Author: Paul Magno

Okay, before the story, how about a joke? On a first day of school in Chicago a teacher explained to her class that she’s a Chicago Bears fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they’re also Bears fans. Everyone in the class raises their hand except one girl. The teacher looks at the girl with surprise, “Mary, why didn’t you raise your hand?” “Because I’m not a Bears fan,” she replied. The teacher, still shocked, asked, “Well, if you aren’t a Bears fan, then who are you a fan of?” “I’m a Packers fan,” the girl replied.…

The Green Bay Packers still have one conspicuous hole in their secondary– safety– and three legit, big-ticket options to fill it– Adrian Amos, John Johnson III, and Budda Baker. The easiest option may be to just bring back Adrian Amos with a restructured deal via free agency. Amos, who will enter the season at 30 years of age, has been with the Packers for the last four seasons. He knows the system and he has developed a rhythm playing alongside his teammates. Unfortunately, Amos’ performance dipped prodigiously last season. Previously one of the NFL’s most dependable safeties, he received a…

The belief is pretty universal that Jordan Love will have the toughest job in the NFL this coming season. The 24-year-old 2020 first-round draft pick from Utah State is replacing 4-time MVP quarterback and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. And he’ll be expected to perform well and to win with a cast of pass catchers mostly more inexperienced than him. That’s a lot to put on the shoulders of a young man with only one NFL start and 83 career passes thrown. Yet, hope springs eternal in the hearts and minds of many Green Bay Packers fans. Hardcore…

How about this for a bold move– a trade between the Milwaukee Bucks and Central Division rivals, the Chicago Bulls? And here’s an even bolder move– make that trade featuring Jrue Holiday. Okay, hold on before dismissing this idea outright. Holiday is coming off an All-Star season, playing for a team whose first round elimination in the playoffs demands a shake-up. At 32, the talented point guard is a well-rounded player with plenty left in the tank and good potential trade value. On a team where nobody is an untouchable (except for Giannis Antetokounmpo), it would make sense to explore…

Fans and media are notoriously prone to hyperbole and overstatement. Take that into account when the Green Bay Packers’ fifth round pick Sean Clifford makes headlines for stellar pre-pre-season performances, like he did this past Tuesday. According to Packers.com’s Wes Hodkiewicz, the Penn State product completed 9-of-11 passes for 75-yards, including an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Cotton on fourth down. Per ESPN NFL Nation Packers reporter Rob Demovsky, via Twitter: “Sean Clifford might’ve run one of the best 2-minute OTA drills by a rookie fifth-round pick. Hit Jeff Cotton for an 8-yard TD to on fourth down.” Demovsky would…

Coming into this season, Green Bay Packers fans, for the most part, are hoping for the best, but bracing themselves for the worst. With Jordan Love taking the helm at quarterback, leading a crew of young and relatively inexperienced pass catchers, there’s a lot that we won’t know about the team’s offense until the players hit the field. On defense, the Packers have some legitimate talent, but they were appallingly average last year, ranking 17th in yards and points allowed. There are just so many question marks when it comes to Green Bay that predictions are hard to make. NFL…

The Green Bay Packers are going into this season with a new starting quarterback in Jordan Love and a supporting offensive cast that is young and relatively inexperienced. That means other areas of the team may be asked to pick up any slack for a potentially inconsistent offense. Specifically, the defense will be called on to perform exceptionally well. As things stand now, the stars have aligned to bring the Packers a high-end safety that would not only fill a gap on the team, but also give them an elite defensive backfield. Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker is reportedly still…

The Dallas Cowboys will be bringing a bit of Green Bay Packers mojo to prominence this season– and they hope it won’t blow up in their face. Former Packers quarterback Scott Tolzien, who was named quarterback coach for the Cowboys this offseason, is set to take the reins as the closest voice to veteran quarterback Dak Prescott’s ear. Tolzien, who’s been working as an assistant under Cowboy’s head coach McCarthy since 2020, played for McCarthy in Green Bay from 2013-2015. The Rolling Meadows, IL native and Wisconsin Badgers alumn played for the Indianapolis Colts in a short NFL career that…

The Green Bay Packers and many of their fans seem to believe that things will go well this coming season. However, outside of that corp of true believers, there’s not a lot of optimism when it comes to how well the team will do over the long haul of the season. As a matter of fact, some– with the backing of complex analytics and new age formulaic methods– have come to the conclusion the Packers will be downright awful. ESPN’s Football Power Index [FPI] is a tool that calculates how well each team will do in the upcoming campaign. Per…

It was a long, crazy ride, but the Green Bay Packers’ 4-time MVP quarterback and future first ballot Hall of Famer, Aaron Rodgers, eventually got his wish to be traded to the New York Jets. The “When’s he gonna be traded” drama played on since mid-March, when Rodgers appeared on the Pat McAfee Show and publicly declared, “Since Friday I made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention is to play for the New York Jets.” Rodgers was not going to retire, as had been theorized, he wanted to be dealt. From that point forward, the…