Acme Packing Company May 13, 2023
Weekend Open Thread
Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Have at it Share your off- or on-topic thoughts with us this weekend. I thought it was interesting that the Packers used their final roster spot this week, probably putting an end to any pursuit of safety Adrian Amos and kicker Mason Crosby in 2023 — even though general manager Brian Gutekunst said he wouldn’t shut the door on either in his post-draft presser. The team even went as far as to give James Wiggins Amos’ old number (31) when Wiggins gave up his number 34 to new safety Jonathan Owens. Oh yeah, Owens’ wife is...
Acme Packing Company May 9, 2023
Tuesday Cheese Curds: Youthful Packers will need development
MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL / USA TODAY NETWORK Going young requires growth. The story the Packers are telling so far this offseason is clear: they want to get younger. And so far, they’ve achieved that. Trading Aaron Rodgers moves the needle quite a bit, and moving on from other long-in-the-tooth players like Marcedes Lewis and Mason Crosby helps quite a bit in that department as well. Getting younger has the additional step of requiring growth from within, though, and the extent to which the Packers’ young players grow will determine their success both...
Acme Packing Company May 4, 2023
Thursday Cheese Curds: Youth movement is alive and well in Green Bay
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Packers appear to be moving on from most of their well-seasoned veterans, with only a tiny number of players older than 30 currently on the roster. It’s a new world in Green Bay. Yes, the Green Bay Packers have always been a team that skews on the younger side due to the team’s insistence on a draft-and-develop philosophy, but that approach is even more prevalent when looking at the roster heading towards 2023. Aaron Rodgers is now a New York Jet, as is Randall Cobb. Mason Crosby and Marcedes Lewis are free agents. As a result,...
