Archive for October 15th, 2009
The Importance of Tight Ends to the Packers
by max headroom on Oct.15, 2009, under Commentary
Whoa Nellie! Keith Jackson
This article takes a look back a on the role of the tight end has been to Packer offenses over the last twenty years.
My perception going into this is the Packers have always been at their best when the tight ends play a major role. The results changed my opinion, but is it in a good way?
We are going to look at three different sets of numbers.
The first is “% of the offense”, this takes the total reception yards by the TEs and is divided by total yards (rushing and receiving) by the Offense for that year.
The second set of numbers is “% of receptions” which is how many catches by the TEs divided by total receptions by the team.
The third set of numbers is “% of TDs” which takes the total number TEs touchdowns divided by total offense touchdowns.
Rodgers won’t criticize porous protection
by Boris on Oct.15, 2009, under Commentary
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Even after getting sacked a league-worst 20 times and taking plenty of hits in the Green Bay Packers’ first four games, Aaron Rodgers isn’t about to complain about his porous protection.
Despite spending too much time on the turf, the second-year starter isn’t inclined to call out his line.
Aaron Rodgers
“It really doesn’t do any good,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “I trust those guys. I love those guys. They take care of me, I take care of them. That’s the way it goes. We have a tight-knit relationship. Nothing gets done when you do something like that publicly.”
Rodgers reiterated Wednesday that he has confidence in his linemen, adding that everyone on the team wants and needs to play better for the Packers (2-2) to hit the high expectations they carried into the season.
“We’re all pros,” Rodgers said. “We all hold ourselves to a standard of play, and I’d say myself and those guys included would probably all agree that personally, we haven’t played up to our potential at all times. We all want to play better. We’re going to play better.”
They’ll get their chance in Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions (1-4).
Veteran left tackle Chad Clifton may return after missing two games with a sprained right ankle. Clifton’s return would allow fill-in left tackle Daryn Colledge to return to left guard, and Jason Spitz could move from left guard back to center.
The team also made a deal to bring back veteran right tackle Mark Tauscher on Monday. Tauscher is working his way back from a knee injury last December and is not likely to play this week, but could eventually push Allen Barbre for the starting right tackle job.
