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By BOB McGINN
Note: One of a series wrapping up the Green Bay Packers’ season from a statistical standpoint. All statistics were recorded and tabulated by me. All penalty totals are for accepted penalties only. Playoff games included in previous season totals.
The Packers’ offensive line was charged with 31 ½ of the team’s 51 sacks and 166 ½ of the 232 pressures this season. Compared to previous seasons, those metrics were evidence of a disappointing season.
The unit, however, did remarkably well when it came to penalty avoidance.
Just 13 penalties were accepted against the 10 offensive linemen that played under position coach James Campen, the fewest since I began tracking this statistic in 1990. In fact, it wasn’t even close.
In 1994, the unit of position coach Tom Lovat were charged with 20 penalties. That was the standard until this season.
Leading the way was Lane Taylor, who wasn’t penalized. The only other starter without a penalty since 1990 was center Scott Wells in 2008. Taylor, by the way, tied for the team lead last year with five.
Jason Spriggs didn’t have a penalty, either, but he played just 26.6% of the snaps compared to 89.7% for Taylor.
Elsewhere on the unit, Jahri Evans and Justin McCray each had three, David Bakhtiari and Corey Linsley each had two and Bryan Bulaga, Lucas Patrick and Kyle Murphy each had one.
The Packers’ offense, called by Mike McCarthy and coordinated by Edgar Bennett, had just 33 penalties, which also was a low in the last 28 seasons. The old standard was 36 in 1994.
Green Bay had more trouble with penalties from 2007-’09 than any other team in the NFL. The Packers have fared much better in the last eight years.
This season, the Packers had 96 penalties to rank eighth in fewest penalties. They were tied for third in 2010 (78), tied for first in ’11 (76), tied for 19th in ’12 (103), eighth in ’13 (86), seventh in ’14 (92), tied for 14th in ’15 (105) and tied for ninth in ’16 (100). At the same time, the Packers ranked sixth in fewest penalty yards with 789.
On defense, the Packers drew 41 penalties, five fewer than last season. the special teams had 22, or two more than in 2016.
The individual leaders in penalties from scrimmage were Brett Hundley, Mike Daniels, Ahmad Brooks and Blake Martinez, each with four. Daniels shared the team lead a year ago with seven. Martinez wasn’t penalized in 2016.
Elsewhere on offense, the penalty totals were Martellus Bennett and Aaron Rodgers, three; Randall Cobb, Lance Kendricks and Richard Rodgers, two, and Davante Adams, Geronimo Allison, Michael Clark and coach Mike McCarthy, one.
Among the players on offense without a penalty were Jordy Nelson (he has just five in his 10-year career), Trevor Davis and all the running backs. Position coach Ben Sirmans hasn’t had one of the running backs penalized in his two seasons.
Elsewhere on defense, the penalty totals were Kenny Clark, Dean Lowry and Clay Matthews, three; Nick Perry, Josh Hawkins, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Josh Jones, two, and Ricky Jean Francois, Vince Biegel, Jake Ryan, Kevin King, Davon House, Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins, Lenzy Pipkins, Kentrell Brice, Jermaine Whitehead and Marwin Evans, one. One penalty had no individual fault.
Among the players on defense without a penalty were Quinton Dial, Kyler Fackrell, Reggie Gilbert, Chris Odom, Joe Thomas and Morgan Burnett, who has just nine in his eight-year career.
Jones led special teams with five penalties, the most by a Packer since Jarrett Bush totaled six in 2012. The only other player with more than one was Marwin Evans, who had three.
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Note: One of a series wrapping up the Green Bay Packers’ season from a statistical standpoint. All statistics were recorded and tabulated by me. All penalty totals are for accepted penalties only. Playoff games included in previous season totals.
The Packers’ offensive line was charged with 31 ½ of the team’s 51 sacks and 166 ½ of the 232 pressures this season. Compared to previous seasons, those metrics were evidence of a disappointing season.
The unit, however, did remarkably well when it came to penalty avoidance.
Just 13 penalties were accepted against the 10 offensive linemen that played under position coach James Campen, the fewest since I began tracking this statistic in 1990. In fact, it wasn’t even close.
In 1994, the unit of position coach Tom Lovat were charged with 20 penalties. That was the standard until this season.
Leading the way was Lane Taylor, who wasn’t penalized. The only other starter without a penalty since 1990 was center Scott Wells in 2008. Taylor, by the way, tied for the team lead last year with five.
Jason Spriggs didn’t have a penalty, either, but he played just 26.6% of the snaps compared to 89.7% for Taylor.
Elsewhere on the unit, Jahri Evans and Justin McCray each had three, David Bakhtiari and Corey Linsley each had two and Bryan Bulaga, Lucas Patrick and Kyle Murphy each had one.
The Packers’ offense, called by Mike McCarthy and coordinated by Edgar Bennett, had just 33 penalties, which also was a low in the last 28 seasons. The old standard was 36 in 1994.
Green Bay had more trouble with penalties from 2007-’09 than any other team in the NFL. The Packers have fared much better in the last eight years.
This season, the Packers had 96 penalties to rank eighth in fewest penalties. They were tied for third in 2010 (78), tied for first in ’11 (76), tied for 19th in ’12 (103), eighth in ’13 (86), seventh in ’14 (92), tied for 14th in ’15 (105) and tied for ninth in ’16 (100). At the same time, the Packers ranked sixth in fewest penalty yards with 789.
On defense, the Packers drew 41 penalties, five fewer than last season. the special teams had 22, or two more than in 2016.
The individual leaders in penalties from scrimmage were Brett Hundley, Mike Daniels, Ahmad Brooks and Blake Martinez, each with four. Daniels shared the team lead a year ago with seven. Martinez wasn’t penalized in 2016.
Elsewhere on offense, the penalty totals were Martellus Bennett and Aaron Rodgers, three; Randall Cobb, Lance Kendricks and Richard Rodgers, two, and Davante Adams, Geronimo Allison, Michael Clark and coach Mike McCarthy, one.
Among the players on offense without a penalty were Jordy Nelson (he has just five in his 10-year career), Trevor Davis and all the running backs. Position coach Ben Sirmans hasn’t had one of the running backs penalized in his two seasons.
Elsewhere on defense, the penalty totals were Kenny Clark, Dean Lowry and Clay Matthews, three; Nick Perry, Josh Hawkins, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Josh Jones, two, and Ricky Jean Francois, Vince Biegel, Jake Ryan, Kevin King, Davon House, Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins, Lenzy Pipkins, Kentrell Brice, Jermaine Whitehead and Marwin Evans, one. One penalty had no individual fault.
Among the players on defense without a penalty were Quinton Dial, Kyler Fackrell, Reggie Gilbert, Chris Odom, Joe Thomas and Morgan Burnett, who has just nine in his eight-year career.
Jones led special teams with five penalties, the most by a Packer since Jarrett Bush totaled six in 2012. The only other player with more than one was Marwin Evans, who had three.
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