Packers have made gains on injuries under Mike McCarthy's new plan

MintBaconDrivel
Senior Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

Someone needs to tell Jordy Nelson.

Two years ago, Mike McCarthy made a radical change to the way the Green Bay Packers go about their work week during the season.

The reason: He was fed up with injuries.

His plan appears to have paid off.

There’s no denying that luck plays a role in it. How could Jordy Nelson's freakish ACL tear last preseason be deemed anything else? But on the whole, the Packers have gone from one of the NFL’s most consistently injured teams to one of the healthiest, according to data compiled by Football Outsiders.

It coincides with McCarthy’s decision to ditch his regular Friday practice and make it a recovery day after consecutive practices Wednesday and Thursday. He followed that with a short practice Saturday before a Sunday game.

According to Football Outsiders’ adjusted games lost formula, the Packers finished with the ninth-lowest total (56.2) in the NFL last season. In 2014, they had the third-lowest total (41.9). It was a remarkable turnaround for a team that had been among the most banged-up in the league.

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musccy
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8 years ago

I don't want to jinx this so I won't name names, but I noticed a guy in the front 7 (who may make a lot of money) has had a lot fewer hamstring injuries the past two seasons.

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