In what really didn’t come as much of a surprise to me, today Favre officially announced his re-retirement. I really wasn’t that surprised since how he played at the end of the season showed that his playing days in the NFL were over. While Favre probably won’t ever admit this, I bet he regrets coming back this past season. While I have been upset with Favre for quite a while now (due to what he did this offseason), I congratulate him on a great career if this is truly his retirement.

Read the rest of this entry »

In news that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to any Packers fan, Mike McCarthy officially announced today that Aaron Kampman will be an OLB for the Packers this season. Since I really expected this to eventually happen when the Packers switched to a 3-4, I can’t say I am surprised by the move.

At this point, I am pretty optimistic about the move. While Kampman is pretty big for an OLB, I think he should still do a pretty good job in the role. There have been plenty of DEs that have switched to a OLB. Kevin Greene (our OLB coach) was in the same situation as Kampman and he thrived due to the switch.

Read the rest of this entry »

Even though the Pro Bowl is next week (who actually watches the Pro Bowl anyway), after tonight’s game the 2008/2009 NFL season is over. I speak for all Packer fans when I say it’s about time. with a disappointing and fustrating season it’s good that we can finally move onto next season. I have a feeling that next season will be much better for Packer fans.

Read the rest of this entry »

Well it appears that the coaching search is pretty much over. The Packers need to hire a defensive quality control coach and possibly an assistant defensive line coach but otherwise the coaching staff is complete. Overall I have to say that McCarthy did a great job with the new staff. McCarthy obviously wasn’t afraid of hiring experienced coaches to his staff. I really think this new coaching staff will get the players ready to play this season and I think we will see improved play on the field.

Read the rest of this entry »

Today the Packers signed Darren Perry as the safeties coach. To be honest with you I had never heard of Darren Perry before today. I am guessing few of you had heard of him either. Perry played 8 seasons in the NFL (six with the Steelers, and 1 with the Saints and Chargers). His coaching experience includes time with the Bengals (2002), Steelers (2003-2006), and finally the Raiders (2007-2008).

Overall I think the hire is pretty good even though I have no real knowledge of Perry as a coach. I am encouraged that he was a coach for the Steelers but I am skeptical of him being a coach for the Bengals and Raiders (both don’t have great defenses). Perry also has first hand knowledge of both Dom Capers and Kevin Greene since just like Greene, he played under Capers when Capers was the defensive coordinator of the Steelers.

Now the Packers only have a couple more openings left on the coaching staff. First they need a strength and conditioning coach. They also need a cornerbacks coach. The rumor going around is that Joe Whitt Jr (the current defensive quality control coach) will be promoted to the cornerbacks coach. After hiring Perry I doubt there is much chance of still getting Herm Edwards since I think he would like to coach the entire secondary, not just the corners. Other than those two positions, the staff seems to be complete unless we sign a defensive line assistant.

So what do you think of Darren Perry as the newest coach to join the Packers staff? Are you as excited about the Packers defensive coaching staff as I am?