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A railbird’s perspective from Green Bay Packers OTA

The start of Green Bay Packers OTA practice seemed quite upbeat and light hearted this week. The overall impression that I got from the team  was that everyone was genuinely having a good time. Here…Read More

How Does Packers Ted Thompson Fare Against other GM’s in Later Rounds of the Draft?

Fellow writer Travis Pipes has sparked an interesting discussion here at LombardiAve with a recent article about Ted Thompson and his success, or lack thereof, in the late rounds of the NFL Draft. Just…Read More

Who do the Green Bay Packers Start at Inside Linebacker?

The Green Bay Packers received a moderate surprise when Brad Jones re-signed on Thursday. Jones, who had spent the better part of 2012 starting alongside A.J. Hawk at inside linebacker, had interest from…Read More

Chris Canty set for visit to Green Bay

Free agent and former New York Giants defensive end Chris Canty is set to visit the Packers Wednesday and Thursday, this according to his agent Brad Bland. Canty, 30, was cut by the New York Giants last…Read More

Let’s take a break from the National Football League

With the first weekend of the National Football League Preseason quickly sliding by, I thought it might be fun to drop back, if you will, survey the field and look for that open receiver without the proverbial…Read More

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The next Packers unsung hero? D.J. Smith

It looks like the Green Bay Packers have lost inside linebacker Desmond Bishop for most of the season,…Read More

Bishop – injury severity still up in the air

Packers head coach Mike McCarthy wasn’t too encouraging about the injury suffered last night by…Read More

Packers: Some good, some bad

Turnovers, Injuries, dropped passes, a poor running game and just general inconsistency plagued the…Read More

Packers Training Camp Battles: Hawk vs. Smith

Since the Packers moved to a 3-4 defensive philosophy, their defense has been about as consistent as…Read More

12th Man Rising posts Q&A with Lombardi Ave

Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with Keith Myers over at The 12th Man Rising, the Seattle…Read More

Chillar Back with the Pack?

What do you do when your best blitzing linebacker is also your best cover linebacker? It’s a big problem,…Read More

What Changes The Packers Should and Should not Expect this Off-Season

The Super Bowl on Sunday was a tremendous game that will definitely take its place as one of the more…Read More

Seven Packers earn Pro Bowl selections

Winning always brings post-season awards – a fact that led to seven Packers being named today…Read More

The ones Ted Thompson didn’t want: Nick Barnett

The third of a three-part series With inside linebacker suddenly an area of concern for the Green Bay…Read More

There are reasons the Packers are 11-0

The Packers have their detractors … i.e., Skip Bayless among them. But screw them – the…Read More

Packers outlast Chargers

Whew! That’s what all Packers fans are saying after watching Green Bay hold off a major fourth…Read More

Mike McCarthy: Talks injuries, consistency, and excellence

Mike McCarthy just finished his Monday afternoon presser. Here are some of the highlights from the session…Read More

Randall Cobb, no huddle, Ryan Grant, and linebackers highlight Packers early day news

The Packers’ highly-touted second round draft choice, Randall Cobb, is walking gingerly these days…Read More

Barnett headed to Buffalo

Cripes, things are moving so fast in the NFL these days that the minute you write something about someone,…Read More

A look ahead, post-lockout

  By Jimmy Riley, for lombardiave.com The Green Packers have a number of things to address when…Read More