All Entries Tagged With: "Packers special teams"

The struggles are real, and special teams should not be treated as an afterthought. 

Rich Bisaccia has been given the resources necessary to finally turn Green Bay's special teams unit around.

This is a huge risk-reward taking over a unit that has been known for its failures.

CHTV's Cody Roadcap gives his Top 5 candidates to take Maurice Drayton's place and help turn around the fortunes of the Packers abysmal special teams units.

There's no time to panic, but this unit needs to fine tune the fundamentals. 

This article will make three season-defining statements taken from Thursday's 51-34 win against the Steelers.

The Packers drafted two potential long-term specialists in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Addressing the needs of the Packers at key special teams positions.

The Packers will feel the loss of Micah Hyde all over the field in 2017, obviously in the secondary but also on special teams, where he returned 76 punts over his four-year career in Green Bay.

Putting aside for a moment the fact that a punter controversy is by all means the silliest position competition that could go down during training camp, the Packers sure do seem to have one on their hands.  This is the second offseason in a row that the Packers have been forced to bring in competition to push Tim Masthay for his job. And while In 2015, Cody Mandell wasn't able to succeed Masthay, mainly for his poor holding for kicker Mason Crosby, Wisconsin native and rookie Peter Mortell is posing a much more serious threat to Masthay's future in Green Bay. 

During every Green Bay Packers training camp there seems to be a “camp-darling”, a dark horse who emerges out of nowhere to tantalize and excite the fan base.  Last year that player was wide out Jeff Janis. This year Janis looks to earn more playing time.

If you took a poll of Packers fans you will find that they are divided on how well Zook will coordinate special teams.  There are those who see Zook as just another McCarthy buddy who didn’t make much of a difference last year when he was an assistant. Others look at his coaching body of work and come away impressed. 

Jeff Albrecht breaks down why the Packers will be even better in 2015. 

The Packers are ranked 32nd in the NFL by the Dallas Morning News.

Cobb appears poised to take over kick return duties for a Packers team ailing on special teams.

The Packers have allowed six blocked kicks and two touchdown returns this season, putting the special teams coordinator's job in jeopardy.

McCarthy had high praise for the job of Sean Richardson and his contributions to special teams so far this season.

There's no reason Green Bay can't use both Randall Cobb and Micah Hyde as return specialists this season.

In our best-case scenario Mason Crosby is named to the Pro Bowl, but in the worst-case scenario, he's back to his old struggles.

Considering kicker Mason Crosby ranked last in the NFL in field goal percentage in 2012, the Packers special teams performed rather admirably.

The Packers are quietly becoming the surprise onside kicking team of the NFL.

One, perhaps overlooked, thing to watch for in each phase of the game as the Green Bay Packers prepare to take on the New York Giants.

After four years of paying it lip service, the Packers are finally paying real attention to their special teams.

Bill Barnwell has broken down how much each team spent at each position group in '09. The Packers lead in one area and are dead last in another. Not surprisingly, it is reflected on the field.