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Cheese Curds: Green Bay Packers News and Links for January 27, 2014

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Scott Cunningham

Welcome to Monday of Super Bowl week, Packers fans. Today's news covers the receiving corps and another player branching out into acting (who was the other guy that did that? Jenkins or something?), as well as video game references and a new mock draft. That mock should get people talking.

Also, Eddie Lacy ran seven times for 13 yards in yesterday's Pro Bowl. Woo.

Dom Capers revered as strategist - JSOnline
I'm sure this will be greeted with sarcasm, but just about everybody around the league respects the hell out of Capers.

Keeping receiving corps together won't be cheap for Packers | Packersnews
James Jones is a free agent now, while Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb will be free agents next offseason. At this point, it's tough to imagine all three being Packers for the long term.

The NFL's 5 most trusted teams | National Football Post
This post is from a few months back, but it's worth noting that the Packers rank in the top five "most trusted" organizations according to nine of ten player agents polled.

NFL Pros Randall Cobb, Joique Bell & Ahman Green to Make Broadway Debuts in Rock of Ages | Broadway.com
That's cool, I guess. Anybody going to be in New York on Tuesday to see Cobb on stage?

2014 NFL Mock Draft: Blake Bortles the new No. 1 pick - SBNation.com
New safety projected to the Packers - with Clinton-Dix and Calvin Pryor going earlier, the SBNation guys have Northern Illinois' Jimmie Ward picked at 21st overall.

Super Bowl 2014: Position preview - SBNation.com
The game's just six days away, so it's time for some serious previews, this time an analysis of which team holds the advantage at each position.

Gunslingin': Imagining NFL QBs As Video Game Weapons - SBNation.com
I dug this up out of the ashes - Aaron Rodgers is the Stealth Bomber from Rise Of Nations. Awesome.