Packers Offseason so far

The End of an Era



As we all know Brett Favre has retired from the Green Bay Packers after 16 years of leading the team. Two superbowl appearances, One World Championship, the ONLY Three-time MVP in NFL history, all-time leader in wins and TD's thrown, and longest starting streak ever by a QB are only some of his accomplishments that we will all miss. But he was the funnest player I have and ever will watch play the game of football. The playground celebrations after the TD's, the constant jawing with Warren Sapp, and the emotion he displayed were wonderful to watch. I am happy though that he could walk away from the game still standing and on his own terms. The entire NFL will miss him under center on Sundays, even our NFC North rivals will miss the competition he brought. Congratulations Brett on an amazing Career and thank you for what you have done for the Franchise, no words will ever fully emphasize the love the fans had for you. So long #4!


That being said I firmly believe Aaron Rodgers will be a winner at QB for the Packers. The Dallas game showed us what he is capable of, and that is short passes with good accuracy. He won't provide as many longballs as Favre, but with the veterans around him he just needs to let the game come to him and make smart decisions.



Free Agency

Ted Thompson builds through the draft and is a very smart man who knows not to overspend in Free Agency, something Mike Sherman the GM failed at miserably. After the 13-3 campaign there are not a lot of holes to fill on the team.

• I like the signing of Brandon Chillar (SLB) form the Rams : He brings competition to Brady Poppinga to get the best out of both players, is still young at 25, and only signed for 2 years so we can see what he can do.


• I LOVE the Corey Williams trade to Cleveland for a 2nd Round pick. Now Cleveland overpaid for a player who didn't start until last season. Although he could rush the passer we always rotate our D-line and have depth behind him including last year's #1 in Justin Harrell, whom I have confidence in. Also getting Ted Thompson another 2nd rounder is not a bad thing at all.


• Letting go Bubba Franks shows confidence in the emerging Donald Lee, and we can now draft a backup who is young and can be molded by the coaching staff.

A pretty quiet offseason but nonetheless a good one so far in my opinion, not too much needed to be done, but my next blog will focus on Position analysis and potential needs going into the draft. I will also try to find Packers rumors floating around the media and post them to see what people think. Until then just remember the NFL team with most world championships is the GREEN BAY PACKERS with 12!