Packers News: Previous drafts led to disappointing 2018 season

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 26: Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson looks on during an NFL preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 26, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Packers won 24-21. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 26: Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson looks on during an NFL preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 26, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Packers won 24-21. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Wednesday, November 28.

Good morning and welcome to the Packers News Report. If the Green Bay Packers are to somehow make the playoffs, they’ll need to win this week against the Arizona Cardinals.

In today’s Packers News Report: Why Green Bay’s disappointing season was bound to happen, why the team’s playoff hopes aren’t over, and more.

Here’s a roundup of the latest articles from around the internet.

News and notes from around FanSided

Green Bay Packers poor 2018 was bound to happen (Lombardi Ave)

It’s been a frustrating season for Green Bay. Lombardi Ave’s Paul Bretl looks back at some of the disappointing draft classes in recent years, and why this season was bound to happen as a result.

Green Bay mathematically alive in playoff race, what must happen to get in? (Lombardi Ave)

But as Paul Bretl wrote in his latest article, it’s not quite all over for this team just yet. Outside of winning all five remaining games, what else do they need to happen to make the playoffs?

Top five performers in Week 12 loss to Minnesota Vikings (Lombardi Ave)

Who were the team’s top five performers in Sunday night’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings?

Aaron Jones’ opportunity came too late in the season (Lombardi Ave)

Mike McCarthy finally gave Aaron Jones a featured role at running back, but if he had done so earlier in the season, Green Bay might have won more games.

More news and notes from around the internet

Packers currently tied with Browns for No. 11 overall pick in 2019 draft (Packers Wire – Zach Kruse)

Green Bay Packers’ next opponent: Arizona Cardinals present a ‘get well’ game (PackersNews.com – Jim Owczarski)

Run the table was so 2016; Packers have less reason for optimism (ESPN – Rob Demovsky)

The Packers aren’t a Super Bowl team, but that doesn’t mean they should tank (Acme Packing Company – Peter Bukowski)

Mike McCarthy could be the next ugly exit in Green Bay (The Power Sweep – Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy)

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