Pack93z
You retired too? .... Not me. I'm in my prime
Comeon MM.. your dropping the ball here.. gotta come up with a better name for the 5 wide than that.. :lol:
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/packers/256523
Packers notes: Five-wide set a whole new animal
GREEN BAY — In the Animal Planet that is the Green Bay Packers' offense — they have personnel groupings called Zebra, Tiger, Leopard, Hippo and Falcon — the five-wide receiver set they unveiled in Sunday's 34-0 victory is the only one without a zoological name.
"Big Five," coach Mike McCarthy calls it. And with seven games left in the season, it could become Big Time in the Packers' attack.
While the Packers weren't terribly productive using the alignment, it adds another dimension to their attack — one opponents now must prepare for, and one that didn't exist last year because the offensive line couldn't be trusted with five-man protections.
"It's not the end-all and be-all of football, but it's certainly a nice component of our offense," offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said. "If you play with, say, three wideouts and one back, (defenses) have a library of stuff they can pick from. Whereas if you go five wides, maybe (the defense) has two answers or one answer."
By unofficial count, the Packers lined up with five wideouts six times Sunday.
The first time, it forced the Vikings to take a timeout. The other five times, when they ran plays, the Packers completed three of five passes for 27 yards against the Vikings' dime (six defensive backs) defense.
"The advantage is you're getting good athletes on the field, guys with speed, guys with playmaking ability," Philbin said.
"(But) there are some risks, the biggest being you've got to protect your quarterback. Everybody needs to know who's getting blocked and who isn't. You'd better be ready. But it was a good little wrinkle, that's for sure."
On guard
After watching the film, offensive line coach James Campen said guards Jason Spitz and Daryn Colledge graded out well, and the staff was pleased with how the two second-year linemen responded to having their job security thrown into question last week, mainly because of their poor run-blocking.
"They were the only ones who were publicly challenged, and they played well. They played what we call 'winning football,' " Campen said.
"It was enough to win. They didn't have winning grades last week. It means they did their job — they contributed the way we expect them to contribute."
Coach Mike McCarthy said that the coaches "haven't really talked about how we'll move forward," but the hope had been for the guards to solidify themselves as the starters for the rest of the year.
"Ideally yes, you'd like to have (the same) five (starters)," McCarthy said. "But that's not a position we're in right now."
Health watch
While McCarthy wasn't pleased with quarterback Brett Favre's from-his-knees incompletion two plays after absorbing a blow to the head on a scramble, the coach said he didn't think Favre's judgment had been impaired by Kenechi Udeze's hit.
"I don't think it had anything to do with him getting hit in the head," McCarthy said. "You'd like to think it would. You'd like to give him a mulligan there."
McCarthy noted the medical staff said Favre "checked out fine" and didn't place him on the injury list, meaning he didn't suffer a concussion on the play.
Meanwhile, McCarthy said right tackle Mark Tauscher (ankle) will "probably miss some practice time this week," and defensive end Cullen Jenkins (knee bruise) might as well. Special teams ace Tracy White (ankle) probably won't practice until Friday.
Extra points
Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders said rookie safety Aaron Rouse "had a couple missed tackles, but certainly was in excellent position most of the day" in his first NFL start. McCarthy called Rouse's effort "solid," despite three missed three tackles. ... Sanders said the linebackers "probably had their best game overall as a unit." ... McCarthy said he'll use the same practice schedule this week — a shells-only practice Wednesday before a normal Thursday and Friday — but will focus solely on Carolina. The Packers play at Detroit on Thanksgiving next week, but McCarthy said only the coaches will work ahead on the Lions, beginning Friday
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/packers/256523
Packers notes: Five-wide set a whole new animal
GREEN BAY — In the Animal Planet that is the Green Bay Packers' offense — they have personnel groupings called Zebra, Tiger, Leopard, Hippo and Falcon — the five-wide receiver set they unveiled in Sunday's 34-0 victory is the only one without a zoological name.
"Big Five," coach Mike McCarthy calls it. And with seven games left in the season, it could become Big Time in the Packers' attack.
While the Packers weren't terribly productive using the alignment, it adds another dimension to their attack — one opponents now must prepare for, and one that didn't exist last year because the offensive line couldn't be trusted with five-man protections.
"It's not the end-all and be-all of football, but it's certainly a nice component of our offense," offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said. "If you play with, say, three wideouts and one back, (defenses) have a library of stuff they can pick from. Whereas if you go five wides, maybe (the defense) has two answers or one answer."
By unofficial count, the Packers lined up with five wideouts six times Sunday.
The first time, it forced the Vikings to take a timeout. The other five times, when they ran plays, the Packers completed three of five passes for 27 yards against the Vikings' dime (six defensive backs) defense.
"The advantage is you're getting good athletes on the field, guys with speed, guys with playmaking ability," Philbin said.
"(But) there are some risks, the biggest being you've got to protect your quarterback. Everybody needs to know who's getting blocked and who isn't. You'd better be ready. But it was a good little wrinkle, that's for sure."
On guard
After watching the film, offensive line coach James Campen said guards Jason Spitz and Daryn Colledge graded out well, and the staff was pleased with how the two second-year linemen responded to having their job security thrown into question last week, mainly because of their poor run-blocking.
"They were the only ones who were publicly challenged, and they played well. They played what we call 'winning football,' " Campen said.
"It was enough to win. They didn't have winning grades last week. It means they did their job — they contributed the way we expect them to contribute."
Coach Mike McCarthy said that the coaches "haven't really talked about how we'll move forward," but the hope had been for the guards to solidify themselves as the starters for the rest of the year.
"Ideally yes, you'd like to have (the same) five (starters)," McCarthy said. "But that's not a position we're in right now."
Health watch
While McCarthy wasn't pleased with quarterback Brett Favre's from-his-knees incompletion two plays after absorbing a blow to the head on a scramble, the coach said he didn't think Favre's judgment had been impaired by Kenechi Udeze's hit.
"I don't think it had anything to do with him getting hit in the head," McCarthy said. "You'd like to think it would. You'd like to give him a mulligan there."
McCarthy noted the medical staff said Favre "checked out fine" and didn't place him on the injury list, meaning he didn't suffer a concussion on the play.
Meanwhile, McCarthy said right tackle Mark Tauscher (ankle) will "probably miss some practice time this week," and defensive end Cullen Jenkins (knee bruise) might as well. Special teams ace Tracy White (ankle) probably won't practice until Friday.
Extra points
Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders said rookie safety Aaron Rouse "had a couple missed tackles, but certainly was in excellent position most of the day" in his first NFL start. McCarthy called Rouse's effort "solid," despite three missed three tackles. ... Sanders said the linebackers "probably had their best game overall as a unit." ... McCarthy said he'll use the same practice schedule this week — a shells-only practice Wednesday before a normal Thursday and Friday — but will focus solely on Carolina. The Packers play at Detroit on Thanksgiving next week, but McCarthy said only the coaches will work ahead on the Lions, beginning Friday
