Acme Packing Company Sep 22, 2023
A rare NFL rule is 1 reason for the Packers’ OL rotation
Photo by Scott Taetsch/ “When you use a guy as a tight end, if you report eligible, the next play you have to be eligible or you have to come out.” On Thursday, Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich peeled back the curtain on the Packers’ tackle rotation against the Atlanta Falcons. If you noticed last weekend, the Packers played both Rasheed Walker and Yosh Nijman at the left tackle position with starter David Bakhtiari held out of action. On the surface, the rotation didn’t seem to have much rhyme or reason, as Walker and Nijman were, at...
Acme Packing Company Sep 19, 2023
Packers Reacts Survey Week 3
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Do you buy the official story on David Bakhtiari? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Green Bay Packers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Question 1: Are you confident in the direction the team is taking? After a win last week, Packers fans were riding high. 98 percent of you said that you were confident that the team was heading in the right direction. Now that the season has hit a speed bump,...
ClutchPoints Sep 13, 2023
Packers OT David Bakhtiari doubles down on turf issue after brutal Aaron Rodgers injury
Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari maintains his stance that the artificial turf in MetLife Stadium had a role in the devastating injury that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers sustained last Monday. Rodgers sustained an Achilles injury that ended his season after getting sacked by Leonard Floyd on their first drive of the […] The post Packers OT David Bakhtiari doubles down on turf issue after brutal Aaron Rodgers injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Acme Packing Company Sep 5, 2023
Wednesday Cheese Curds: Packers still need big contributions from veterans in 2023
Photo by Stacy Revere/ As young as the Packers are, they still need good years from their experienced players to really succeed. Most of the preseason storylines concerning the Packers have centered around the team’s youth movement. That does make some sense, considering that the Packers are, by one measure, the youngest team in the entire NFL. But if the Packers are going to go anywhere in 2023, they’ll also need contributions from their veterans. Players like Kenny Clark, Preston Smith, and David Bakhtiari no longer offer the team youth and potential; but even as...
