Since 2000, Jeff Saturday has been Payton Manning's center. It was always Saturday calling out the Colts' blocking assignments, and the tandem worked together to produce one of the best offenses the NFL has ever seen.
Those days are over. According to Adam Schefter, Jeff Saturday has signed with the Green Bay Packers, a move that surprises many around the league including yours truly. It was assumed by many, if not most, that Saturday would once again join up with Peyton Manning in Denver.
Saturday will move into Scott Wells' former position as the Packers starting center. Wells signed with the St. Louis Rams a week ago leaving a big void in the middle of the Green Bay Packers' line.
Bringing in Jeff Saturday is one of the best things the Packers could have done to fill that void. Saturday isn't the best blocker in the league, and he doesn't have the quickest feet in the NFL, but he makes up for it with his decision making. Peyton Manning rarely saw signif...
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