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Why Za’Darius Smith’s season with the Vikings means so much — especially vs. the Packers
2 years ago

Why Za’Darius Smith’s season with the Vikings means so much — especially vs. the Packers

New York Times  

EAGAN, Minn. — One day in early May, Mike Pettine, the Vikings’ assistant head coach, spotted a news alert on the television. He had been talking ball in the office of outside linebackers coach Mike Smith, and now here were both men, learning that free-agent edge rusher Za’Darius Smith had signed with the Baltimore Ravens. “I had no doubt he …

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Pettine, Mennenga won’t be back after Packers’ playoff loss
3 years, 11 months ago

Pettine, Mennenga won’t be back after Packers’ playoff loss

Associated Press  

Green Bay defensive coordinator Mike Pettine won’t return to the team next season and special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga has been fired after the Packers’ second straight NFC championship game loss last Sunday. “You can’t do stuff like that against a good football team and expect to win.” LaFleur had chosen to keep Pettine after the Packers gave up 285 …

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How Montravius Adams became the Packers’ ‘most improved player’ on defense
5 years, 5 months ago

How Montravius Adams became the Packers’ ‘most improved player’ on defense

New York Times  

When Mike Pettine first met defensive lineman Montravius Adams last spring, he wasn’t impressed. ” … With him saying that it was like, ‘I am going to prove to him that I am who I think I am and not who anybody else thinks.’ “It was just a mutual feeling that you understand that maybe he doesn’t think I’m good, …

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How coach Jeff Hafley went from New Jersey turnpike scofflaw to a ‘rising star’ for Ohio State
5 years, 7 months ago

How coach Jeff Hafley went from New Jersey turnpike scofflaw to a ‘rising star’ for Ohio State

New York Times  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jeff Hafley emerged from his coach’s office and walked through a spacious hallway at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center last week, his past and present in perfect lockstep. “In my opinion, it’s the best college job in America,” Hafley said of Ohio State. “When players first meet Jeff it’s like ‘who is this guy?’” said Green Bay …

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Packers Mailbag: Young coaches, Jake Kumerow's future, Josh Jones' status, free agency and more
6 years ago

Packers Mailbag: Young coaches, Jake Kumerow's future, Josh Jones' status, free agency and more

New York Times  

Hey Josh, I am really curious what you think our WR corp will look like next year. Receiver is one of the hardest positions to find instant success in this league, especially when you’re playing with a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers. I think there’s been a trend at times of getting those younger coaches, but it’s about casting a vision …

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Cohen: Analyzing 10 things from the Packers' impressive win over the Dolphins
6 years, 2 months ago

Cohen: Analyzing 10 things from the Packers' impressive win over the Dolphins

New York Times  

With their season teetering, the Green Bay Packers faced a must-win game against the Miami Dolphins and answered with one of their most complete performances of the season. If they call my number to go out there and run a double move or if it’s to block, if it’s to block anybody, I’m going to do the job to the …

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Ben Fennell's Packers Film Room: Week 4 review vs. Bills
6 years, 3 months ago

Ben Fennell's Packers Film Room: Week 4 review vs. Bills

New York Times  

The​ Athletic Wisconsin examines​ the​ Green​ Bay​ Packers’​ Week​ 4 shutout win over the Buffalo Bills through the​ “All-22” camera angle.​ That​ camera is positioned​​ high above the NFL playing field and shows a view that includes all 22 players at the same time. Getting Defensive Early The Packers defense finally got out of the gates with a productive start, …

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Was the Packers' defensive performance against the Bills a mirage or the real deal?
6 years, 3 months ago

Was the Packers' defensive performance against the Bills a mirage or the real deal?

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In the aftermath of another Jekyll-and-Hyde performance against the Washington Redskins last Sunday — a third successive dance with duality for the Green Bay Packers’ defense — first-year coordinator Mike Pettine created a slideshow to remind his players of their venomous potential: They had responded from a 323-yard, 28-point gut punch in the opening half to …

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Packers' Dean Lowry is ready to step up for defensive line
6 years, 3 months ago

Packers' Dean Lowry is ready to step up for defensive line

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. – When new Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine arrived in Green Bay this offseason, along with prized-disciple Muhammad Wilkerson, defensive lineman Dean Lowry took a back seat. This season, Lowry played 33 of 143 defensive snaps during Green Bay’s first two games against Chicago and Minnesota, before getting 24 defensive snaps at Washington in Week 3, when …

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Michael Cohen: Analyzing 10 things from the Packers-Vikings game
6 years, 3 months ago

Michael Cohen: Analyzing 10 things from the Packers-Vikings game

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Opening the regular season with consecutive division games assured the Green Bay Packers their 2018 campaign would begin with ample emotion, and fans at Lambeau Field could hardly have been disappointed with what they saw. On Sunday, the Packers and Minnesota Vikings battled to a 29-29 tie that featured nearly everything you can imagine: a blocked …

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'A lot of different looks': Breaking down the flexibility and diversity behind Mike Pettine's defensive philosophy
6 years, 4 months ago

'A lot of different looks': Breaking down the flexibility and diversity behind Mike Pettine's defensive philosophy

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — At first blush, the debut for Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine felt like an injection of freshness into a side of the ball that had gone stale. So when Pettine unveiled a multitude of new wrinkles in Sunday’s win over the Chicago Bears — be it the package with seven defensive backs or the …

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Bubble watch: Grading the Packers on the brink as cut-down day looms
6 years, 4 months ago

Bubble watch: Grading the Packers on the brink as cut-down day looms

New York Times  

– All the preseason contests are completed, training camp is done, Aaron Rodgers inked his new mega-deal and Brian Gutekunst has executed 10 major moves, between offseason acquisitions and trades, since taking over as Packers general manager in January. Running back Devante Mays Down: Approaching Thursday’s game, Mays seemed confident he would see his first preseason action against the Chiefs. …

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Your new Most Valuable Packer —would you buy a third-round rookie linebacker from Vanderbilt?
6 years, 5 months ago

Your new Most Valuable Packer —would you buy a third-round rookie linebacker from Vanderbilt?

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — On Wednesday afternoon, during the first 24 seconds of his news conference, Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine encapsulated the emotionally stunted lifestyle of the NFL, where the risk of bodily harm forms the subtext of every contract and where the frequency of such injuries works like numbing ointment to dull a bystander’s pain. It’s …

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