Green Bay Packers Season Recap

NFC North	Finished 1st in Division Beat Giants in Wild Card Round Lost to Dallas in Divisional Round
Overall Record: 10-6 (5-1 in the division)	Draft Position: 29th
Head Coach: Mike McCartney	GM: Ted Thompson

Pro Bowlers

• FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
• G T.J. Lang
• QB Aaron Rodgers
• T David Baktiari

2016 Rankings

	Yards/Game	Points/Game	Passing Yards/Game	Rushing Yards/Game
Offense	8th	4th	7th	20th	TDs – T-3rd
Defense	22nd	21st	31st	8th	Sacks – T-6th	INTs – T-4th

Top Passers

Name	Games Started	CMP. PCT.	Yards	TDs	INTs	Passer Rating	QBR
Aaron Rodgers	16	65.7	4,428	40	7	104.2	77

Top Rushers

Name	Rushing Yards	Y/A	TDs
Ty Montgomery	457	5.9	3
Aaron Rodgers	369	5.5	4

Top Pass Catchers

Name	Receptions	Yards	Y/C	TDs
Jordy Nelson	97	1,257	13.0	14
Davante Adams	75	997	13.3	12

Top Defensive Players

• S Morgan Burnett - 93 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, 2 INTs
• LB Jake Ryan - 82 total tackles,  8 tackles for loss
• LB Nick Perry - 52 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, 1 INT, 
• S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix - 80 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, 5 INTs, 1 forced fumble

Impending Free Agents

• CB Sam Shields
• OLB Julius Peppers
• G T.J. Lang
• OLB Nick Perry
• RB James Starks
• TE Jared Cook
• OLB Datone Jones
• LS Brett Goode
• RB Eddie Lacy
• RB Christine Michael
• T Don Barclay
• C J.C. Tretter
• SS Micah Hyde

What I Wrote About Them Before the Season

• I over-projected the Packers for this season, predicting that they would go 14-2 when they actually had a 10-6 record.  I figured that they would be very good this season and be competing to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in the Rodgers' era.  I thought that getting Jordy Nelson back from injury would be enough to push their offense over the edge, especially with their productive running back duo of Eddie Lacy and James Starks.  I also wrote that I believed in the team's defense and thought that they would help create a complete team.

Success/Failure

• Success - The Packers are a difficult team to grade because of the high expectations that must be placed on them since they have future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers.  They should be a perennial favorite to reach the Super Bowl and anything short of that goal has to be disappointing.  That being said, the Packers offense came together really well considering the dumpster fire situation they had in the backfield.  On defense they were a mess, especially in the secondary where they were torched by the opposition's air attack.  All-in-all, the Packers were dragged through the season by Rodgers and his trio of high-end receivers.

Offseason Needs

• The Packers need a lot of help on defense, particularly against the pass where they were next-to-last in passing yards given up per game.  CBS Sports has them addressing this need by drafting Washington's cornerback Sidney Jones.  They also have needs at linebacker and could use a pass rusher to replace Julius Peppers.  I think that they need a running back where neither Eddie Lacy nor James Starks were very good this season.

*All stats and information come from espn.com, nfl.com, pro-football-reference.com, rosterresource.com, spotrac.com, overthecap.com, foxsports.com, and cbssports.com