Green Bay Packers' News - 2024

[RingoCStarrQB]

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Some bye week revelations via Jason Wilde:

"LaFleur said the team’s bye-week analysis showed that the Packers have committed an astonishing 18 offensive penalties inside the red zone, making that sloppiness the No. 1 factor in the unit’s failings down there."

Added offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich: “For us, it's just staying out of negative plays. You look at the drives where we don't have penalties or aren’t making negative plays, we're excellent in the red zone. If we do have negative plays, we've got to make sure we overcome those. And that's been our Achilles’ heel this year.”


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Reporting the past is almost meaningless at this point of the season. We're 6 and 3 now and need to win 6 out of the next 8.

[williewasgreat]

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Some bye week revelations via Jason Wilde:

"LaFleur said the team’s bye-week analysis showed that the Packers have committed an astonishing 18 offensive penalties inside the red zone, making that sloppiness the No. 1 factor in the unit’s failings down there."

Added offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich: “For us, it's just staying out of negative plays. You look at the drives where we don't have penalties or aren’t making negative plays, we're excellent in the red zone. If we do have negative plays, we've got to make sure we overcome those. And that's been our Achilles’ heel this year.”


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https://madison.com/sports/professional ... 605bb.html
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Reporting the past is almost meaningless at this point of the season. We're 6 and 3 now and need to win 6 out of the next 8.

This is self-analysis and it is very important to discover areas that have been a weakness so they can improve on it.

[RingoCStarrQB]

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Some bye week revelations via Jason Wilde:

"LaFleur said the team’s bye-week analysis showed that the Packers have committed an astonishing 18 offensive penalties inside the red zone, making that sloppiness the No. 1 factor in the unit’s failings down there."

Added offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich: “For us, it's just staying out of negative plays. You look at the drives where we don't have penalties or aren’t making negative plays, we're excellent in the red zone. If we do have negative plays, we've got to make sure we overcome those. And that's been our Achilles’ heel this year.”


(paywall)

https://madison.com/sports/professional ... 605bb.html
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Reporting the past is almost meaningless at this point of the season. We're 6 and 3 now and need to win 6 out of the next 8.

This is self-analysis and it is very important to discover areas that have been a weakness so they can improve on it.

That's true too. Packers just quit making the same stupid mistakes, i.e. turnovers and penalties, and move ahead accordingly. Make plays, kick and punt well, and excel on defense. And run the team properly (Gutey, Coaching Staff, Scouts, Etc). This is no time to worry about how successful the Titletown District is, has been, etc.

[Half Empty]

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Some bye week revelations via Jason Wilde:

"LaFleur said the team’s bye-week analysis showed that the Packers have committed an astonishing 18 offensive penalties inside the red zone, making that sloppiness the No. 1 factor in the unit’s failings down there."

Added offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich: “For us, it's just staying out of negative plays. You look at the drives where we don't have penalties or aren’t making negative plays, we're excellent in the red zone. If we do have negative plays, we've got to make sure we overcome those. And that's been our Achilles’ heel this year.”


(paywall)

https://madison.com/sports/professional ... 605bb.html
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Reporting the past is almost meaningless at this point of the season. We're 6 and 3 now and need to win 6 out of the next 8.

This is self-analysis and it is very important to discover areas that have been a weakness so they can improve on it.

If they would have just looked here or some other Packer forums, we've been telling them that for some time, now.

[APB]

Jordan Morgan to IR. I guess that shoulder injury is pretty significant.

[salmar80]

Jordan Morgan to IR. I guess that shoulder injury is pretty significant.

Bummer.

I do love the new IR rules. Tho I still sometimes forget, and see "A Packer to IR" and for a moment think it's season over.

[Yoop]

Jordan Morgan to IR. I guess that shoulder injury is pretty significant.

Bummer.

I do love the new IR rules. Tho I still sometimes forget, and see "A Packer to IR" and for a moment think it's season over.

Me too, glad it's just 4 weeks, Morgan had a tough start, and OL is not typically a walk on position.

I think the biggest issue with penalties and mistakes is youth, we are the youngest team in the league, year after year, explains our problems on ST's as well, Puppies don't know how to bark right away

[NCF]

Only the Packers could start the practice week 100% healthy and send a guy to IR before the game is even played. Sucks for Morgan. Sucks for IOL depth.

[Yoop]

Only the Packers could start the practice week 100% healthy and send a guy to IR before the game is even played. Sucks for Morgan. Sucks for IOL depth.

It's the Bears, or as we seem to treat it a 2nd bye week, rest all players with boo boo's, attempt not to burst the point spread, practice new plays, and basically tune it up for 2nd half run

[Scott4Pack]

I was at that game where Favre threw to Jennings. From the stands, it felt like it took FOREVER to land in GJ's hands. The entire stadium was stunned, even the Packer fans aplenty. Total shock. Took a moment for the stadium/fans to realize what just happened. Some weren't even back yet from getting snacks/drinks/restrooms. hahaha.

I too was at that game. 16 years old. That ball just hung in the high Denver air. You could easily see Jennings was going to run under it. I actually fell about 5 rows because I jumped so much.

Quite possibly some of the best 15 seconds of elation in my life. To see that live caught right in front of me....2007 was such a special year. I saw three iconic games that year.

I also loved that game because it was electric. The stadium rocked the entire game. Prime time setting and a good matchup with a lot of Packer Nation on hand. Yelled solid that entire time.

[salmar80]

Probably shoulda sat him out. Hope this isn't something he'll have to deal with the rest of the season, lord knows he's been injury prone enough.

[NCF]

Probably shoulda sat him out. Hope this isn't something he'll have to deal with the rest of the season, lord knows he's been injury prone enough.

We are an entirely different defense with him on the field, though. Tough to sit a preferred starter coming off a Bye Week if he can actually play. We need him for the stretch run so it will be interesting to see how they play the 49ers game and Thanksgiving with another mini-Bye coming after that. I hate that Seattle won that game yesterday. San Francisco is going to be a desperate team.

[NCF]

How bad must Peter Bowden have been to not beat out Matt Orzech this summer? It wasn't just a nice story bringing in the former Badger, but he was generally considered the best LS available. Why are these specialists getting harder and harder to find?

Dads with sons... what are you doing? Get your boy in LS school today.

[salmar80]

Franchise is in good shape after his tenure. Glad he gets to go out with the draft in town and instant honors from Packers HoF

[Pckfn23]

[Yoop]

Franchise is in good shape after his tenure. Glad he gets to go out with the draft in town and instant honors from Packers HoF

we all make fun of Murph, Guty and Lafleur and every other FO person or coach at times, the reality is they've all done a good job.

Congrats to Murphy, he's earned the accolades

[Scott4Pack]

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Some bye week revelations via Jason Wilde:

"LaFleur said the team’s bye-week analysis showed that the Packers have committed an astonishing 18 offensive penalties inside the red zone, making that sloppiness the No. 1 factor in the unit’s failings down there."

Added offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich: “For us, it's just staying out of negative plays. You look at the drives where we don't have penalties or aren’t making negative plays, we're excellent in the red zone. If we do have negative plays, we've got to make sure we overcome those. And that's been our Achilles’ heel this year.”


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https://madison.com/sports/professional ... 605bb.html
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Reporting the past is almost meaningless at this point of the season. We're 6 and 3 now and need to win 6 out of the next 8.

To be totally honest, these penalties (prior to yesterday) are a lot like the first half of 2023. Way too many of them. Here's to hoping we are done with that kind of sloppy play.

[BSA]

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The best kick blockers in Green Bay Packers history

https://thepackerspost.com/ranking-the- ... s-history/

Gary Lewis

The Packers drafted tight end Gary Lewis in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft. Lewis stood 6’5” and 234 pounds. The former Texas-Arlington star was supposed to compliment Pro Bowl tight end Paul Coffman and give the team a one-two punch at the position.

Lewis never really panned out as a tight end. In four seasons with the Packers, the speedy Lewis never caught more than 11 passes in a season.

But the one thing Lewis did well was block field goals. He got a running start and jumped high in the air to block field goals and extra points.

In fact, Lewis was so good at blocking kicks this way that the NFL made this technique illegal a few years later.

In 1982, which was only a nine-game season due to the players strike, Lewis blocked four kicks and added one more in the playoffs. The following year, Lewis blocked five kicks which was the second consecutive season he tied for the league lead.

Lewis’ final block in 1983 secured Bart Starr’s final NFL win as a coach. He blocked an extra point in a game the Packers won 12-9 in overtime over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


Ted Hendricks

Ted Hendricks played only one year in Green Bay, but he had an outstanding season. During that 1974 campaign, he earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors while intercepting five passes at linebacker.

He also led the NFL with seven blocked kicks. Hendricks got his hands on three field goals, three punts and one extra point in a 14-game season.

“The Mad Stork” stood 6’7” and weighed 220 pounds. In addition to his height, he had quickness and a different sense of humor on and off the field.
Hendricks left Green Bay after only one season and finished his career with the Raiders where he spent nine seasons. Hendricks played for four Super Bowl winning teams and was selected to eight Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
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[APB]

Ted Hendricks

Ted Hendricks played only one year in Green Bay, but he had an outstanding season. During that 1974 campaign, he earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors while intercepting five passes at linebacker.

He also led the NFL with seven blocked kicks. Hendricks got his hands on three field goals, three punts and one extra point in a 14-game season.

“The Mad Stork” stood 6’7” and weighed 220 pounds. In addition to his height, he had quickness and a different sense of humor on and off the field.
Hendricks left Green Bay after only one season and finished his career with the Raiders where he spent nine seasons. Hendricks played for four Super Bowl winning teams and was selected to eight Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
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I was but a wee 6 yr old the season Ted Hendricks played for the Packers. I barely remember him as a Packer but remember his Raider days vividly.

What were the circumstances that led to his one-and-done tenure with the Packers? Anybody got a Cliff Christl write-up or something? I know the Packers got two R1 picks from Al Davis for him but wasn't there something else going on that led to his departure?

[salmar80]

Ted Hendricks

Ted Hendricks played only one year in Green Bay, but he had an outstanding season. During that 1974 campaign, he earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors while intercepting five passes at linebacker.

He also led the NFL with seven blocked kicks. Hendricks got his hands on three field goals, three punts and one extra point in a 14-game season.

“The Mad Stork” stood 6’7” and weighed 220 pounds. In addition to his height, he had quickness and a different sense of humor on and off the field.
Hendricks left Green Bay after only one season and finished his career with the Raiders where he spent nine seasons. Hendricks played for four Super Bowl winning teams and was selected to eight Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
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I was but a wee 6 yr old the season Ted Hendricks played for the Packers. I barely remember him as a Packer but remember his Raider days vividly.

What were the circumstances that led to his one-and-done tenure with the Packers? Anybody got a Cliff Christl write-up or something? I know the Packers got two R1 picks from Al Davis for him but wasn't there something else going on that led to his departure?

Lombardi Ave had this: https://lombardiave.com/2016/07/16/gree ... hendricks/

John Maxymuk, the author of “Packers by the Numbers: Jersey Numbers and the Players Who Wore them,” focuses on Hendricks in the chapter of his book that singles out “cameos.”

Let’s take a look at what he has to say about Hendricks:

"Ted Hendricks was a wild character known for such stunts as coming to a Halloween practice session wearing a hollowed-out pumpkin on his head. Another time he charged onto the practice field in full football gear on the back of a horse. Still another time he was shown sitting on the bench during a Monday Nigh Football game wearing a harlequin’s mask. He was also a great player – fas, agile, intelligent, strong, and an expert blitzed. He was a freelancer in many ways.Called the “Mad Stork” since his college days at Miami for his unusual build (6-7, 220 pounds), Hendricks was a second round pick o he Balimore Cols in 1969. He moved right in as a strting linebacker in his rookie year. He made All Pro three times and played in three Pro Bowls in five years with the Colts. He also won a Super Bowl ring with Baltimore in 1971. In 1974, Hendricks signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the fledgling, ill fated World Football League for the 1975 season. Within a week, he was traded to Green Bay for an eight round pick.Under Dan Devine in Green Bay, he would have perhaps the finest year of his 15-year career. He led the team with five interceptions and blocked an NFL record seven kicks (three punts, three field goals, and one extra point). Again, he mad All Pro and went to the the Pro Bowl. When Jacksonvilled defaulted on his first payment, it looked like Green Bay had a future Hall of Famer long-term. However, the one-year contract Hendricks had signed with Devine had no option year, making Hendricks a free agent. In 1975, that made him a rare bird in more ways than one. New coach Bart Starr would not meet Hendricks’ contract demands – chiefly that his contract be guaranteed. Starr could not see what a special talent Hendricks was and how it was worthwhile to go to unusual lengths to keep him. So Bart did the best thing he could think of and traded Ted to the Raiders for two number one picks. The picks would turn out to be Ezra Johnson, a good defensive end, and Mark Koncar, a mediocre lineman. Perhaps, if Starr had made better picks in 1976 ad 1977, the loss of Ted Hendricks would have been so devastating.