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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 937072" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>Not to point out something that is too obvious, but I never said that I would be a better special teams coach than Drayton. So my first question for you; "How much do I get paid to figure all this out in the next few weeks?" <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> I like your exercise, but I am not qualified to perform it. That would be something MLF would ask the guys he is bringing in to interview for the position.</p><p></p><p>All that said, I will lay down some parameters. Of course I or Drayton or any new coach couldn't just "punt" and swap out every player that is currently on special teams. To complicate things further, we are 14 weeks into the season and this is the kind of stuff you try and figure out in August, when you have a 90 man roster and healthy, fresh bodies. </p><p></p><p>All special teams coaches are faced with the same daunting task every season. The task of taking the "scraps" that they are given after cutdowns and try to assemble decent groups for all their special team units. Then during the season , deal with guys being pulled out, because suddenly they are either injured or are promoted to starters. It is called adapting, something every positional or unit coach has to learn how to coach through. Maybe this is where Drayton has had a hard time adapting? Scott is released and a new punter/holder and long snapper this season. Lots of injuries and shuffling of the roster, produces new players on special teams. Again, all coaches in the NFL face these obstacles and the fact that we are now on our 4th straight special teams coach (Slocum, Zook, Mennenga, Drayton) that seems to not be able to do his job very well tells me that MM, TT, Gute and MLF for whatever reason, have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to hiring competent guys for the job.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to say one other thing and it probably won't be very popular with some. Look at the quality of depth of our WR room over the last several years. If you Google "Best gunners in the NFL" you will find that out of the top 5 that are considered best of all time, 4 of them are WR's. These are usually your #4-6 WR's on the depth chart. Notice how many of the mistakes by Packer players on special teams are made by WR's? Well Packer fans, we haven't had a lot of quality mid to low depth WR's on the team and I think that might be part of the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 937072, member: 7261"] Not to point out something that is too obvious, but I never said that I would be a better special teams coach than Drayton. So my first question for you; "How much do I get paid to figure all this out in the next few weeks?" :D I like your exercise, but I am not qualified to perform it. That would be something MLF would ask the guys he is bringing in to interview for the position. All that said, I will lay down some parameters. Of course I or Drayton or any new coach couldn't just "punt" and swap out every player that is currently on special teams. To complicate things further, we are 14 weeks into the season and this is the kind of stuff you try and figure out in August, when you have a 90 man roster and healthy, fresh bodies. All special teams coaches are faced with the same daunting task every season. The task of taking the "scraps" that they are given after cutdowns and try to assemble decent groups for all their special team units. Then during the season , deal with guys being pulled out, because suddenly they are either injured or are promoted to starters. It is called adapting, something every positional or unit coach has to learn how to coach through. Maybe this is where Drayton has had a hard time adapting? Scott is released and a new punter/holder and long snapper this season. Lots of injuries and shuffling of the roster, produces new players on special teams. Again, all coaches in the NFL face these obstacles and the fact that we are now on our 4th straight special teams coach (Slocum, Zook, Mennenga, Drayton) that seems to not be able to do his job very well tells me that MM, TT, Gute and MLF for whatever reason, have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to hiring competent guys for the job. I'm going to say one other thing and it probably won't be very popular with some. Look at the quality of depth of our WR room over the last several years. If you Google "Best gunners in the NFL" you will find that out of the top 5 that are considered best of all time, 4 of them are WR's. These are usually your #4-6 WR's on the depth chart. Notice how many of the mistakes by Packer players on special teams are made by WR's? Well Packer fans, we haven't had a lot of quality mid to low depth WR's on the team and I think that might be part of the problem. [/QUOTE]
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