Author: Timothy Lindsey

Joint practices between NFL teams can most times be more important than actual preseason games because it is best on best.  Everyone is playing, including the starters who don’t usually play in the preseason games.  Everyone is going their hardest.  It stokes the competitive fire between the teams.  Joint practices between losing teams aren’t always the most beneficial because the talent and drive sometimes doesn’t show up.  That is not the case with the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints this week. Joint practices between the Packers and Saints took place Tuesday and will also take place Wednesday before the…

The ACL injury is one of the most significant and difficult injuries in all of sports.  When an NFL offensive lineman suffers an ACL tear, it could be career-altering.  The case could be made that offensive linemen put more stress on their legs than any other player because of the strength and power they generate from their lower half in order to protect the quarterback.  This is why the return and overall comeback of Packers Pro Bowl Guard Elgton Jenkins is huge news. The former Mississippi State star tore his ACL in Week 11 of last season against the Minnesota Vikings…

The Green Bay Packers were hoping to add a couple of playmakers this offseason at the wide receiver position after the losses of Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who both went to the AFC West.  Especially because of what Adams did in his time in Green Bay, the team needed to find some sort of potential replacement for him.  They may have found that replacement in fourth-round pick Romeo Doubs.  The former Nevada star has been having a great camp so far for the Packers.  However, he hadn’t gotten an opportunity to show his talent in a live game situation…until…

The Packers have an elite defense on paper.  That should not be a question.  However, they do have a depth problem.  They have a couple of positions that need some help behind the starters.  The outside linebacker spot is one of those positions.  Yes, they locked up Preston Smith for another four years this offseason.  Yes, Rashan Gary appears to be an absolute star.  Yes, they drafted edge-rusher J.J. Enagbare out of South Carolina in the fifth round of April’s NFL Draft.  However, they did part ways with All-Pro edge-rusher Za’Darius Smith, who is now a Viking.  That was not…

The Green Bay Packers have been waiting for Amari Rodgers to emerge in his young NFL career that has lasted under 500 days.  The second-year receiver had a rough rookie year sitting behind the likes of Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.  He only registered four receptions.  However, he took a big step on Friday night in Green Bay’s first preseason game of the 2022 season against the San Francisco 49ers.  He only made two key plays, but they told Packers fans everything they needed to know about how Rodgers is attacking 2022. The first big play…