Matt LaFleur says he will "absolutely not' fire special teams coordinator...

Zero2Cool
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3 years ago

The Packers' special teams have been awful all season, and Sunday night was another ugly performance, highlighted (or lowlighted) by Chicago's Jakeem Grant racing through the Packers' punt coverage for a 97-yard touchdown. But after the game, head coach Matt LaFleur said one thing he will not do is fire special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton. [more]

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That headline is absolutely the BEST thing I could read this morning!!!

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Zero2Cool
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3 years ago

Greg from Danbury, CT
Best case: Special teams will cost the Packers a trip to the Super Bowl. Worst case: Special teams will cost the Packers the Super Bowl. That said, how does coach Vic fix it in a few weeks?
Play starters on special teams.

Bruce from Washburn, WI
How secure is Maurice Drayton’s future with the Packers?
He'll probably be fired. Nearly all of the questions in my inbox are about the Packers' special teams failures. The howl of the wolves is deafening. They must be fed.

Zach from Chicago, IL
Vic, what is the level of risk posed by the Packers' special teams play for their Super Bowl aspirations?
When a team gives up a touchdown on special teams, it's likely to lose that game. That didn't happen last night because of the talent divide to which I've referred. In the postseason, that divide won't exist.

Evan from Green Bay, WI
This team will lose in the playoffs due to specials teams. Book it.
I probably won't book it.

Our Special Teams unit is a disaster not solely because of coaching. It's because those players are usually the 2nd and 3rd string guys. We have a bottom tier of players that were on the street and/or practice squad. If you are going to chime in with they are professionals I'll retort that they were street guys and free agent guys and practice squad guys for a reason. Not every one is Rasul Douglas!

Zero2Cool
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3 years ago

"Davante Adams says he jokingly tries to return punts in practice but Brian Gutekunst tells him to get off the field lol"

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wpr
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3 years ago

I see Vic agrees with me. Put starters on ST.

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