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2011 SCHEDULE
WK Date
strength of schedule
T-13
vs. vs.
O-line ranking
12
115 214 115 412 133 79 610 97 610 106 610 106 88 106 115 610
GREEN BAY
2010 2010
Opponent 8 18 25 2 9 16 23 6 14 20 24 4 11 18 25 1 New Orleans (Thu.) at Carolina at Chicago Denver at Atlanta St. Louis at Minnesota at San Diego Minnesota (Mon.) Tampa Bay at Detroit (Thu.) at N.Y. Giants Oakland at Kansas City Chicago Detroit
Time 8:30 pm 1:00 pm 4:15 pm 4:15 pm 8:20 pm 1:00 pm 4:15 pm BYE 4:15 pm 8:30 pm 1:00 pm 12:30 pm 4:15 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 8:20 pm 1:00 pm
Run Pass 16 23 2 31 10 17 9 4 9 28 24 8 29 14 2 24 4 11 20 25 22 19 10 1 10 7 16 9 2 17 20 16
PA Record 7 26 4 32 5 12 18 10 18 9 19 17 20 11 4 19
PACKERS
AN NFL TEAM INSIDER FIELDS KEY FANTASY QUESTIONS
Who is deserving of a higher draft pick: James Starks or Ryan Grant? Grant. While Starks was a pleasant lateseason surprise and showed flashes down the stretch, Grant had back-to-back 1,200yard seasons before his 2010 campaign ended with a broken ankle at the end of an 18-yard run in the season-opener at Philadelphia. While Starks does figure to take some carries away from Grant in the Packers' pass-oriented offense, rumors of Grant's demise are greatly exaggerated. Following his record-setting Super Bowl performance, is Jordy Nelson the breakout candidate in the passing game? With the (expected) free agent departure of James Jones, with whom Nelson was constantly battling for the No. 3 receiver job behind Greg Jennings and Donald Driver, Nelson is the logical candidate to see his production spike. His nine receptions for 140 yards in Super Bowl XLV were impressive, but the game also was a microcosm of his Packers career while he made some key plays, he also had some frustrating drops. He has to be more consistent to become a reliable fantasy option. Whose value is hurt the most by the return of tight end Jermichael Finley? Entering the season, the Packers offense was designed to flow through Finley, whose size-speed combination created matchup migraines for opposing defensive coordinators. After Finleys injury, Jennings became the focal point. With Finley healthy again, it stands to reason that Jennings' numbers could drop slightly, but with an aging Driver and the (expected) departure of Jones, there may be enough balls to go around after all.
Jason Wilde, ESPNMilwaukee.com
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INSIDE THE
LOCKER ROOM
FANTASY PLAYOFF RUN: WEEKS 14-16
Does it really matter what the Packers playoff schedule is? The Packers are so potent and their weapons are so consistent, that you are advised to take whatever matchup may come their way. Just for the record: Once the Pack gets past the No. 2 pass D that is Oakland, they will face last years Nos. 17 and 20 pass defenses, Kansas City and Chicago.
BEST BETS
SLEEPER
Jordy Nelson, WR
DEEP-SLEEPER
DEPTH CHART
POS NAME QB Aaron Rodgers Matt Flynn RB Ryan Grant James Starks Alex Green WR Greg Jennings Jordy Nelson Donald Driver Randall Cobb (R) TE Jermichael Finley Andrew Quarless D.J. Williams K Mason Crosby
(R) Denotes Rookie
Randall Cobb, WR
OVERVALUED
James Starks, RB
TOP ROOKIE
Randall Cobb, WR
BOUNCE-BACK
2011 PROJ. 383.9 6.1 163.9 150.6 34.1 219.8 157.4 114.6 179.0 6.9 143.0
Jermichael Finley, TE
TOP IDP
Clay Matthews, LB
WOULDNT TOUCH WITH A 10-FOOT POLE
DONALD DRIVER, WR With Jordy Nelson stepping up, Jermichael Finley returning
and Randall Cobb joining the offense, the 36-year-old Drivers value is greatly diminished after his worst season in Green Bay since 2001. WAIT UNTIL: 15th RD
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2010 INDIVIDUAL STATS
PASSING Aaron Rodgers Matt Flynn RUSHING Brandon Jackson Aaron Rodgers John Kuhn James Starks ATT COMP YDS TD INT 475 312 3,922 28 11 66 40 433 3 2 ATT 190 64 84 29 YDS 703 356 281 101 AVG TD 3.7 3 5.6 4 3.3 4 3.5 0
OFFENSIVE RANKINGS
SCORING: 10th (24.2 ppg) RUSHING: 24th (100.4 ypg) PASSING: 5th (257.8 ypg) 3RD DOWN EFF.: 8th (41.5%) RED ZONE TRIPS: T-10th (53) RZ TDS: 32 RZ TD %: 60.4
2011 DRAFT CLASS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 6. 7. 7. Derek Sherrod Randall Cobb Alex Green Davon House D.J. Williams Caleb Schlauderaff D.J. Smith Ricky Elmore Ryan Taylor Lawrence Guy OT WR RB CB TE OL LB LB TE DE 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-4 321 191 225 195 245 305 239 256 254 304 Mississippi State Kentucky Hawaii New Mexico State Arkansas Utah Appalachian State Arizona North Carolina Arizona State
Cheerleaders and Finley: Brian Ebner/Optic Nerve;
FANTASY IMPACT The rich simply got richer in the 2011 draft. The Packers gave Aaron Rodgers more weapons with the selections of Cobb, Green and Williams all intriguing keeper options. Cobb will make his biggest impact right away on special teams. Green will serve as the No. 3 back this season.
RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Jennings 76 1,265 16.6 12 Donald Driver 51 565 11.1 4 James Jones 50 679 13.6 5 Jordy Nelson 45 582 12.9 2 KICKING: Mason Crosby, 22-28 FGs, 46-46 XPs, 112 points TACKLES: A.J. Hawk, 111; Desmond Bishop, 103 SACKS: Clay Matthews, 13.5; Cullen Jenkins, 7 INTERCEPTIONS: Tramon Williams, 6; Nick Collins, 4
DEFENSIVE RANKINGS
SCORING: 2nd (15.0 ppg) RUSHING: 18th (114.9 ypg) PASSING: 5th (194.2 ypg) 3RD DOWN EFF.: 9th (36.2%) RED ZONE TDS: 1st (15) RZ TD %: 48.4
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