By MARQUES EVERSOLL Martellus Bennett is a fun dude. And he put that big personality on display during his first media availability in the Packers locker room. “I may not be a team captain,” Bennett said. “But I am the captain of fun.” I’m not sure there’s ever been an official Fun Captain in…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll The Green Bay Packers lost running back Eddie Lacy this offseason to the Seattle Seahawks as unrestricted free agent. Ever since, we’ve wondered when the Packers would address the position. Ty Montgomery became the “starter,” despite converting from wide receiver just last season. And behind Montgomery, only Christine Michael and…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll Of the Packers’ 2015 rookie class, fourth-round pick Jake Ryan seems to have the best chance to earn a starting job. In the Packers’ base 3-4 defense, three spots are all but spoken for. Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers will start, and Sam Barrington will likely join them, considering he helped improve…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll Last season, the Packers ranked second-to-last in the NFL returning kicks, averaging a meager 19.1 yards per return. Their primary return man DuJuan Harris – who has since signed with the Minnesota Vikings – ranked second-to-last among qualifiers with a pedestrian 20.7 yards per kick return. Ted Thompson spent his third-round pick…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll Never before had Thompson spent his first two draft picks on the same position. But he did exactly that by making Arizona State safety-turned-cornerback Damarious Randall his first-round pick at No. 30 overall, then grabbing Miami, (OH.) point-guard-turned-cornerback with his second pick at No. 62. Clearly, the Packers brass thought cornerback was…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley hoped to be the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. Unfortunately for Hundley, that wasn’t realistic, and only one player each year (Jameis Winston in 2015) can claim the top spot. But leading up to the draft, perhaps even more unrealistic than Hundley’s wish to go No. 1…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll Since the Packers’ 2014-15 season ended at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship, they’ve lost a couple key veterans at both inside linebacker and cornerback. But through the first two days of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Packers had clearly filled their holes at cornerback, which were created by…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll When the Green Bay Packers spent the 62nd pick in the 2015 NFL Draft on Miami (OH.) cornerback Quinten Rollins, even they didn’t know exactly what they got. The Packers don’t know what they have, I don’t know, Rollins doesn’t know. But what they do know is this: Rollins was a four-year starter at point…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll It’s no secret the Green Bay Packers need help at inside linebacker. The crutch they’re leaning on right now is Sam Barrington, who has just nine career starts under his belt. Clay Matthews can kick inside, but beyond he and Barrington, it’s a bunch of Carl Bradfords, Joe Thomases and Josh Francises.…… MORE
By: Marques Eversoll Football Fan thinks about the Packers’ needs. He selects “CB” on the drop-down menu. He reads up on Byron Jones, Jalen Collins, Marcus Peters and Eric Rowe. Packers general manager Ted Thompson picks a “CB” that Football Fan never researched. Why? Because Thompson’s “CB” was listed as an “S.” Football Fan subsequently labels…… MORE
