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A New York Jets sports writer investigates the quality teams in the NFL looking at how they are always good and seeing if the Jets can develop some of these traits to build them into a winning franchise. It is a good long read for those of you with time and interest:
Click the link for the full read:
Anatomy of a Winner: Green Bay Packers - Gang Green Nation
As Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles begin their quest to build the Jets into a consistent winner, we are going to look at some of the best run franchises in the NFL. We want to see what makes them tick. What are their philosophies? What specific strategies set them apart? Above all, consistent winners have two important pieces, a head coach and a quarterback. How did these teams get these moves right? Today we look at the Green Bay Packers.
The Green Bay Packers are one of the NFL's most storied franchises. Green Bay's 13 NFL Championships ranks first in league history. In the decade Ted Thompson has been general manager of the Packers, the team has moved beyond the Brett Favre Era and remained at the top of the league. How do the Packers do it? Let's take a look.
Describe the organization philosophy in one word: Homegrown
Teams often pay lip service to the idea of building through the Draft, but Green Bay buys into it on a level unlike almost any other team. The Green Bay opening day roster in 2014 had just six players who had ever spent time on the active roster of another team.
The Packers focus on finding and developing their talent. They hit on early round picks. They find contributors in the middle and late rounds. They find contributors off the scrap heap. The key is they want players they can bring up and develop in their own system and culture.
Because the Packers take this approach, they have to develop their talent from the top down. They need to develop their stars. They need to develop their starters. They need to develop their role players. Since teams get a limited amount of early Draft picks, this means hitting on late rounders and finding hidden gems. There is pressure on every facet from scouting to player development. The Packers do it well too.
In their Super Bowl win over the Steelers five years, ago there were thirteen Packers defenders who played at least 29 snaps. From those thirteen were two undrafted rookies signed by Thompson, a Thompson sixth round pick, and three undrafted free agents signed by other teams that Thompson claimed off waivers when they were rookies. Almost half of a defense that won the Super Bowl was found off the scrap heap. That included a star in Tramon Williams.
It seems at times like the Packers have two simultaneous operations going. The first is coaching up the regular starters to win games. The second is developing the backups who aren't playing to eventually take on bigger roles.
Next man up has become something of a cliche in NFL circles, but it actually applies in Green Bay. Their focus on player development regularly leaves somebody ready to step up when a key contributor is lost.
If you want a big picture example, look no further than the 2010 championship team the Packers had, which had 16 players go on injured reserve. Injuries are a convenient excuse for a team to struggle, but depth can help overcome that. In a league with a salary cap, most depth has to be developed internally with cheap young players. The Packers did that.
Click the link for the full read:
Anatomy of a Winner: Green Bay Packers - Gang Green Nation
As Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles begin their quest to build the Jets into a consistent winner, we are going to look at some of the best run franchises in the NFL. We want to see what makes them tick. What are their philosophies? What specific strategies set them apart? Above all, consistent winners have two important pieces, a head coach and a quarterback. How did these teams get these moves right? Today we look at the Green Bay Packers.
The Green Bay Packers are one of the NFL's most storied franchises. Green Bay's 13 NFL Championships ranks first in league history. In the decade Ted Thompson has been general manager of the Packers, the team has moved beyond the Brett Favre Era and remained at the top of the league. How do the Packers do it? Let's take a look.
Describe the organization philosophy in one word: Homegrown
Teams often pay lip service to the idea of building through the Draft, but Green Bay buys into it on a level unlike almost any other team. The Green Bay opening day roster in 2014 had just six players who had ever spent time on the active roster of another team.
The Packers focus on finding and developing their talent. They hit on early round picks. They find contributors in the middle and late rounds. They find contributors off the scrap heap. The key is they want players they can bring up and develop in their own system and culture.
Because the Packers take this approach, they have to develop their talent from the top down. They need to develop their stars. They need to develop their starters. They need to develop their role players. Since teams get a limited amount of early Draft picks, this means hitting on late rounders and finding hidden gems. There is pressure on every facet from scouting to player development. The Packers do it well too.
In their Super Bowl win over the Steelers five years, ago there were thirteen Packers defenders who played at least 29 snaps. From those thirteen were two undrafted rookies signed by Thompson, a Thompson sixth round pick, and three undrafted free agents signed by other teams that Thompson claimed off waivers when they were rookies. Almost half of a defense that won the Super Bowl was found off the scrap heap. That included a star in Tramon Williams.
It seems at times like the Packers have two simultaneous operations going. The first is coaching up the regular starters to win games. The second is developing the backups who aren't playing to eventually take on bigger roles.
Next man up has become something of a cliche in NFL circles, but it actually applies in Green Bay. Their focus on player development regularly leaves somebody ready to step up when a key contributor is lost.
If you want a big picture example, look no further than the 2010 championship team the Packers had, which had 16 players go on injured reserve. Injuries are a convenient excuse for a team to struggle, but depth can help overcome that. In a league with a salary cap, most depth has to be developed internally with cheap young players. The Packers did that.
