It’s been a weird couple days in the NFL. Here are a few stories that are making the rounds, each of them a head-scratcher:
Rookie WR Michael Crabtree, after spending significant time away from San Francisco, finally signed a six-year contract with the 49ers. If he has two outstanding years in his first four, the contract evolves into a five-year deal. The weird part of all this? M.C. Hammer was apparently present during negotiations. Yes, really, that M.C. Hammer.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Opposition Research, where I'll go over the Packers next opponent. Aaron and Corey can give you the detailed matchups, but here's where you'll find out what they're saying about us, about themselves, and about the big game on Sunday.
Coming into this game, the Rams are... very tired of losing. In Week 2, the Rams lost their 12th consecutive game (5-29 since 2007 season), this time to the Washington Redskins, 9-7. The loss included a costly fumble by Donnie Avery on the Washington 5-yard line and 245 yards of total offense. After the season opener where they were blanked by the Seattle Seahawks 28-0, however, scoring any points at all was a step up. They remain in a dead heat with the Detroit Lions for the bottom rank in most polls.
On today's show, Matt, Mike and Gage take a look at the running back position in the 2021 NFL Draft. Find out which players could fit Green Bay and which day three sleepers make sense for Green Bay to target. Enjoy!
On today's episode, Paul Bretl, Mark Eckel and Dan Kotnik break down this year's tight end group. While it may or may not be a position the Packers target in the draft, there's plenty of talent that could fit in nicely in Green Bay. It also may have the best overall prospect in the whole draft!