The Green Bay Packers Do Enough in the Off Season to Reclaim the NFC North? The Green Bay Packers in-depth analysis of the free agents signed and players lost for the 2014 NFL season. Will these additions help The Green Bay Packers improve on their 2013 season and get them to the NFL playoffs in 2014?
The Green Bay Packers had a fairly quiet off season so far. They did lose a wide receiver but I think wide receiver James Jones is on the downside of his career so I think letting him go to the Oakland Raiders was a good move. The Raiders are rostering most of the league's “has beens,” so Jones will be quite comfortable there. The Green Bay Packers finished at the top of the NFC North with a 8-7-1 record. They had issues of course with the injuries of their #1 receiver, Randall Cobb, TE Jermichael Finley, and QB Aaron Rodgers. Making it to the playoffs required the implosion of the Detroit Lions which they were happy to do dropping their last four games in 2013.
Can The Packers make it back to the playoffs in 2014?
The Packers are going to have to do better this year to make it to the playoffs since The Bears and The Lions have improved via free agency and the draft. Green Bay had a nice draft filling their need positions as well as adding depth. My 2014 Green Bay Packers NFL Draft Report Card and Player Analysis had WR Brandin Cooks being drafted by the Packers but New Orleans jumped in front by trading up with the Arizona Cardinals and stopped that from happening. Coach McCarthy switched gears and took Free Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix which gives them an immediate upgrade in their secondary and a superstar Pro Bowler for the next five years. The Green Bay Packers only replaced half of the players they lost in free agency but re-signed most of their core players to contracts. We will see if a pedestrian off season will hurt or help them lead the NFC North again.
Players lost in the off season to other teams
- Evan Dietrich-Smith, C--4th year signed by The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- M.D. Jennings, FS--3rd year signed by The Chicago Bears
- James Jones, WR--7th year signed by The Oakland Raiders
- Marshall Newhouse, T--4th year signed by The Cincinnati Bengals
- Greg Van Roten, G--2nd year player signed by The Seattle Seahawks
- C.J. Wilson, DE--4th year signed by The Oakland Raiders
Players signed in free agency from other teams
- Letroy Guion DT--6th year veteran coming from rival the Minnesota Vikings.
- Michael Hill RB--Rookie from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Julius Peppers DE--12th season signed to a three year deal from the Chicago Bears.
Fan Site--Packers Home
The Green Bay Packers have some of the most loyal, devoted fans in the NFL. Nowhere will you see a stadium full of people in sub-zero temperatures in a blizzard root for their team. Going to Lambeau Field is like going to a rock concert. A great site for Green Bay fans or any NFL fans in general is Packers Home to stay on the cutting edge of trades, signings or general chat is a site comprised of die-hard fans.
Outlook for the 2014 Green Bay Packers season
Green Bay looks in position to have an incredible season easily surmounting their 2013 finish. Again I expect them to win he NFC North but it will be a thrilling season. The NFC division is vastly improved because of an above average rookie class of players. Chicago Bears are the biggest threat to the Packers as usual as they have up graded their porous defense as did the Packers so expect really great games when they face off. Green Bay has a challenging schedule and will need to maintain focus every week. Will be easy for them to get derailed but Mike McCarthy has enough time driving this team, it shouldn't be an issue.
No comments:
Post a Comment