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<blockquote data-quote="toolkien" data-source="post: 492844" data-attributes="member: 4637"><p>From 1992-2007, the Packers had the best regular season record in all of football.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://pfref.com/pi/share/EopSW" target="_blank"><span style="color: #551a8b"><u>http://pfref.com/pi/share/EopSW</u></span></a></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p>From 1992-2007, the Packers had the best regular season record AGAINST PLAYOFF CALIBER TEAMS in all of football, the only team above .500 against playoff caliber teams played in the regular season.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://pfref.com/pi/share/6inDP" target="_blank"><span style="color: #551a8b"><u>http://pfref.com/pi/share/6inDP</u></span></a></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">But the Packers had only the 9th best playoff win/loss over that time.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://pfref.com/pi/share/aG8Bc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #551a8b"><u>http://pfref.com/pi/share/aG8Bc</u></span></a></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">What accounted for the difference in fortunes? TURNOVERS. The Packers gave the ball away like it was on fire in the playoffs, a habit the current teams have had as well. Turnovers pretty much dictate your postseason success, especially over the last 13 years or so. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">So just how much more were the Packers supposed to do? They had all the necessary potency as displayed by regular season success, even against playoff caliber teams. Unfortunately they got a little "choky" when single elimination time came around. I guess too many fans couldn't let that reality sink in as it tended to tarnish the reputation of The Great One, who was more than front and center in that chokability (which is what made that Viking 2009 season an inevitability, combining Favre with the poster child franchise for choking).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">And, in the end, unless people can justify pricey free agent acquisitions in terms of guaranteeing winning the turnover margin, it's a waste of time to worry about it. This modern version of the Packers has displayed high end potency (2nd most potent team in the NFL the last 4 years behind New England) and they have the 2nd best post season value (behind Baltimore). Largely they have failed to follow the regular season model that gets them into the playoffs, particularly with regard to turnovers. Adding a big name doesn't do a whole lot if the Packers continue to fail in maintaining their top end turnover margin ways once single elimination comes along. Too many people tend to run for the hills and assume the team is less potent than it is. The Packers don't need to sign a litany of over hyped names, and over pay them, they need to hang onto the damn ball in the playoffs like they do in the regular season. If McCarthy and his staff don't have the players ready for post season intensity, shelling out $10M per season for Player X isn't going to do much to fix it.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toolkien, post: 492844, member: 4637"] From 1992-2007, the Packers had the best regular season record in all of football. [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000][URL='http://pfref.com/pi/share/EopSW'][COLOR=#551a8b][U]http://pfref.com/pi/share/EopSW[/U][/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] From 1992-2007, the Packers had the best regular season record AGAINST PLAYOFF CALIBER TEAMS in all of football, the only team above .500 against playoff caliber teams played in the regular season. [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000][URL='http://pfref.com/pi/share/6inDP'][COLOR=#551a8b][U]http://pfref.com/pi/share/6inDP[/U][/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000]But the Packers had only the 9th best playoff win/loss over that time.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000][URL='http://pfref.com/pi/share/aG8Bc'][COLOR=#551a8b][U]http://pfref.com/pi/share/aG8Bc[/U][/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]What accounted for the difference in fortunes? TURNOVERS. The Packers gave the ball away like it was on fire in the playoffs, a habit the current teams have had as well. Turnovers pretty much dictate your postseason success, especially over the last 13 years or so. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]So just how much more were the Packers supposed to do? They had all the necessary potency as displayed by regular season success, even against playoff caliber teams. Unfortunately they got a little "choky" when single elimination time came around. I guess too many fans couldn't let that reality sink in as it tended to tarnish the reputation of The Great One, who was more than front and center in that chokability (which is what made that Viking 2009 season an inevitability, combining Favre with the poster child franchise for choking).[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]And, in the end, unless people can justify pricey free agent acquisitions in terms of guaranteeing winning the turnover margin, it's a waste of time to worry about it. This modern version of the Packers has displayed high end potency (2nd most potent team in the NFL the last 4 years behind New England) and they have the 2nd best post season value (behind Baltimore). Largely they have failed to follow the regular season model that gets them into the playoffs, particularly with regard to turnovers. Adding a big name doesn't do a whole lot if the Packers continue to fail in maintaining their top end turnover margin ways once single elimination comes along. Too many people tend to run for the hills and assume the team is less potent than it is. The Packers don't need to sign a litany of over hyped names, and over pay them, they need to hang onto the damn ball in the playoffs like they do in the regular season. If McCarthy and his staff don't have the players ready for post season intensity, shelling out $10M per season for Player X isn't going to do much to fix it.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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