Author: Louis Napolitano

The Green Bay Packers have placed WR Devin Funchess on IR, effectively ending his season. There has been a lot of competition in the Packers’ WR room this offseason. Devin Funchess seemed to have been one of those competitors slated to make the final cut. What does this mean for the rest of the Packers’ WR core? Injury Concern Devin Funchess has not played a down of regular season football since September 8th, 2019. He missed the entire 2019 season (sans half of week 1) and then opted out in 2020. There was always concern with how his play would…

In a surprise turn of events, 2020 5th round pick Kamal Martin is released by the Green Bay Packers. 2020 Statistics After the 2020 season, it had looked like Kamal Martin and Krys Barnes were going to be handed the keys to the starting ILB positions. In 2020 Kamal Martin played in 10 games and started 6 of them. He finished the season with 24 total tackles (17 solo, 7 assisted), 3 TFLs, 1 sack, 4 total pressures, and 11 stops. Offseason/ Preseason Earlier in the offseason, the Packers started to try Kamal Martin out at OLB, presumably to try…

Having a reliable kicker is a luxury in the NFL nowadays. We’ve seen countless teams lose games because of an incompetent kicker.  Packers fans have laughed at Bears and Vikings fans as their kickers have blown away their chances to become relevant again. Packers fans are spoiled by having Mason Crosby. No other team in the NFL has been able to rely on one kicker for as long as the Packers have relied on Mason Crosby. Regular Season Performer Yes, Crosby has his ups and downs, as most kickers do, but the good has far outweighed the bad. To understand…

Following the 2021 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks signed Mike Smith to a summer league deal. Mike Smith is a 5’11 Point Guard, weighing 185 pounds. He is a little on the older side at 23-years-old as he stayed for four full seasons and a red-shirt season at the collegiate level. He started his collegiate career at Columbia University. There he played three full seasons before transferring to Michigan, after 2019-2020, for his final collegiate season. Time at Columbia Mike Smith played 92 games during his tenure at Columbia. There, he averaged 18 points, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and…

The Bucks are coming off of their first championship run in the last 50 years. There isn’t too much for them to change. That being said, adding a backup PG to the team could propel this team to even greater heights. Jeff Teague is most likely gone and although serviceable, wasn’t the best backup PG option for the Bucks. Below are three options for the backup PG position. TJ McConnell McConnell would be the ideal fit for the Bucks as he is a fantastic defender, a great playmaker, and he can score. In 26 minutes with the Pacers, McConnell put…

Now that the season has officially wrapped and the Bucks have been rightfully crowned NBA championships, it’s time to take a look at the bench units of the last two Bucks teams. The bench mob has been a staple in Milwaukee for the last couple of years. Many people believed that the bench got weaker with the pieces lost in the offseason and from the Jrue Holiday trade. Yes, the Bucks lost some valuable pieces in George Hill, Robin Lopez, Kyle Korver, Ersan Ilyasova, and Sterling Brown. Despite those subtractions, the Bucks made moves (that seemed insignificant at the time)…

Trades are very difficult to predict. None of these trades could happen, and I wouldn’t be surprised. However, these three players are the ones I believe are the most likely trade candidates for the Packers (if they decide to make any trades). And no, Aaron Rodgers is not involved in these predictions. Josh Jackson Josh Jackson has been one of the biggest question marks for the Packers since he was drafted. He was a projected first-round pick and fell to the Packers in the second. Many fans, including myself, were ecstatic that a player of his caliber fell. But, unfortunately,…

When Bobby Portis was first signed, many people questioned whether or not the Bucks brought in enough help to bring them a championship. Portis was never seen as a game-changer, but he became that this season. Bobby Portis just had his best season In his fewest minutes since his second year, Bobby arguably had the best season of his career. Bobby played just under 21 minutes, and he averaged 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds. His Per 36 would have been 20 points and 12 rebounds. He shattered his career highs in Field Goal percentage (52.3%) and 3PT percentage (47.1%). He…

There have been many comments about the Packers not giving Aaron Rodgers enough help on the offensive side of the ball. However, the Packers already have a top 3 WR and a top 10 RB. A solid WR2 could make this offense one of the best the league has ever seen. MVS has a lot of potential as a deep threat, but the Packers have lacked that true WR2 for the last few years. In comes Devin Funchess. Funchess missed the 2019-2020 season with the Colts because of a collarbone injury in game 1. He missed the full season. He…

After a grueling seven-game series against the Nets, the Bucks return to their second Eastern Conference Final appearance in the last three years. The Bucks-Nets series had a championship intensity to it, so they should be ready for anything that the Hawks throw at them. The Hawks had their own seven-game series against the 76ers, but it wasn’t nearly as intense as the Bucks’. The Milwaukee Bucks. The Atlanta Hawks. Only one team can represent the East in the NBA Championship. Who will it be? Matchup Details: Game 1: Wednesday, June 23 – Atlanta at Milwaukee – 7:30 pm CT…