Pugger Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr Bad Example said: I thought Edgar Bennett was unemployed, but he's with the Raiders right now. RBs and WRs performed at a high level under him, and IMO he was scapegoated for systemic failures on offense. When did Bennett leave us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachbuns Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 29 minutes ago, Pugger said: Once we got a decent returner I was pretty happy with ST. The one thing that was a major improvement was we didn't have a holding or block in the back penalty on almost every punt and kick. Scott was in a slump for a couple of weeks but otherwise ST IMO improved over the year before. Not according to the Dallas News sports reporter who does the annual special teams rankings. Somewhere I saw he rated the Packers special teams somewhere around 29-30th for the year for their overall play. That's not much improvement if any. The Saints hired the guy we had in but didn't want to pay. His special teams ended up #1 in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, coachbuns said: Not according to the Dallas News sports reporter who does the annual special teams rankings. Somewhere I saw he rated the Packers special teams somewhere around 29-30th for the year for their overall play. That's not much improvement if any. The Saints hired the guy we had in but didn't want to pay. His special teams ended up #1 in the league. Yes, that was disappointing we didn't want to pay that coach. What ranking did our ST have in 2018? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, Pugger said: Yes, that was disappointing we didn't want to pay that coach. What ranking did our ST have in 2018? 32nd in '18 .. 26th in '19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Let's face it, our ST's has been a joke for the better half of the decade. It cost us a trip to the Super Bowl in 2014, it cost us other games, it's been a constant disappointment. You'd think we would've realized that if we wanted any sort of improvement, we would've ponied up for Rizzi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachbuns Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Joe said: Let's face it, our ST's has been a joke for the better half of the decade. It cost us a trip to the Super Bowl in 2014, it cost us other games, it's been a constant disappointment. You'd think we would've realized that if we wanted any sort of improvement, we would've ponied up for Rizzi. Penney wise and pound foolish! Let's spend millions on players and pennies on coaches to lead them. Unreal .. big mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, {Family Ghost} said: 32nd in '18 .. 26th in '19. We were 18th in 2019 in DVOA and 29th in 2018. So at least there was improvement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgbeethree Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Gotta think our punt return unit until Ervin came along is what really dragged that ranking down. IIRC prior to Ervin our punt returners had a combined -8 yards for the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 22 hours ago, Pugger said: When did Bennett leave us? I think McCarthy promoted him to OC in '17 and then sacked him after that season when the offense underperformed - which after '18 and '19 we know that there were other issues with the offense. When he was coaching RBs and WRs, you could see their performance tick up. I feel like his problems as OC were less with his coaching ability (though it's possible the Peter Principle was in effect) and more just the state of Green Bay at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 19 hours ago, incognito_man said: We were 18th in 2019 in DVOA and 29th in 2018. So at least there was improvement! Nolan Cromwell wept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox_NFLs_GG Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 10:04 AM, {Family Ghost} said: 32nd in '18 .. 26th in '19. I think that not having a KR/PR for most of the season hurt 2019. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) On 2/1/2020 at 12:51 AM, PossibleCabbage said: i remember reading last offseason that Matt LaFleur wanted to hire Mike LaFleur as the WR coach but couldn't because he was under contract with the 49ers for another season. I thought MLF wanted MLF2 as OC? Anyway, dosen't look like MLF2 will be available but MLF wanted him. Wonder if MLF canned Alvis to get his brother then SF essentially worked to block him from GB again ? Quote The San Francisco 49ers have started keeping the band together. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the 49ers have worked out a new contract with passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur. Schefter says LaFleur planned to go to Green Bay once his contract expired to join brother Matt. The 49ers put a stop to that it looks like. https://www.ninersnation.com/2020/2/2/21119200/49ers-coaching-contract-news-mike-lafleur-extension-green-bay https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2874302-49ers-mike-lafleur-reportedly-agreed-on-new-contract-amid-packers-rumors Edited February 3, 2020 by Arthur Penske Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Well, if they offered a new contract and Mike LaFleur signed it, that's hardly "blocking" IMO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I'm surprised this position hasn't been filled or even reported on recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 8:02 AM, Pugger said: Once we got a decent returner I was pretty happy with ST. The one thing that was a major improvement was we didn't have a holding or block in the back penalty on almost every punt and kick. Scott was in a slump for a couple of weeks but otherwise ST IMO improved over the year before. Yeah, the improvement after they added Ervin was noticeable. Hard for the ST coach to create a good unit when the returner is bad. Having some speed and quickness helped. That's helped at RB too, with Jones. I'd love to see us try that at WR, too! OK, well, then maybe TE also? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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