By: Chris Terlop “Offensively, there are no doubts about this one, _____ is one of the best hitters around.” –John Sickels, ESPN/Baseball Prospect Book. Fill in the blank. Ryan Braun? Incorrect. Carlos Gomez? Nope. Scooter Gennett? Nice try. If you guessed Rickie Weeks you would be correct. This is Rickie Weeks' Scouting Report after he…… MORE
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Packers’ D Tries to Gain Edge, Takes UCLA DE Datone Jones
Tall, athletic defensive end figures to add speed, versatility to Green Bay front seven By CHRIS HAVEL GREEN BAY – With the 26th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers chose Common Sense, embodied by a tall, athletic defensive end from UCLA named Datone Jones. Jones – whose first name is…… MORE
2013 Packers 7-Round Mock Draft
By: Chris Terlop Heading into this draft the Packers needs are Defensive Line, Offensive Line, Safety, and Running Back. Trying to predict what Ted will do is absurd, but I gave it may best go in the first three round, past that I put players I would like to see them go for. I also…… MORE
Sportsline Draft Focus: Safeties
By: Chris Terlop Charles Woodson has left. We all knew this day was coming, he is getting older and Ted Thompson is not one to overpay for old players, regardless of what they have done to help the Packers in the past. Morgan Burnett appears ready to step up and take a bigger role in…… MORE
Sportsline Draft Focus: Tight Ends
By: Chris Terlop The evolution of the tight end over the past four or five years has been amazing. They have turned from a glorified lineman, to an irreplaceable commodity. They have to block like a tackle and catch and move like a wide receiver. When you have a truly talented tight end, it can…… MORE
Sportsline Draft Focus: Defensive Tackles
By Chris Terlop In the 3-4 defense, the defensive tackle may be the most important position. He must control two gaps and cannot allow himself to be pushed into the linebackers or the whole play is blown up. Right now the Packers have a very good one in BJ Raji, who has two years…… MORE
Sportsline Draft Focus: Defensive Ends
By: Chris Terlop The Packers have been looking for a pass rusher opposite of Clay Matthews since, well, Clay Matthews emerged as one of the premier pass rushers in the NFL. In the 3-4 defense the outside linebacker is expected to provide the pressure, but having a long, athletic defense end who can provided pressure…… MORE
Sportsline Draft Focus: Offensive Line
By: Chris Terlop With Aaron Rodgers set to sign a record setting contract, a run game that has struggled to get going, the Packers can’t go wrong drafting an offensive lineman early this year. It is a line that does not have a lot of sure fire studs. The Evan Dietrich-Smith experiment is still going…… MORE
Locker Room Cameras Not OK with Some Fans
That plus Charles Woodson’s future, Rodgers’ contract and the NFL draft By CHRIS HAVEL GREEN BAY – Green Bay Packers fans never fail to amaze me. Whether it is free agency, the draft or an upcoming game they have an opinion, and generally they also have the Packers’ best interests at heart. The most recent…… MORE
The Brewers Will Go as Far as Pitching Takes Them
By Chris Terlop Opening day 2013 has come with little fanfare in Northeast Wisconsin, but that does not mean it hasn’t been highly anticipated. With the weather, NFL free agency, Marquette’s run in the Big Dance, majority of people have not been in a baseball state of mind. The Brewers tried to snap everyone out…… MORE
