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After 16 days of searching for someone to fill their offensive coordinator vacancy, the Philadelphia Eagles finally found their guy; former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion is the Eagles’ new play-calling OC. Bleeding Green Nation’s Jonny Page already weighed in with some of his thoughts on this hire. I wanted to share some […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 9 days ago | 0 reads
Darrell Bevell is out as the Miami Dolphins quarterback coach and is being replaced by Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett brings head coach experience, although it was rather unsuccessful with the Denver Broncos in 2022. He was working last season as a defensive assistant under Jeff Hafley with the Green Bay Packer and has also jumped around […]
From The Phinsider | 10 days ago | 5 reads
I’m not sure whether Jonathan Gannon will be a good, poor, or medium defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers. It is, in fact, virtually impossible to tell how good or bad any defensive coordinator is without an insanely long track record. Jeff Hafley coordinated the seventh-best defense in the NFL (by DVOA) in 2024, […]
From Acme Packing Company | 10 days ago | 1 read
A lot of people are clamoring for a new punt returner for the Green Bay Packers, so I decided to take a look at the upcoming draft class to see what was available. What became very clear to me early on is that the man for the job is Baylor’s Josh Cameron, a 6’1”, 223-pound […]
From Acme Packing Company | 10 days ago | 1 read
Well, there will be a lot of time for me to get into some of the Green Bay Packers’ offensive film. But for now, here are some immediate schematic takeaways based on what I’ve read about new Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. I did scout Green Bay’s offense this year, too, so I already […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 10 days ago | 2 reads
It took them a while, but the Green Bay Packers finally announced that they are bringing back head coach Matt LaFleur, general manager Brian Gutekunst and executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball on multi-year extensions. We’ll have to wait and see on further coaching staff moves, as the Packers have been known to […]
From Acme Packing Company | 10 days ago | 1 read
The Green Bay Packers will need to make at least one move with their offensive coaching staff this offseason, as quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion left to become the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles after just one year in an on-field coaching role. On Friday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on the Packers’ first known […]
From Acme Packing Company | 10 days ago | 0 reads
The Packers needed a new defensive coordinator and got one in the form of Jonathan Gannon. Recently the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and formerly the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, Gannon will be counted upon to fill the capable shoes of Jeff Hafley, now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Hafley’s […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 0 reads
The Philadelphia Eagles are hiring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard as their new pass game coordinator, according to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter. This news comes one day after the Eagles hired Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion as their new offensive coordinator. Grizzard was seemingly one of the […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 11 days ago | 0 reads
Just over three years ago, Sean Mannion was employed as an NFL quarterback. Mannion spent the 2023 season bouncing between the Minnesota Vikings’ and Seattle Seahawks’ practice squads before putting an end to his playing career. Now, after two seasons as an assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers, Mannion is in charge of an […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 0 reads
Cornerback is the one position of need for the Green Bay Packers that is projected to be deeper than average in the area of the draft the Packers will actually pick in, as they’ll be out of their first-round picks for the next two years. We’re slowly chipping through some cornerback prospects for the 2026 […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 0 reads
Deadlines spur action, so I wanted to take a look at some key dates for some Green Bay Packers roster decisions this offseason. In total, eight of Green Bay’s veteran contracts have 2026 option bonuses or roster bonuses in their deals. What this means is that players will receive paydays early on in the offseason, […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 0 reads
On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced that the team will be hiring Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion to be their new offensive coordinator, instead of Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter—who had recently interviewed twice with the reigning NFC East Champions: Cooter had previously served as an offensive consultant for Nick Sirianni’s […]
From Stampede Blue | 11 days ago | 3 reads
I’m guessing more than a few Philadelphia Eagles fans didn’t even know who Sean Mannion was prior to the team interviewing him for their offensive coordinator opening earlier this week. Now that he’s the hire, let’s learn more about the former Packers quarterbacks coach from a Green Bay perspective. I reached out to the great […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 11 days ago | 1 read
The Philadelphia Eagles have finally filled their vacant offensive coordinator position by hiring Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion after bringing him in for a second interview on Wednesday. The official confirmation: Statement from Nick Sirianni: “I’m thrilled to have Sean Mannion on board as the new offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles. My […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 11 days ago | 2 reads
The Green Bay Packers will be making at least one change to the offensive side of the ball. While they’ve lost virtually the entire defensive staff to the Miami Dolphins, the Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur have held firm, so far, with offensive coaches. That was until Thursday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles signed […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 0 reads
ESPN published a list of their projected top-50 free agents available for the 2026 offseason, which includes many Green Bay Packers at the top of the rankings. As we’ve written about before, the volume of free agents that the Packers are expected to lose this offseason is the reason why they’ll likely receive the maximum […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 1 read
After touching on Elgton Jenkins, Rashan Gary, Josh Jacobs, Keisean Nixon, and Nate Hobbs, my tour through potential cap casualties in Green Bay concludes with a look at Aaron Banks. Banks was a bit of a surprising signing for the Packers last spring, but the vision made sense. The Packers were clearly looking to get […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 1 read
The Miami Dolphins have essentially taken the entire defensive staff from the 2025 Green Bay Packers, along with vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan and pro scout Venzell Boulware, this offseason. While Packers South is getting a lot of attention, Packers East is starting to develop, too. If you haven’t heard, former Green Bay […]
From Acme Packing Company | 11 days ago | 2 reads
The Pittsburgh Steelers are continuing to explore options for their vacant offensive coordinator position, and another familiar name from Mike McCarthy’s coaching tree has emerged as a candidate. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the Steelers have formally notified the New Orleans Saints of their intent to interview Scott Tolzien, who currently serves as the Saints’ […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 12 days ago | 1 read
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter another offseason with questions at quarterback. Aaron Rodgers is coming off a respectable season that ended with the Steelers winning the AFC North, and his long-time head coach with the Green Bay Packers, Mike McCarthy, is now the head coach in Pittsburgh. During his introductory press conference, McCarthy said he “definitely” […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | 12 days ago | 1 read
In its 2026 projection of the NFL’s Top 100 players, Sports Illustrated has shined a spotlight on what some see as a scarcity of elite talent for the Green Bay Packers. In fact, only three Packers cracked the list. The three Packers named should be obvious. Go ahead and guess — I’ll wait. Making the […]
From Acme Packing Company | 12 days ago | 3 reads
The Green Bay Packers continue to see vacancies pop up on their defensive coaching staff this week, but Matt LaFleur and Jonathan Gannon are hard at work filling them as they appear. One day after reportedly hiring Bobby Babich to coach the defensive backs, Green Bay has found its linebackers coach on Thursday to fill […]
From Acme Packing Company | 12 days ago | 2 reads
Coming into Wednesday, the Green Bay Packers had lost defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, linebackers coach Sean Duggan and defensive backs coach Ryan Downard to the Miami Dolphins. It doesn’t seem like the coaching churn is stopping, either, as Aaron Wilson reported on Wednesday night that passing game coordinator Derrick Ansley will be leaving the team, […]
From Acme Packing Company | 12 days ago | 0 reads
Are the Philadelphia Eagles narrowing their offensive coordinator search down to a few finalists? The Birds reportedly hosted Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion for an in-person interview on Wednesday after previously meeting with him virtually. And we’ve now come to learn this second interview took place one day after the Eagles held a […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | 12 days ago | 0 reads