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

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Philadelphia’s Super Bowl Dominance Highlights That the Packers Are Close

2 months ago | 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

2 months ago | 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

2 months ago | 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!

2 months ago | 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

2 months ago | 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.
The Green Bay Packers Beat Themselves Again

Jan 13, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Luke Sims |Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin |Brandon Virk

The Green Bay Packers suffered self-inflicted wounds all season. They never played great against good teams and beat themselves with mental mistakes and missteps. As the season progressed, fans assumed the Packers would evolve and put those nasty habits behind them.
Improving Green Bay's Offense Starts With Putting Love Under Center

Jan 13, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Felipe Reis |Dave Sinykin |Brandon Virk |Felipe Reis Aceti

Jordan Love completed 57% of his passes on true dropbacks in 2024, with 15 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, 7.5 yards per attempt, and a 77.6 passer rating. True dropbacks exclude play-action, RPOs, and screens. Among all quarterbacks on true dropbacks, that ranks 26th in completion percentage, 27th in passer rating, and the worst touchdown-to-interception ratio among all starters. Love operated mostly out of the shotgun in the Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Same Old Packers

Jan 13, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Dave Sinykin |Brandon Virk |Felipe Reis

My two mantras heading into this weekend’s Wild Card game were to get off to a fast start and protect the ball. It took one play for both of those to go out the window. One play. It’s hard to lose a game on one play, but that unlikely scenario unfolded on Sunday. We can argue Keisean Nixon recovered the fumble or if Oren Burks should have been flagged for a helmet-to-helmet hit, but that’s football. The notoriously slow-starting Philadelphia Eagles were set up to strike first, and they pounced.
Dontayvion Wicks' Expanded Role Will Be A Crucial Part of Green Bay's Upset Bid

Jan 11, 2025 | zonecoverage.com | Brandon Virk |Dave Sinykin |Felipe Reis

The seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers needed to go on the road and take down a second-seeded NFC East juggernaut to survive Wild Card weekend. They had to keep up with a prolific offensive attack and do it without explosive young wideout Christian Watson. That was the conversation approximately one year ago. The Packers pulled off the upset with authority as Jordan Love emphatically introduced himself and his young team to the nation.