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In this fourth installment of “Studying the Stats”, I’ll be taking a look at the Green Bay Packers’ penalty woes and how they may have affected results. You can find the previous articles here: Part 1 - Interceptions Part 2 - Fast Starts Part 3 - Field Position Now onto the penalties. First, the cold hard stats: Packers Penalties: 2009    118 (1)        1057yds.(2) 2008    110 (2)         984yds. (1) 2007    113 (4)        1006yds. ...

In this second installment of “Studying the Stats,” I’ll be taking a look at how the Green Bay Packers' offense did in 2009 coming out of the locker room. In other words, how they started out each half. (Part1: Interceptions ) If you remember the 2008 season, there was much consternation about the Packers’ slow starts (here’s just one example ). There were also many Mike McCarthy comments about "fixing our slow ...

As the 2010 NFL Draft approaches, Ted Thompson is quietly huddled down in his basement sharpening his darts and practicing his target throwing. For now, he's been using photos of punters Derrick Frost and Jeremy Kapinos as targets ( he wore out the Brett Favre target last off-season). But come Thursday night (I still can't get used to saying that), who will Ted Terrific be aiming for? Of course no ...

As Green Bay Packers fans might imagine, the month of March is “quiet time” at 1265 Lombardi Ave. Office personnel are busy playing solitaire on their computers, and the water cooler continually plays host to bored employees looking to eat up some minutes. The St. Patty’s Day office party, with Mike McCarthy dressed as a leprechaun, is always the highlight of the month. Every day, Ted Thompson is ...

Game 1: Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers Game 2: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks Game 3: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers (ESPN - Thursday Night) Game 4: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs So there it is. The first pre-season game will highlight Mike Holmgren's return to Lambeau in his new position as President of the Cleveland Browns. Holmgren came to Cleveland for the challenge ...

This is the third in my series of articles examining potential draft strategies for the Green Bay Packers. I’ve previously identified the Packers' five primary needs to be at offensive tackle, cornerback, outside linebacker, running back, and safety. In Article 1 , I proposed the Packers re-sign their own free agents, sign one free agent from another team to address one need, and trade down to obtain ...

It would be difficult to dispute that Mason Crosby had a bad year kicking field goals for the Green Bay Packers. Among kickers with at least 15 attempts, his 75 percent average field goal percentage (FG%)  was better than only six other kickers in the NFL. Towards the end of the season, Crosby collected “votes of confidence” from Packers coaches like Ted Thompson collects wide ...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Yes, the first few days of free agency was a mixed bag for Green Bay Packers fans. While Packer nation breathed a collective sigh of relief that Chad Clifton would be back to protect Aaron Rodgers' blind side, there is also a sadness that permeated the Packer faithful. Aaron Kampman, a favorite son, has left behind the bitter winds of ...

For all you Packer fans that spent the weekend glued to NFL Network (myself included), getting all worked up about who just ran the fastest 40 or bench-pressed the most reps;á evidently, we could have been doing something more importantà It appears that Ted Thompson and his staff donÆt give a very strong consideration to combine results.á NOW , I find that outà In an article by Greg Bedard on JSOnline.com , ...

As the 2010 NFL combine approaches, rabid fans of the NFL will be reading, listening and looking for details about their favorite prospects for their favorite teams. To make life a little easier, IÆve identified some of the best places to get useful combine information. First, the official web site for the NFL combine can be found at this location . Here you can view the list of invited players and the ...