Five weeks from Tuesday, most of the NFL’s teams will start their training camps for the 2021 season. This year’s camps will look very different from those in 2020 — there should be a fan presence, players and coaches will be able to interact more closely (at least those who are vaccinated against the coronavirus), and preseason games will be back, with stadiums mostly at full capacity.
In Green Bay, one of the Packers’ most cherished traditions will still be off the table, as the rule against contact between players and fans means that the traditional bike rides to practice will not be allowed. Still, it will be much closer to normal than last season, and most people around the NFL are pleased as a result.
With offseason workouts concluded, there remain plenty of unanswered questions around the league and in Green Bay. Obviously, Aaron Rodgers’ status is the biggest one for the Packers, and is arguably so for the league at large. Expect to hear plenty more about the situation in the next five weeks leading up to the July 27th report date — that’s when we should know for sure just how deeply the QB remains entrenched in his stance about not playing for the Packers again.
Over the next five weeks of down time, we at Acme Packing Company will get underway with our annual breakdown of the best plays from last season and we’ll take a deep dive into the roster and make our 53-man predictions in the next few weeks as well.
Four outstanding issues as NFL teams break until training camp | NFL.com
All of the NFL's 32 teams concluded their offseason workouts last week with either a final round of OTAs or their minicamps. Here's a look at what needs to be settled around the league between now and late July, including (of course) the Aaron Rodgers question.
QB Index: Ranking the 59 starting quarterbacks of the 2020 NFL season | NFL.com
Speaking of Rodgers, he is the only quarterback who has ever been responsible for 50 total touchdowns in a season (regular season and playoffs combined) while throwing fewer than 10 interceptions, and he has done it three times.
Breakout season should be coming for Packers OLB Rashan Gary | Packers Wire
Packers fans know about Rodgers' greatness, but Gary looks like he's ready to truly explode. According to PFF, after week 10, not a single player in the NFL had a higher pressure rate than Gary -- not the Watts, not Myles Garrett, not even Aaron Donald.
How good were the secondaries of the 1970s and ’80s Packers? | Packers.com
Do you remember the days of Willie Buchanon and Ken Ellis? How about Mark Lee and Tim Lewis? Those cornerback tandems played well for bad Packers teams over the team's dark period.
Flipping The Script: On the Milwaukee Bucks Pulling Out an Incredible Series Win - Brew Hoop
Congratulations to our friends at Brew Hoop on the Bucks' remarkable Game 7 victory over the Nets on Saturday! Now it's on to the Eastern Conference Finals -- somehow, there are still two rounds still to go in the NBA Playoffs.
15 million boxes of Girl Scout Cookies remain unsold | The Takeout
It's time for every American citizen to take one for the team. And by "take one" I mean inhale a sleeve of thin mints or a row of samoas.
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