Author: Paul Magno

You can’t deny the track record of the Green Bay Packers when it comes to quarterbacks. The team has produced back-to-back Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers and, while a lot has to do with the talents/skills of Favre and Rodgers, players don’t generally succeed to that degree without the right organization backing their efforts. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst shed some light on his organization’s philosophy when it comes to developing field captain quarterbacks. “There’s some things we believe in here—developing quarterbacks, and drafting quarterbacks to develop,” Gutekunst recently told Peter King of NBC Sports.…

The Green Bay Packers’ release of backup quarterback Danny Etling earlier this week made it clear that 2023 fifth-round draft pick Sean Clifford is THE backup to first-year started Jordan Love this coming season. A preliminary depth chart from the team, listing Clifford as the backup, confirmed this reality. So far, the former Penn State field leader as been accounting well for himself in practices. Actually, he’s been drawing attention for how well he’s been doing in relation to Love. The Packers raised some eyebrows when they drafted Clifford, but it wasn’t all that much of a surprise that the…

Although all of the pressure will be squarely on the shoulders of new starting quarterback Jordan Love this season, the reality is that the 24-year-old replacement for 4-time MVP Aaron Rodgers will only be as good as his supporting cast lets him be. The Green Bay Packers lost a good chunk of their receiving yards this offseason when wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, as well as tight end Robert Tonyan, left via free agency. What’s left behind of the receiving crew is a collection of young talent that has shown glimpses of brilliance, but will be called on…

Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon set a beyond-football goal for himself this offseason– to write a children’s book. The 25-year-old, who’ll be entering into his fourth season in the NFL, achieved that goal and is now promoting his efforts while spreading the word about a labor of love that is intended to bring a bit more positivity into the world. Titled “Quadzilla Finds his Footing,” the colorfully illustrated book is about a dinosaur named Quadzilla (taken from Dillon’s own nickname), who works to find happiness, self-acceptance, and success while also learning the value of teamwork and friendship. The…

Those looking at the team the Green Bay Packers will field in 2023 tend to bring up a lot of doubt and general pessimism. And, yeah, there are holes in some key areas. Doubt is a reasonable vibe to pick up from a team that has a 24-year-old new starting quarterback with limited field experience and a pass-catching crew that, in many cases, is less experienced than him. There are other question marks as well. However, there are also plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the 2023 Packers. And those causes for happy thoughts and good feelings are rooted…

While all of the focus from fans and media is on new Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Jordan Love and his ability to lead his team to success, concerned observers would be well served looking beyond the obvious as well. Like, for example, who will be there to catch Love’s passes. This is where the Packers may have a diamond in the semi-rough and a slightly off the radar key to a solid playoff run this season. Wide receiver Christian Watson will be coming into his second NFL year after a rookie season that started poorly, but then finished strongly…

Make no mistake about it, the Green Bay Packers face a lot of uncertainty coming into this season. The baptism by fire of new starting quarterback Jordan Love gets most of the headlines, of course, but there are holes and question marks all throughout the team. The 24-year-old Love, who has just one career start and 83 total pass attempts since being drafted in 2020, is being asked to lead a receiving corp that is, in many cases, even less experienced than him. Other concerns center on spots in the offensive and defensive lines, at safety, and with a young…

Ready or not, Jordan Love is the man. Everyone knew this moment was going to come. From the instant he was selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, it would just be a matter of time before Love replaced Aaron Rodgers as the linchpin and field leader of the Green Bay Packers offense. This year, the young man out of Utah State gets his shot at leading one of the most historically significant franchises in the NFL which, by the way, also has a history of producing legendary quarterbacks. As a whole, though, everyone in the Packers…

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback (and current New York Jets QB) Aaron Rodgers was the keynote speaker at the Psychedelic Science 2023 convention in Denver on Wednesday with friend and podcaster Audrey Marcus. He had a thing or two to say about his life experience “trips” with psychedelics and about the critics who come after him for those experiences. The 39-year-old Rodgers has been open about his experiences with Ayahuasca, a psychoactive tea made from Amazonian plants, taken as part of a spiritual ritual that is purported to open one’s mind and produce hallucinations. In the past, the four-time MVP…

The bad news for the Green Bay Packers is that NFC North rival, the Chicago Bears, stands to be one of the most improved teams in the league this coming season. The Packers’ arch-rivals have made improvements on both offensive and defensive lines, at linebacker, in the secondary, at wide receiver, at running back, and at tight end. Starting quarterback Justin Fields also stands to be one year more experienced with more offensive tools at his disposal. The one area that still needs addressing on the team that finished dead last in the division at 3-14 is in the area…