Dave Sinykin

Minnetonka

Host of “Packer Preview” since ‘96 on Vikings flagship, KFAN. Co-host of "In the Zone" w/Trent Tucker Saturdays at 8am; IU alum. https://t.co/bGwpGsL6Ce

Featured in: Favicon

zonecoverage.com Favicon

iheart.com Favicon

kfan.iheart.com

Articles

Ranking the Pack’s Schedule By Watchability

3 weeks ago | zonecoverage.com | Dave Sinykin

The schedule is out, and by now you know the main storylines: The Pack finally open the season at home, for the first time in the Matt LaFleur era. They play on Thanksgiving for the third-straight year. Five of their division games come in the final seven games of the season. The Green Bay Packers have three two-game road trips (they had just one last year). They play the Chicago Bears twice in a 13-day span late. They close at the Purple Palace.
Gutey Gets Grisly Grades

1 month ago | zonecoverage.com | Dave Sinykin

The NFL draft experts have issued their report cards, and let’s just say Gutey and his staff did not make this year’s honor roll. The general consensus seems to be that the Green Bay Packers were in the bottom 25% in the league when it comes to their 2025 draft class. Of course, we all know this means absolutely nothing. It takes 3-4 years to properly evaluate a team’s draft.
Dave Sinykin’s Predictions For the Pack’s Draft Weekend

1 month ago | zonecoverage.com | Dave Sinykin

This is my 16th year putting together a seven-round mock draft for the Green Bay Packers, and I have yet to hit on their Day 1 pick. I seem to get one guy right most years (Romeo Doubs and Kitan Oladapo most recently), but Gutey always finds a way to surprise me on opening night. I’m less certain than usual this year. I think there are six guys on their board who are projected to be gone, but if one of them falls to them, I think they’ll scoop him up.
Here Are My 10 Favorite Packers Draft Targets

1 month ago | zonecoverage.com | Dave Sinykin

The NFL draft is less than a week away, and Green Bay Packers fans all have the same things on their minds. Is this the year Gutey pounces on a receiver in the first round? Will he trade up? Will he infuriate the thousands of Cheeseheads on hand and trade back? I think it’s safe to say he won’t trade completely out of the first round, and there’s a decent chance he will move off of No. 23, either up or down. All I know is that I like 10 guys a lot and would be happy with any one of them.
Philadelphia’s Super Bowl Dominance Highlights That the Packers Are Close

Feb 10, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Mitch Widmeier |Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin

Comparing the end of the 2023-24 campaign to the end of this season may have made Green Bay Packers fans wonder if the team had taken a step back. After bursting onto the scene in Jordan Love‘s first year as a starter, the Packers offense sputtered toward the finish line this year with three consecutive losses, including their swift exit from the playoffs in a 22-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Super Bowl LIX Taught A Lesson the Packers Can’t Ignore

Feb 10, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin |Brandon Virk |Felipe Reis Aceti

If the Green Bay Packers learn anything from last night’s Super Bowl, it’s that building the trenches matters. The Philadelphia Eagles held Patrick Mahomes to a career-worst -19.3 EPA, ending his nine-game postseason streak of positive EPA. They pressured him 26 times and sacked him six (a career high). They also did it all without blitzing once on his 42 dropbacks. Philadelphia’s dominance in the trenches wasn’t just on defense – it was a huge reason Jalen Hurts took home Super Bowl MVP.
Portraying the Packers As "The Last Of Us" Characters

Feb 8, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin |Brandon Virk |Dan Saia |Felipe Reis Aceti

You’ve probably read at least a dozen Zone Coverage articles on how the Green Bay Packers should approach the offseason to stay competitive in 2025. With that in mind, I’m stepping back for an outside-the-box piece designed to entertain and create good vibes. I’m casting the Packers as The Last of Us characters. The Last of Us Part I is a 2013 action-adventure game, followed by The Last of Us Part II in 2020.
It's Fictional Mailbag Time!

Feb 7, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Dave Sinykin |Brandon Virk |Dan Saia |Felipe Reis

I love when writers reach out to their readers and ask them to send burning questions about their favorite team. It’s a great way to create content without doing a lot of work. Right up my alley. In that spirit, here are the 10 questions I would ask myself a month or so into the Green Bay Packers’ offseason. 1. Should the Pack go all-in and trade for Myles Garrett?
Josh Jacobs' Ambitious Comments Underscore Need For More Star Power In Green Bay

Feb 7, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Brandon Virk |Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin |Dan Saia

Following a strong but relatively underwhelming second season under Jordan Love, the Green Bay Packers are left searching for answers to the long-simmering question of what will get them over the hump. The overarching narrative of the 2024 season was a reliable ability to take care of business against middling and lousy teams but an equal inability to finish big games against good teams.
Should Green Bay's Latest Special Teams Failure Signal the End Of the Rich Bisaccia Era?

Jan 14, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Luke Sims |Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin

The Green Bay Packers got off to a terrible start against the Philadelphia Eagles, and things never really got better. One special teams error set the tone for the eventual playoff loss, and Green Bay’s season is over. It wasn’t entirely special teams’ fault. The offense struggled in familiar ways we saw all season, even before the Grim Reaper collected his toll of injured players. But the portent of a dire future at the hands of the maligned third phase was apparent last week.