2026 Draft Rd 6 #35 K Trey Smack Florida

[OldSchool101]

Not quite. Before Chester Marcol arrived in 1972. The Packers experimented. Jerry Kramer did some in 1968 before he retired. Mike Mercer was signed. Errol Mann, Dale Livingston, Booth Lusteg, Lou Michaels, and Tom Conway. It was a circus. Not an area that we excelled.

Dang good memory! My earliest memory without looking was Chester. Brockington, Middleton, Lofton, John Jefferson? (I think i remember he was a Charger first? I recall a poster of him in my room but as a Charger) Barty Smith, and that 6’6” 220lb LB I can’t recall? that grouping. Bart Starr only as a coach etc. I unfortunately was too young to remember Hornung play live. I missed the great early years and got to suffer pretty good from the mid 70’s to the mid 90’s until Majik man and Favre revived us. Lol

 

[Poppa San]

Dang good memory! My earliest memory without looking was Chester. Brockington, Middleton, Lofton, John Jefferson? (I think i remember he was a Charger first? I recall a poster of him in my room but as a Charger) Barty Smith, and that 6’6” 220lb LB I can’t recall? that grouping. Bart Starr only as a coach etc. I unfortunately was too young to remember Hornung play live. I missed the great early years and got to suffer pretty good from the mid 70’s to the mid 90’s until Majik man and Favre revived us. Lol

Gotta recall the Dickey era was some fun football to watch. If only they could stop someone on defense.

 

[DoURant]

Gotta recall the Dickey era was some fun football to watch. If only they could stop someone on defense.

The Lynn D to Paul Coffman connection was elite.

 

[milani]

Dang good memory! My earliest memory without looking was Chester. Brockington, Middleton, Lofton, John Jefferson? (I think i remember he was a Charger first? I recall a poster of him in my room but as a Charger) Barty Smith, and that 6’6” 220lb LB I can’t recall? that grouping. Bart Starr only as a coach etc. I unfortunately was too young to remember Hornung play live. I missed the great early years and got to suffer pretty good from the mid 70’s to the mid 90’s until Majik man and Favre revived us. Lol

I just happened to be there that decade. And everything else in my young life took a back seat, girls, food, play, and school. By and large the Packers ran the same formation for all of Lombardi's years. Same defense. Of course, player changes. When you watched that offense lineup and saw every player move with perfect timing and rhythm for nearly a decade I thought that they must practice that a million times. Broadway actors could not do any better.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Gotta recall the Dickey era was some fun football to watch. If only they could stop someone on defense.

Dickey was a very entertaining QB. Always fun to watch him, and the teams he was on put up a lot of yards and points.

 

[Schultz]

Dang good memory! My earliest memory without looking was Chester. Brockington, Middleton, Lofton, John Jefferson? (I think i remember he was a Charger first? I recall a poster of him in my room but as a Charger) Barty Smith, and that 6’6” 220lb LB I can’t recall? that grouping. Bart Starr only as a coach etc. I unfortunately was too young to remember Hornung play live. I missed the great early years and got to suffer pretty good from the mid 70’s to the mid 90’s until Majik man and Favre revived us. Lol

You can't mention John Brockington without including McArthur Lane.

 

[Poppa San]

****ey was a very entertaining QB. Always fun to watch him, and the teams he was on put up a lot of yards and points.

You have to learn how to fool the net nanny if you want to use Dickey's name without the ***********.'s

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

You have to learn how to fool the net nanny if you want to use Dickey's name without the ***********.'s

Is that "net nanny" strictlydickley? Asking for a friend.

 

[milani]

You can't mention John Brockington without including McArthur Lane.

A defender having to tackle one of them was enough but both of them was a horrible way to make a living. I recall Paul Krause, the great Viking safety, getting steamrolled by one of them late in that 23-7 Packer victory in 1972 that clinched the division. I actually felt sorry for him.

 

[Heyjoe4]

You have to learn how to fool the net nanny if you want to use Dickey's name without the ***********.'s

Thanks Poppa, that's clever. Use italic on the i. Thanks!

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Thanks Poppa, that's clever. Use italic on the i. Thanks!

Bolding 1 letter gets it by that d ickface nanny too.

 

[milani]

Thanks Poppa, that's clever. Use italic on the i. Thanks!

Brilliant! We all just became educated.

 

[Poppa San]

Brilliant! We all just became educated.

Any command inserted into the word to break up the string works.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Any command inserted into the word to break up the string works.

cummagain?

 

[Heyjoe4]

Any command inserted into the word to break up the string works.

Thanks Poppa. Yeah I knew if I spelled "****ey" as "D!ckey" it would not get starred out. But you showed how simply using italics on one letter in a word can accomplish the same thing. Thanks!

 

[Heyjoe4]

A defender having to tackle one of them was enough but both of them was a horrible way to make a living. I recall Paul Krause, the great Viking safety, getting steamrolled by one of them late in that 23-7 Packer victory in 1972 that clinched the division. I actually felt sorry for him.

I remember Brockington, but didn't realize he played that long ago, thanks! Brockington must have been drafted just after Lombardi left. Phil Bengston became the HC when Lombardi went to DC, I think. Not sure how long Bengston lasted, but I do remember it was the start of 20 plus years of bad coaches and bad teams and even worse, losing a lot to Da Bearz.

 

[gopkrs]

It was too bad Brockington's talents were kind of wasted on those Packer teams. He was still awesome even though the other team hardly had to worry about the pass

 

[milani]

I remember Brockington, but didn't realize he played that long ago, thanks! Brockington must have been drafted just after Lombardi left. Phil Bengston became the HC when Lombardi went to DC, I think. Not sure how long Bengston lasted, but I do remember it was the start of 20 plus years of bad coaches and bad teams and even worse, losing a lot to Da Bearz.

Bengston was HC from 68-70. Devine was there from 71-74. The Bart took over for 9 seasons. Brockington was drafted in 1971. Had a very good rookie year but the time was in transition and lacked discipline. In 1972 with some good draft picks, Hanner running the D, and Starr running the offense the team went 10-4 to win the division. Devine was a good college coach. But the NFL was not his forte.

 

[gopkrs]

The way I remember the playoff was we played Washington. They stacked the box with 6 or 7 because Hunter couldn't throw worth a damn. That stopped Brockington.

 

[milani]

The way I remember the playoff was we played Washington. They stacked the box with 6 or 7 because Hunter couldn't throw worth a damn. That stopped Brockington.

Exactly, Starr's plan was to play fake and use the TE as a decoy blocker, then flood to the weak side in the flat for a pass. But Devine was too stubborn. Thought he was still running that powerhouse backfield from the old Mizzou-Husker games. Hunter went 12-24 for 150 and 1 INT with 2 sacks. We ran the ball 29 times for only 78 yards.
If this was the 60s Starr would have told Lombardi what the D was doing and countered what he saw rather than get put in 3rd and long each series. Granted that Hunter did not have Bart's instincts or much of an arm, but Bart would have used play fake wheel routes, TE seams, and quick sideline out patterns. If that loosened the D he would then pound with the backs. And that would lead to play action and an occasional long shot. Starr faced George Allen when he was both with the Bears and Rams. He knew what to expect. Devine did not.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Bengston was HC from 68-70. Devine was there from 71-74. The Bart took over for 9 seasons. Brockington was drafted in 1971. Had a very good rookie year but the time was in transition and lacked discipline. In 1972 with some good draft picks, Hanner running the D, and Starr running the offense the team went 10-4 to win the division. Devine was a good college coach. But the NFL was not his forte.

Thanks for the history milani. I do remember Starr as HC for nine long seasons. I don't think his teams did anything memorable. It's a shame that just a great person/player has this in their biography. By Bart will always be Bart, and one of the most memorable Packers to play the game.

 

[JPPT1974]

Ever since Mason Crosby retired haven't had a long haul kicker as hopefully Smack will really do awesome wonders.

 

[AKCheese]

Wow didn’t recall Starr hung around that long…

 

[OldSchool101]

Wow didn’t recall Starr hung around that long…

That does seem longer than I remember. I might’ve guessed 5 or 6 seasons. We tried our best to give former Champions a shot. We moved on to Forrest Gregg. Neither produced much as HC’s. 13 years between them. That’s a long stretch to have just 1 Winning season. Even then it was barely.
8-7-1

 

[milani]

Wow didn’t recall Starr hung around that long…

The man tried despite his coaching inexperience. He was not dealt the best deck either.