96/2010 Comparisons

CoachAt the head of the table

Different eras but still interesting:

Offense:

Passing:

96: 3938 yards/59.9 Completion %, 39 TD's, 13 INT's
10: 4355 yards/65.1 Completion %, 31 TD's, 13 INT's

Yards per Passing attempt:

96: 7.19
10: 8.0 (Rodgers 8.3)

96: 40 Sacks allowed
10: 38 Sacks allowed

Rushing:

96: 1838 yards/4.0 YPC/9 Rushing TD's
10: 1606 yards/3.8 YPC/11 Rushing TD's

Rushing Attempts per game:

96: 29.1
10: 26.3

Average rushing yards per game:

96: 114.9
10: 100.4

Fumbles:

96: 33
10: 20

Defense:

Passing:

96: 283/544 (52%) for 2942 yards and 12 TD's
10: 296/527 (56.4%) for 3440 yards and 16 TD's

Yards per passing attempt allowed:

96: 5.4
10: 6.5

Interceptions:

96: 26
10: 24

Fumbles against:

96: 25
10: 22

Fumbles recovered:

96: 13
10: 17

Sacks:

96: 37 sacks
10: 47 sacks

Rushing allowed:

96: 400 for 1416 yards/3.5 YPC/7 TD's
10: 395 for 1838 yards/4.7 YPC/6 TD's

Special Teams:

Kicking:

96: 21/27 FG's; 51/53 XP's
10: 22/28 FG's; 46/46 XP's

Kickoff Returns:

96: 47 for 1038/22.1 ypr/90 yd long/1 TD (Beebe)
10: 62 for 1249/20.1 ypr/51 yd long/0 TD

Punting:

96: 68 for 2886 for 42.4 gross/36.3 net/28 inside 20
10: 71 for 3114 for 43.9 gross/37.6 net/25 inside 20

Punt Returns:

96: 58 for 875 for 15.1 average/92 yard long/3 TD
10: 41 for 325 for 7.9 average/52 yard long/0 TD

1/26/116:37 PM

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BorisPerson Man Camera Dildo Shop - NFLFU®

2 biggest disparities seem to be '96 Rushing defense was much better and obviously '96 Punt Returns were WAY better with Desmond Howard

1/26/117:04 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

Man.

We sucked at extra points in '96.

Glad Slocum tightend that up.

1/26/117:09 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

1/26/117:12 PM

Salmon DaveMember

quote:
Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
Man.

We sucked at extra points in '96.

Glad Slocum tightend that up.

That's why he was hired!

1/26/117:13 PM

chickenboyTic Toc

quote:
Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
Man.

We sucked at extra points in '96.

Glad Slocum tightend that up.

Think Jacke may have had daughter Holmie on his mind a couple of times. Or 51 times.

1/26/118:16 PM

CoachAt the head of the table

quote:
Originally posted by Boris:
2 biggest disparities seem to be '96 Rushing defense was much better and obviously '96 Punt Returns were WAY better with Desmond Howard

Right up there along with those two is ball security (13 less fumbles this year), and sacks (10 more).

Desmond Howard was awesome on PR that year. Oddly, the TD in the Super Bowl was his only (regular season/playoffs) KR for a TD.

I was also a bit surprised at just how good of a season Masthay ended up having.

1/26/118:25 PM

IowacheeseKeen Insight

Interesting stats. The 2010 team matches up very well to the 96 team. Other than the PR/KR game.

2010-Better QB
2010-Better OL slight edge
2010-Better WR
2010-Better LB's
2010-Better Secondary

96-Better Running backs
96-Better TE's
96-Better DL
96-Better ST's

Coaching is a push

1/26/118:35 PM

IowacheeseKeen Insight

quote:
Originally posted by Coach:
I was also a bit surprised at just how good of a season Masthay ended up having.

Very reliable.....I cannot even remember the last time I really bitched about a punt of his. He has done terrific at directional punting and pinning other teams inside the 20. Bush has played a key role in that also

1/26/118:36 PM

chickenboyTic Toc

Masthay has been awesome the last third of the year. Wonder if this is a guy who has finally "got it." Aikman was commenting on on unorthodox approach. Something to the effect of kick it so it bounces backward. He seems to have overcome the tendency to try to "boom" 'em and instead be more precise. More Trevor Hoffman (pre-2010) than Guillermo Mota.

1/26/118:42 PM

barristerMember

quote:
Originally posted by Iowacheese:
2010-Better QB

As much as Packer fans dislikes Favre these days, it is tough to downplay how good he was in his prime. He was fantastic in '96. I would say that, at the very least, QB is a push.

1/26/119:08 PM

DH13Member

Only suprise to me is the 96 pass defense shows better numbers.

1/27/118:45 AM

Mr.YuckMember

The sacks in 96' really surprised me. Would have thought we would have been in the upper 40's.

1/27/118:50 AM

"We"-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

quote:
Originally posted by Iowacheese:
2010-Better OL slight edge

I had to look it up. Other than Taylor and Timmerman, there was not a lot to write home about.

1/27/118:53 AM

fightphoe93Member

quote:
Originally posted by barrister:
As much as Packer fans dislikes Favre these days, it is tough to downplay how good he was in his prime. He was fantastic in '96. I would say that, at the very least, QB is a push.

That stretch of play by Favre from about mid 1994 through the end of the 1998 season was about as good a stretch of play by a QB that you will ever see. And it's pretty amazing that Rodgers' play is actually pretty darn close to that level if not better.

1/27/119:23 AM

GBP1Member

Why so many more K/O Returns?

1/27/119:38 AM

ilcuquiTHE F*** WITH FASHION

quote:
Originally posted by DH13:
Only suprise to me is the 96 pass defense shows better numbers.

The league is much more pass crazy now and rules favor the offense even more.

1/27/1110:15 AM

chickenboyTic Toc

quote:
Originally posted by fightphoe93:
quote:
Originally posted by barrister:
As much as Packer fans dislikes Favre these days, it is tough to downplay how good he was in his prime. He was fantastic in '96. I would say that, at the very least, QB is a push.

That stretch of play by Favre from about mid 1994 through the end of the 1998 season was about as good a stretch of play by a QB that you will ever see. And it's pretty amazing that Rodgers' play is actually pretty darn close to that level if not better.

Logically you have to say Favre gets the nod but I will say he had a better OL and running game. AR has better receivers by a big margin, IMO...

1/27/1111:37 AM

GoldieMember

anything in here about how many Steelers/Packers have been to the SB??? Heard something like 32 Steelers have been and only 2 Packers have been to previous super bowls.....wow, now that could be a problem.

1/27/116:38 PM

missingU92Member

Only Packers are Woodson and Pickett.

1/27/116:47 PM

TDMember

It hurt the Saints last year vs the Colts.

1/27/116:47 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

quote:
Originally posted by Goldie:
.....wow, now that could be a problem.

...for them. I like the guys that are hungry to get their first Championship. There's no way you can be as motivated for a second or a third as much as for a first.

1/27/116:50 PM

Winnebago WarriorMember

I don't think it's that big of a deal, Goldie. I think it has more to do with how your team is playing coming into the game than anything else.

How much experience did the NY Giants have coming into the game against the New England Patriots? This article says the Giants had two players with Super Bowl experience, while the Patriots had 21. That's almost exactly the number of players the Steelers have with SB experience.

1/27/116:55 PM

kabeermeMember

In 96, I used a 6 hour VHS tape to record the game. Now I'll just Tivo the day's events on multiple channels in glorious HD.

Beer consumption will remain constant.

1/28/1110:53 AM

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