The spring owners meetings will alert TNF’s flex ability, one way or another

According to reporting from Sports Business Journal’s Ben Fischer, NFL owners will vote on Monday whether “Thursday Night Football” will shorten its 28-day deadline to flex a Sunday game to the mid-week. There is currently a proposal to shave a week off of that figure, meaning that there are at least some people in the league who would like to give Amazon the option to flex games with just three weeks of notice.

As Fischer noted, the newly proposed 21-day deadline is still a longer period of...

The Packers skipped out on a defensive end on both Day 1 and Day 2 in this edition

Earlier this week, we had Acme Packing Company’s readership vote on draft selections for the Green Bay Packers’ first three picks of the draft. As always, if you want to join in on the fun, we’ll be running one round of voting each very Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft.

For the second straight mock, fans voted against the Packers taking an edge defender on Day 1 or Day 2 of the draft, [a big upset considering...

Manny Wilkins posted a 102.3 passer rating in his 1st game as a preferred starter for the St. Louis Battlehawks

This offseason, the St. Louis Battlehawks moved on from their former starting quarterback A.J. McCarron, who was selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft back in 2014. Last year, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Manny Wilkins served as McCarron’s primary backup, but St. Louis also picked up 2023 seventh-round pick Max Duggan, by way of the Los Angeles Chargers, to compete with Wilkins for the starting job.

Up until game time, it was uncertain who was the winner...

Today we break down the duo run concept, the Packers' most efficient run game design in 2024.

The Green Bay Packers, under head coach Matt LaFleu,r have a diverse run game that they lean heavily into in a variety of ways. When most fans think of LaFleur, they think of the outside zone blocking scheme he adopted from his time in the Kyle Shanahan coaching tree. But for the last several seasons, LaFleur has been leaning heavily into between-the-tackles runs (inside zone, power, counter, duo, etc.), and in 2024, their most efficient run game concept was “duo.”

Duo is a...

Each team’s design features special pins that give a nod to the team and/or their city.

The 2025 NFL Draft is less than a month away and things are starting to take shape ahead of the Green Bay-hosted event. We’ve already gotten a look at the draft zone layout and now we’ve finally got a full look at the hats that players will be wearing on the draft stage after New Era released their 2025 Draft hat collection this week.

The on-stage hats are a black cap with brims colored a team color and have a leaf design going along...

The Green Bay Packers will probably be in the market for a cornerback during free agency. We’re tracking all of the rumors here.

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst stated in his end-of-the-year press conference that the team wants to be aggressive this offseason. With $44.6 million available in cap space, there’s no reason why the team couldn’t make a splash in free agency in 2025. There are simply no excuses.

The biggest question that the Packers will have to answer this offseason is what they’re going to do at the cornerback position. Starter Jaire Alexander is due $17.5...

Cliff Christl writes about the circumstances of a crazy Packers rumor from the late 1980s.

There’s no debate: the Packers bungled the 1989 NFL Draft.

Four players picked in the top five that year went on to Hall of Fame careers. Troy Aikman, taken first by the Cowboys, won three Super Bowls before later haunting Packers fans from various NFL broadcast booths. Barry Sanders, who went third to the Lions, had a storied career that saw him finish second all-time on the NFL career rushing leaderboards (though he was later passed by both Emmit Smith and Frank Gore). Derrick Thomas...

Umanmielen says the Packers are among the four teams that have shown the most interest.

The Green Bay Packers need depth on the edge, and may be interested in an SEC prospect to fix their issues at that position.

In an interview on the SEC Network, Ole Miss edge rusher Princely Umanmielen said the Packers were among the four teams that showed the most interest in him during the pre-draft process.

Umanmielen would be a bit of a tendency breaker for the Packers on the edge. Generally, Brian Gutekunst prefers bigger, more powerful edge rushers, theorizing that they can hold...

Welch returns after one year away from Green Bay.

Most free agent signings in late March will not be big, flashy, exciting names. On Friday, the Green Bay Packers signed a player who will probably earn the league minimum if he makes the team in 2025, and who is unlikely to move the needle much on the excitement meter for Packers fans.

However, Kristian Welch is a name that tune-in Packers fans should know, and the linebacker’s return to Green Bay should be a welcome one.

The Packers announced Welch’s signing on Friday afternoon, bringing back one of the team’s...

There will likely be some changes to replay assist and an expansion of onside kick opportunities.

One of the most curious pieces of the NFL’s new kickoff rules in 2024 was the decision to restrict when teams can elect to attempt an onside kick. Previously, teams could attempt an onside kick at any point but last season they were restricted to only being able to try to retain possession if trailing in the fourth quarter.

With the NFL set to vote on some rules changes soon as part of the league’s annual meetings, that particular restriction is likely to ease...

Florida’s Desmond Watson put up 36 reps on the bench at 464 pounds

If you can believe it, there’s a 464-pound defensive tackle in the 2025 draft class. Florida’s defensive tackle Desmond Watson, who wasn’t invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this year, has been a four-year contributor for the Gators and hasn’t missed a game in his college career. On Thursday, he weighed in at 6’6” and 464 pounds during Florida’s pro day.

As you can imagine, he’s more of a space eater than a penetrator. The nose tackle posted just 1.5 sacks and 4 tackles for...

Five positions are on the table for the Packers’ first-round selection

It’s time for our weekly mock draft check-in. The Green Bay Packers still have plenty of needs they could address heading into next month’s college draft, including receiver, defensive tackle, defensive end and cornerback.

How will the Packers handle the first-round market? We took a look at recent mock drafts to attempt to answer that very question. Unlike last week, where several selections were made several times over, this week’s round-up is spread out over more prospects and positions.

Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon

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