You know your ST is bad when...

by TrevorR on Dec 23, 2010 8:31 AM CST

a Yahoo sports writer creates article titled:

The 5 most embarrassing moments for the Green Bay Packers special teams in 2010

I saw it listed among the articles today and just had to laugh that a non-Packer beat writer would take the time to detail just how awful our Special Teams unit really is. We've certainly had our share of blunders so without further ado, here is their list:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-7451202

The return of Devin Hester. For the previous year or so, Hester had been very quiet and some thought maybe he lost that something special that he had in the return game. Leave it to the Packers to help him find it...
Crosby...DOINK. We all remember the close ones we've lost, one of the more memorable ones involved Mason Crosby doinking one off the goal posts from 53.
Even the Cowboys got in on the fun. Despite absolutely slaughtering the Cowboys, the ST unit still had to allow them to make us look stupid for a play by allowing a blocked FG.
Falcons huge return. In a sloppy game for the Packers they had managed to tie one of the best teams in the league with just a short amount of time left. The kickoff to ATL was returned a long way and then a stupid facemask penalty pretty much gave the Falcons an easy walk off victory.
Run fat boy, RUN! This one is FRESH. Nothing is more embarrassing than watching a 300 pound man run a kickoff back all the way to the 5 yard line. I think this play is the play that defines our unit, never have I seen something more embarrassing!

Did he miss a blunder you thought was more worthy? Lets hear your top 5...or your thoughts on this top 5!!

Tweet Comment 15 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

The Connelly return is easily the worst thing I've seen in a long time

That being said, it was kind of entertaining.

by Charlie Kelly on Dec 23, 2010 10:38 AM CST reply actions

Yep. I laughed the laugh of a crazy man when that happened. It was the combination of equal parts “I gotta’ admit, that’s cool” + “are you kidding me with how bad we are?” + “of course that just happened, and I’m not surprised in the least.”

Like the post said, the STs should feel like they got busted appearing in a foot-fetish video with their wife.

by Curly Lambeau on Dec 23, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

I think the only think that left my lips was

“OH…MY…GOSH…YOU GOTTA BE FRICKIN KIDDING ME…TACKLE HIM!!!!!”

The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010

by TrevorR on Dec 27, 2010 8:43 AM CST up reply actions

food for thought...

What are the chances they kick to the “most athletic” Lineman in the league!?! Still inexcusable.

"We're nobodies underdog" -MM

by Early4Pack on Dec 28, 2010 1:51 AM CST up reply actions

I don't know...

…if I agree with having the Crosby field goal up there, since it was from 53 yards. But the rest is spot on. There had to be more stuff too, at least enough to get it up to 10.

by TheSwish on Dec 23, 2010 10:56 AM CST reply actions

yeah

you cant crucify a guy for missing from 53 yds.

by bigbill992001 on Dec 24, 2010 2:54 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah I thought that was pretty surprising too…maybe it was more about the situation.

The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010

by TrevorR on Dec 27, 2010 8:44 AM CST up reply actions

Seemed a little silly to me, as well, and I'm not even a Packers fan........

in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.

by Timothy Hockemeyer on Dec 31, 2010 7:46 PM CST up reply actions

You know your Special Teams is bad...

when even the announcers are laughing at it.

"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi

by Jabooty on Dec 24, 2010 8:00 AM CST reply actions

You know your Special Teams is bad....

when you no longer get upset about it. You simply find it more amusing to just go along with it as funny and ridiculous as it it.

"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi

by Jabooty on Dec 24, 2010 8:01 AM CST reply actions

You know your Special Teams is bad....

when a 300 pound fat guy has time to pick up the ball, lay out a few moves, and dash for the end zone before our guys even know what’s going on.

"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi

by Jabooty on Dec 24, 2010 8:02 AM CST reply actions

You know our Special Teams is bad...

when our returners Fake the Fake. They pretend to fake. They don’t fake to the right, they don’t fake to the left. They fake the fake. This is a common act of “Dancing Around,” or simply shortertened to “Dancing.”

"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi

by Jabooty on Dec 24, 2010 8:08 AM CST reply actions