Author: Paul Magno

The focus throughout this offseason for the Green Bay Packers has been on the departing Aaron Rodgers and the need to beef up the wide receiver/tight end game for new starting quarterback Jordan Love. The roster, as it stood pre-NFL Draft, was sorely lacking in pass catchers. The team has either lost or not re-signed Robert Tonyan, Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb and Marcedes Lewis this offseason– a foursome that accounted for nearly half of their passing yards last season. At tight end, only Josiah Deguara and Tyler Davis are returning from last season’s 53-man roster and neither is the type…

Jordan Love now takes the reins at quarterback from the outgoing future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. And, with that change, there was plenty of pre-NFL Draft talk about the need to add a strong backup at the position, just in case. The Packers may or may not have done that in the fifth round of the draft (149th overall) by selecting Penn State’s Sean Clifford. Clifford, despite being picked so low in the draft, has a high quarterback profile due to his four-year starter status at Penn State and the success he had there. He leaves college as Penn…

21-year-old defensive end Lukas Van Ness was stoked about being drafted no. 13 overall by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. His dad Jason, though, was flat-out ecstatic. Maybe TOO ecstatic. An odd moment was caught live Thursday at the Van Ness household when the customary “family reacting to son/boyfriend being drafted” video reaction was being shot. The new Packers star, who will wear number 90 for the team, was elated at being drafted, sitting on the family sofa hugging his mother Leanna, sisters, and girlfriend Frankie Kmet, who happens to be the…

Finally, the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers has been traded to the New York Jets. Rodgers wanted to play there, the Jets wanted him, and the Packers really had no choice but to deal a guy who just didn’t want to play for them anymore. Fans and media will debate whether the Packers got a fair return for the 4-time MVP and, as usual, time will eventually deliver the answer. But, well before the future Hall of Fame quarterback was dealt, he already seemed to be taking a mentor spot in the football life of embattled Jets first round pick,…

This much is certain when it comes to Green Bay Packers first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers– he will not be playing with the Packers this coming season. Most likely, the 39-year-old will eventually be traded to the New York Jets, as rumored/planned/negotiated. However, stalled talks and a difficulty in reaching an agreement on his trade value have opened the door, ever so slightly, to the possibility of a trade somewhere else. In come the San Francisco 49ers and their long history of willingness to trade draft picks for established veteran stars. Just this draft, as a matter of…

The Green Bay Packers, with their 15th pick in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft have some thinking to do. With holes to be filled at several positions– and a free agency presence that was pretty much null and void in the offseason– the idea may be to scoop up as many draft picks as possible, even if it means trading down to do so. In the tradition of thrilling draft-night trades (nine were made in the first round of last year’s draft), the Packers front office would be wise to entertain the idea of some wheeling and…

Jordan Love, new starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, is a talented multi-tool player and well-regarded by scouts. He’s going to fail miserably in his effort to replace Aaron Rodgers, though, if the Packers front office doesn’t devote most of their energies this offseason in finding him the right supporting cast. This team, as it stands right now, will bring about a great, big fail for Love and, as a consequence, a great, big fail for the front office and the organization. The Packers have either lost or not re-signed Robert Tonyan, Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb and Marcedes Lewis…

It doesn’t take all that much mental work to match the Green Bay Packers’ needs this offseason with the Dallas Cowboys’ needs and cook up an NFL draft trade scenario that works for both. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently tossed out an intriguing possible deal that could be to each team’s benefit. In Barnwell’s trade proposal: The Cowboys get The Packers’ first round draft pick this year (15th overall) In return, The Packers get The Cowboys’ first-round draft pick this year (26th overall), a second-round draft pick this year, and a fifth-round pick in 2025 Okay…so why so much movement from…

The 2023 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away and there’s a wide divergence of opinion when it comes to who the Green Bay Packers will pick with their first round, 15th overall pick this year. Media experts and pundits have been offering up their opinions and mock drafts have been plentiful. One area of need on the team is the pass rush and added depth at their edge rusher position. Here are two likely draft candidates for edge rusher: Myles Murphy, Clemson Murphy is big and strong and well regarded as an edge rusher. He could very well…

The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off April 27 and there are a lot of different opinions regarding the Green Bay Packers and their first round draft pick (15th overall). Media experts have been offering up their opinions and mock drafts have been plentiful in recent days. A big need for the team this offseason is a sturdy ball catcher to create a system of support around new starting quarterback Jordan Love. Here are two likely draft candidates at tight end who may fill that spot nicely. Dalton Kincaid, Utah Kincaid, who has tremendous ball-handling ability and something scouts refer to…