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How does each NFC North team look at running back, and what still needs to be done? Chicago Bears: If you were drawing up plans for an experienced but diverse backfield, you could do a lot worse than modeling after the Bears. Starter Matt Forte is...

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We're Black and Blue All Over: It appears that a tough market for former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson is loosening a bit. According to ESPN's Josina Anderson, Woodson will visit the Denver Broncos on Wednesday and has an offer ...

A mere two years later, the 2011 draft is crumbling for most of the NFC North. At a time when it should be forming the nucleus of our respective teams, the class of '11 is instead causing some of our most gaping holes. The futures of two first-rou...

Well then. Consider the Green Bay Packers' backfield on notice. After going 43 consecutive games without a runner hitting 100 yards, the Packers have grabbed two of the top feature backs in the 2013 draft. Alabama's Eddie Lacy was their second-rou...

The smell test failed every time. It was always difficult to imagine the Green Bay Packers selecting Alabama running back Eddie Lacy, or any other player at his position, in the first round of the 2013 draft. The running game simply doesn't carry tha...

Why are the Green Bay Packers bringing in free agent running back Cedric Benson for a visit Wednesday, as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported? The guess here is they want to gauge the progress of his recovery from the foot injury that ended his 2012 sea...

My suggestion that the Green Bay Packers could bolster their running back depth through the draft met with this response from Brandon of Las Vegas: "Interesting that you would assume Ted Thompson would take a RB in the draft. Since he has been in ...

This, my friends, is big. It doesn't get a whole lot bigger during the first full week of February to get a double dose of mock drafts. That's what we have on this fine Thursday: Mock drafts 2.0 from ESPN analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay . ...

Five things to know about next Saturday's Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers wild-card playoff game at Lambeau Field: 1. History: The Vikings and Packers have been twice-yearly opponents since 1961, but this will be just their second-ever meeting...

Green Bay Packers running back Alex Green has not passed his concussion test and will not play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, team sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.

Let's get inside the Friday injury report in the NFC North: Chicago Bears: Defensive tackle Henry Melton (chest) returned to practice Friday but is doubtful for Sunday's game at the Arizona Cardinals. Linebacker Brian Urlacher (hamstring) has been...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Inside Slant partner Mike Sando and I spent this week's podcast hashing through the bleak pool of quarterback replacements available this offseason for teams that want to make a change. A few hours later, ESPN draft...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 15: The stakes: The run-up to Sunday's game at Soldier Field took an unexpected, smack-talking turn. Little if any of it will have an impact on whether the Green Bay Packers or Chicago Bears win, so let's retur...

After the Green Bay Packers' 27-20 victory over the Detroit Lions, here are three issues that merit further examination: Watching quarterback Aaron Rodgers dash 27 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter brought to mind our preseason discussio...

A few thoughts on Sunday night's events at Lambeau Field: What it means: The Green Bay Packers overcame a two-touchdown deficit and are now within one victory of the NFC North title. They are 9-4 and can clinch the division with a victory next Sun...