Packers P Tim Masthay has been excellent in special team.
Special teams wraps up our midseason Packers grades report.
I feel like parent-teacher conferences are now over and it’s time for the student (the Packers) to try and find a way to get an ‘A’ on the final report card while the parents (Packers fans) keep nagging the kids to get their homework done and turn off the video games.
If you missed it, here are our grades for the offense and defense.
Kickoffs: A-
When the Packers are kicking off, it’s usually a good time to grab a snack or refill your beverage.
Out of Mason Crosby’s 47 kickoffs, 26 have went for touchbacks, ranking the Packers 10th in touchback percentage. When opponents do return it, they don’t go far, averaging only 24.4 yards with a long of 38.
This unit also forced a fumble that should’ve ended the game against New Orleans, but the refs botched the call.
It appeared that Crosby had at least one angle kickoff against the Cardinals where he tried to use the sidelin...
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Tim Masthay,
Mason Crosby,
Aaron Rodgers,
Randall Cobb,
Tom Crabtree,
John Kuhn,
Davon House
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