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Mike McCarthy is known for saying on a regular basis that as a coach, you get what you emphasize.
With a ball-security/strip drill in the early stages of every practice - be it OTAs, training camp, or the regular season - the Packers certainly emphasize taking care of the ball on offense and taking it away on defense, and they're becoming known as a team that wins for those very reasons.
The Packers enter the 2009 regular-season finale with an impressive plus-22 turnover ratio, tops in the league. Their 37 takeaways rank tied for second with Philadelphia, behind only New Orleans' 39, while their 15 giveaways are a league-low, one fewer than San Diego.
With Philadelphia at plus-15 and New Orleans at plus-14, the Packers hold a comfortable lead in the turnover ratio standings as they try to lead the NFL in that category for the first time since 2002, when they tied for the top spot at plus-17.
Obviously it takes success with turnovers on both sides o..
Source: Packers.com