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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Packers’ special teams were a crucial part of a late-game collapse that cost the Packers a win.
I’m sure other teams have their own versions of this kind of meltdown, but boy does it seem to happen a lot in Green Bay. Maybe we just have a penchant for remembering the high-profile ones, but it’s not just that. It’s the sheer number of events of this nature that points to some kind of epic incompetence or heinous intervention by some kind of malicious divine being.
If it’s the former, the Packers might be overdue for some kind of long conversation about Rich Bisaccia. The well-respected, long-time special teams coordinator hasn’t exactly revolutionized the Packers’ special teams units, though things have certainly been worse under other coordinators.
If it’s the latter, well, I guess we’ll need an old priest and a young priest.
In any case, this is an awfully familiar situation in Green Bay. The same issues have so consistently reared their head that you can’t help but wonder why it isn’t getting fixed. Bisaccia’s now in his fourth year with the Packers, but these kinds of issues far predate his arrival. Maybe we really ought to start making some calls to local parishes.
Packers’ protection ‘got lifted’ on blocked field goal | Packers.com
I’d choose a metaphor more along the lines of something that suggests a large foot being applied forcefully to a backside than “lifted,” but to each their own.
Packers K Brandon McManus believed in his kick, but Browns stole the win | Packers Wire
McManus thought he had his third game-winner in a Packers uniform, but alas!
Packers’ Matt LaFleur wasn’t happy with undefeated talk from team | ESPN
Well, thank goodness we’ve got that behind us!
One last look at how it all went down.
Packers Rookie Matthew Golden Showed Potential in Loss to Browns | Sports Illustrated
Matthew Golden had the best game of his young career, and hopefully it’s a sign of things to come.
Ancient spear-throwing tool brings fun and history to Vermont competition | Associated Press
If you didn’t know what an atlatl was, this is a good time to learn.
