Blocked kicks and constant mental screw ups that cost them big.
The only bright spots I saw were Crosby and Micah Hyde on special teams.

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 

We need a new special teams coordinator. Not saying it's unequivocally Slocum's fault, but it's his job to fix problems. And the special teams protection was a joke this year.

To his credit though, the return coverage (on kickoffs and punts) has DRAMATICALLY improved the last couple years (especially this year). Remember when it was basically every game that there was a 40+ yard return? Now it's rare to see a 30 yard return and we seem to stick people behind the 20.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

We need a new special teams coordinator. Not saying it's unequivocally Slocum's fault, but it's his job to fix problems. And the special teams protection was a joke this year.

To his credit though, the return coverage (on kickoffs and punts) has DRAMATICALLY improved the last couple years (especially this year). Remember when it was basically every game that there was a 40+ yard return? Now it's rare to see a 30 yard return and we seem to stick people behind the 20.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

I may be wrong here, but I think I read somewhere that the avg. opponents field position against the packers on a kick return was 24.8 yards, one of the worst in the league.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 

I may be wrong here, but I think I read somewhere that the avg. opponents field position against the packers on a kick return was 24.8 yards, one of the worst in the league.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 

12th at 24.5 yards per return.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins