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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: packrat Date: May 11, 2011, 10:10 am
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5. Gale Sayers: 30.6 Yards Per Kick Return, Career
Sayers returned just 91 kicks in his six-year career, but he
took six of them back for a touchdown.
He averaged an incredible 37.7 yards per kick return in 1967 and
topped 30 on two other occasions.
When he retired, he had averaged 30.6 yards per kick return.
Some returners go two or three games without breaking off a
30-yard return.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: Fearless Freep Date: May 13, 2011, 5:41 am
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I am really impressed by Emmet Smith's numbers:
[font=inherit]16. Emmitt Smith: 4,409 carries, 18,355
yards[/font]
For a running back to top Smith's rushing marks, he would need
to carry the ball 300 times for about 1,250 yards per season for
15 straight seasons. And no running back is going to be able to
handle that
Admitting to being impressed by a member of Jerry Jones
Showboat-team-of-the-century takes a lot; but then again, Smith
was one of the rare few on that team who always played liked he
had done it before.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: dallasbear Date: May 13, 2011, 9:03 am
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Except when he reached the endzone and ripped off his helmet so
everyone could see his pretty face. NFL changed the rules
because of him.
In comparison, I can only recall seeing Walter Payton spike the
ball once. Most of the tme he'd just hand it to a lineman.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: packrat Date: May 13, 2011, 10:48 am
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Peyton was one of a kind but Emmet Smith was a very good player
and team-mate. One season, during the Cowboys best run, he
held out for the first two games. Dallas lost both and Jones
promptly signed Smith and the Cowboys rolled on.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: Fearless Freep Date: May 13, 2011, 12:06 pm
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I agree Dallas that Payton WAS one of a kind - it was NEVER
about him.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: packrat Date: May 13, 2011, 6:10 pm
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Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 13, 2011, 1:28 PM EDT
Getty ImagesWith Kevin Kolb and Kyle Orton getting a lot of
attention as possible quarterback trade targets, we haven’t
heard much about Packers backup quarterback Matt Flynn. For
good reason.
The Packers don’t seem eager to let him go and Flynn doesn’t
sound too antsy about leaving the nest yet.
“I love being a Packer and I’ll be here as long as they want
me,” Flynn told Kareem Copeland of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
“It’s all kind of speculation right now, of what people want to
write or whatever they want to say. You can’t say that anybody
wants me or doesn’t want me. We’ll see what happens. I just like
where I am right now.”
We question whether the Packers could get that much for Flynn.
He was rock solid in a performance against the Patriots last
year, but that game was more of a coaching masterpiece by Mike
McCarthy than it was a dazzling quarterback display.
Even though he’s entering his contract year, Flynn’s value to
Green Bay in 2011 may be greater than a mid-round 2012 draft
pick. Based on Flynn’s words, it sounds like the team may get a
chance to re-sign him as a long-term backup next year anyhow.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: packrat Date: May 14, 2011, 12:28 pm
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Mike Spofford
Posted May 12, 2011
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Packers GM Ted Thompson loves answers like this.
Ask Arkansas tight ends coach Richard Owens what will make the
undersized (6-2, 245) but ultra-productive D.J. Williams
successful in the NFL, and the reply comes without hesitation.
“It’s important to him. The game of football is important to
him,” Owens said. “He loves playing the game.”
The Packers strive to get players that feel that way with every
one of their draft picks. The hope is that the combination of
Williams’ ability and attitude will allow the tight end to
overcome his lack of prototypical size at his position, which
helped make him most believe will be a steal at the 141st
overall pick.
It’s the missing 2-3 inches and 15-20 pounds that kept the 2010
John Mackey Award winner as the nation’s top tight end available
until the fifth round of last month’s draft.
There were certainly no qualms about his character as a
community-oriented young man who gives lots of time to
organizations such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters and Boys & Girls
Clubs. He’s always willing to share his story of escape from an
abusive father (highlighted by ESPN’s E:60 show) in order to
raise awareness of domestic violence and give others in similar
circumstances hope for the future.
There’s also no argument with his production after he averaged
49 catches for 587 yards and three touchdowns over his final
three seasons at Arkansas. Owens points to Williams’ natural
feel for the game and the position as the trump card to his size
at the college level.
“He can beat a linebacker one-on-one, and he did it week in and
week out for us, year after year,” said Owens, a former NFL
tight end himself. “It’s a feel thing, being able to run routes
off a linebacker, feel leverage and pressure and know where the
holes are. That’s what he does.”
As important as the game is to Williams, he was pretty important
to the Razorbacks. One of five players last season to compile at
least 600 receiving yards, Williams was as clutch as any of
quarterback Ryan Mallett’s targets, particularly in the
Southeastern Conference’s hostile road stadiums.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: dallasbear Date: May 17, 2011, 10:11 pm
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Elmore was one of the first to recognize how the NFL was viewing
him, going to the very 2011 lengths of posting YouTube videos
depicting him jumping out of a pool and later into a truck.
Be careful of those guys jumping out of pools on YouTube.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: packrat Date: May 18, 2011, 10:54 am
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LOL.
Point taken.
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Re: Green Bay sucks (4.12.11 - 9.10.15)
By: packrat Date: June 1, 2011, 5:46 pm
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Breaking down the impact from the Packers' TE. Matt Bowen
Print This Send This May 31, 2011, 05:30 AM EST .39 Comments .
Over the holiday weekend, I ran into plenty of Packers fans up
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. No question they are talking repeat,
however, the one name that always surfaced in our conversations
was TE Jermichael Finley. And while talking educated football
(something you always get with Green Bay fans), I started to
think about the upcoming season and how lethal of a player
Finley can be in Mike McCarthy’s offense.
Today, let’s think like a coach and discuss why Finley is the
one player we should all look forward to seeing back on the
field in 2011.
ICON
The Packers game plan is going to look solid with Finley back in
the lineup.
Multiple Alignments: First thing I look at when breaking down
the TE’s of today’s game. Are they a traditional “on the line Y”
(think attached to the core of the formation) or are they the
type of player that can be used as a receiver. With Finley, I
see both. An athlete that can align as the TE in regular
personnel (2 WR, 1 TE, 2 RB), and in the multiple spread looks
we see every Sunday from the Packers. In the slot, as the “X”
receiver backside of a 3x1 formation (isolates the TE vs. a CB
or SS) and when the Packers use their empty sets. The Packers’
TE gives you options in any personnel grouping.
Impact vs. Lovie and the Bears: How do you defeat the Tampa 2
defense in Chicago? Get down the middle of the field and
challenge middle linebacker Brian Urlacher and the two deep
safeties. As part of the 4 vertical route scheme, double
china-post and in play action. QB Aaron Rodgers and the Packers
have issues vs. Lovie Smith and the Chicago defense, and adding
Finley back to the mix allows them to test the top of the
scheme—which produces explosive plays. Much easier to target the
defensive scheme when you have the player to get it done.
Red Zone matchups: When I was playing in the NFL, it was Tony
Gonzalez, Antonio Gates and Todd Heap. The three players you had
to specifically game plan for once the ball crossed the 20-yard
line. And that game plan got even more nervous when the ball was
inside of the 10-yard line. TEs that can catch the ball, win vs.
a safety and are an issue for any defensive coordinator. Finley
can abuse man coverage and Cover 4 (quarters) will be easy to
beat. Look for more Red 2 (CBs sink to create an almost 5-deep
look) vs. Green Bay this season. Because I don’t have a real
good answer to give you right now to defend him in the red zone.
Adding to the game plan: What is crazy about this post (and the
converastions I had with fans over the weekend) is that we are
talking about the defending Super Bowl champs. This isn’t a 7-9
team looking to get an impact player back into the lineup in
hopes of making a playoff run. Instead, this Packers’ team is
already loaded on offense with No.12 under center, plus the
weapons they have at receiver and in the backfield. Getting
Finley back just adds to what they already have—the best offense
in the NFL. The type of player that is luxury to put into your
Sunday game plan.
This guy makes me want to talk NFL football. Time to get this
lockout settled—don’t you think?
Follow me on Twitter: MattBowen41
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