mar Smith and Brian Lewerke.
Margeaux from Tallahassee. FL
Having Tampa Bay in the Central Division was one of many things considered normal at one time. Do we really want to go back to normal?
This was so confusing to me as a child.