Packers have been good for a long time

It is a continuous charting based on games, not just on seasons. Really cool.

I like how at 1960 the line goes just about straight up after being at one of the low points in the franchise history, proof of how fast Lombardi turned things around.

With the players Jack Vanisi had drafted or acquired.  He even had a very large hand in bringing in Lombardi. Not appreciated enough by Packer fans. 

Thought there were some other interesting points:
For as fast as Lombardi's line went up, the drop-off in the late 40's was just as remarkable. 

The drop-off from the late 60's into The Gory Years was much more subtle. However, it also appears that there were teams through the 50's that were actually worse than some teams from the 70's and 80's. Ugh!

And the Packers were pretty awesome for a 20-year or so run from the mid-20's through the mid-40's. Ditto for the teams from the 90's through the current season.

For me personally, the latest era began in week 4 of the 1992 season, Packers vs. Steelers.

 

The first 3 weeks of that season, they looked shaky and at times awful like most of the teams from the '70s and '80s.  But week 4 was a turning point, they just looked like a solid team for the first time in a long long time.  The '92 team wasn't quite playoff ready, but did have a 9-7 season, and their young QB impressed Reggie White enough that it made GB a serious contender for his services in free agency.

 

That Packers/Steelers game was one I always remembered as I watched it thinking the Packers quality of play all around was something I had only seen on other teams.  Now I finally was seeing some quality play from my own team that basically, I'd almost never seen in my years of watching the Pack from '78-'91.

Great take, fp93. I agree.

 

Will never forget Sterling just torching Rod Woodson deep (at the 1:00 minute mark below). Not one of Woodson's best days tbs.

 

At the 2:50 mark.  Packers 6-24 at home since 1986.

 

Good lord.

 

God bless Bob Harlan.

I remember that game well, 'phoe!

As I recall, Sterling pissed all over Woodson that game, then the punt fumble and Brooks' TD did him in.

The announcers spent that entire game giving him a healthy ball-washing, including Cowher consoling him after he was literally crying on the sidelines.

I knew it was bad back then but I didn't realize it was THAT bad.  Growing up in the 70'and 80's near Green Bay all I knew was suckitude.  I remember my mom giving me a Packers hat for Christmas and I told her "please don't make me wear that".  I wish I was making that story up. 

Anyhow, then comes 1992 and the Steelers game was a perfect example. I remember thinking that maybe there is hope.  And Cuqui you are right God bless Bob Harlan. 

around 1972 is the first GBP season I can sorta recall.  I have worn G&G proudly ever since, born and raised in Wisconsin, they're my team.  Always rooted them on in any game no matter the record or situation.  Loyalty paid off.

That highlight clip form 9/27/1992. 23 years later and Berman is still doing the ESPN highlights.

I remember talking to my uncle-born and raised in Green Bay.  He told me there was a time before Lombardi when the Green Bay Packers were a kind of a joke, and people wondered if they really belonged in the big leagues.   It all seemed to be going nowhere. This year,  I had the opportunity to tour the new Hall of Fame before the pre-season Philly game. - and watch all the fans in their Packer apparel.  I walked up to my seat in the stadium, and watched the fans cheer the team come through the tunnel.  I thought of far they had come, and how with what - 13 championships they should deserve to be in the league.  It just really blew me away.

He was doing it the 23 years before that.

And hi s nickname shtick is still unfunny.

"...with Majkowski out 2-4weeks, maybe they have 2 good QB's".

 

I remember that game too much the way phoe did.  I remember thinking it looked like they "had a plan" on offense in that game that made things look a lot easier than I was used to seeing in the offense.  Nothing flashy but methodical and consistent.

 

I forgot how fiery the walrus could get.

I started watching in 80 and have no recollection of the 70's but I think people over dramatize how bad a lot of the 80's were.  There were several 8-8 teams that barely missed a wild card spot, the strike season was tough for everybody and we got a playoff win out of it, and then the majik season in 89.  For me it wasn't that they were SO bad.  It was that to a kid, they seemed to often have enough offense (dickey, coffman, lofton, etc.) to compete and beat some teams they shouldn't, but then collapse when they needed that one more win or 2 to make the playoffs.  That heartbreak late in the season was always a downer.  The Gregg years were dark in a different way and I didn't follow the off the field stuff at a young age either.  Maybe that weighs heavier on people?

interesting, thanks for posting. Curious as to what the Recent below avg rating 

corresponds to? looks like maybe 2013/2014?

Presumably when Rodgers was out with the broken collarbone.

You're right, DH. The 80's had some fun teams. Lynn Dickey was an extremely accurate passer, especially when he was throwing long. Lofton, John Jefferson, and Paul Coffman gave hime some excellent targets. There wasn't much of a running attack and the defense wasn't too good, and those factors prevented them from going too far. Also Dickey had bad knees and couldn't move around too well.

 

I was at that Monday night game back in the 80s against Washington when both teams were scoring at will. Greatest game I've ever been to.

The discussion really should be "the Packers have had Hall of Fame QB play for a long time."

 

Since 1957 when Starr became the regular starting QB, they've played 558 games when Starr, Favre, or Rodgers has been the starting QB. Their regular season record in those games is 326-183-6 and they've played 43 playoff games with those 3 starting with a record of 27-16. Overall, they've won about 64% of those games.

 

They've played 310 games since 1957 with other starting QBs. In those games, they were 131-178-6 in regular season and played only 3 playoff games with a 1-2 record. They've won about 42% of those games.

 

So in what is approaching 60 years, the Packer have had 558 games (roughly 37 years) of Hall of Famers as the primary QB. In the same time period, the Bears have had 0 games. The Lions had part of Bobby Layne's last year in 1957 and not a single game started by a HOF QB since. The Vikings had 13 years of Tarkenton (3 of their 4 Super Bowl appearances) and 2 of Favre.

Queens had Warren Moon as well

that's pretty awesome stuff. thanks for sharing. Satori.

Born in 1970 and by the time I was in college, I just assumed that I would have to go to my grave simply hearing about the Packers teams of the 60's.  My first games (well regular season) was 1977 a loss to the Los Angeles Rams 24-6 at Milwaukee County Stadium.  

 

I would agree that if you go back and look, the 70's and one playoff appearance, 2 winning seasons were way worse than the 80's.  I mean, hell.  The 80's featured 6 seasons of .500 or better.  And JOHN FREAKING JEFFERSON man!  God, I thought he was gonna be the guy that pushed them over the hump!

 

I would offer that the biggest thing with the 80's was that it felt like such a damn tease which made it feel kinda worse.  Just as you'd think we were gonna get over the hump and get better, something would happen.  Eddie Lee Ivery blowing out his knee first GD game in both 79 and 81.  Lynn Dickey breaking his leg seemingly every other damn year.  Finally getting good in the strike year, and then barely missing playoffs the next couple which made them fire Starr and hire the worst coach ever.  Rich Campbell instead of Ronnie Lott.  WHEN YOU HAD LYNN DICKEY. Bruce Clark bailing.  Coaches being talked out of Joe Montana for Charles Johnson.   Then add in the Bears in the mid 80's getting good.  Ugh.   Tim Lewis getting injured.  (Oh man Tim Lewis...) 

 

1. Aikman 2. Manadarich 3. Barry Sanders 4. Derrick Thomas 5. Deion Sanders.  

 

But, yeah, the 70's record wise was much more bleak.  The 80's had some fun teams, some solid players, and Dickey IMO is easily the most underrated Packers in my lifetime.  He was Dan Fouts but with no knees and a penchant for buggery broken legs.  

 

Probably easier to look back a bit more fondly now that we've been been good for a while, but yeah...