NO LOVE FOR THE GREEN & GOLD
a Green Bay Packers FOF Simulation
2023
Retirement
QB Aaron Rodgers
Beginning his career replacing a legend in Brett Favre, Rodgers became one himself. Winning 3 Super Bowls while having some of the best statistical performances of any QB ever, Rodgers is a surefire HOFer.
Staffing
Considering 2022 a fluke, the staff that won 2 Super Bowls in the last 3 years was given contract extensions as Trip Lykely and the Packers look to begin the post-Rodgers era.
Notable Free Agents
QB Nick Foles
Although not expected to start, as a veteran with plenty of quality starting experience, Nick Foles was brought in to mentor the young QBs on the team.
Draft Class
Scouted ratings are directly after the draft
With Miami selecting the only QB to get a 1st round grade from the Packers front office, Green Bay selected Tennessee RB Weston Keck with the 5th overall pick. A player who rarely lost yards in college, and with great speed and vision is also an excellent receiver out of the backfield. In the 3rd QB Dana Peter was selected to compete with Melvin Poston for the starting job Week 1. With several role players added pundits graded the Packers an 'A' for this years class.
Code:
Pick Player # Pos Start Exp Cur Fut
1.5 Keck, Weston 246 RB 1 58 70
3.8 Peter, Dana 103 QB 1 7 45
3.30 Farley, Derrick 653 C 1 26 74
4.1 Bertelson, Randal 1358MLB 1 26 59
4.2 Tate, Willie 1634SS 1 22 55
4.7 Meier, Lionel 1190LDE 1 36 58
4.12 Torello, Marcos 860 RT 1 14 52
6.7 Charbonneau, Jacob 1532RCB 1 20 44
Holdouts
DE Za'Darius Smith
A 9-year vet, and teams sack leader in the final year of his contract, Smith held out for a contract extension. With the Packers looking to get younger they decided not to extend the DEs contract and he reported Week 2.
Offense
Still one of the leagues better teams on 3rd down, Green Bay continues to struggle with yards/play in the run and especially the pass. Although scoring was improved over last year, at only 23.1 points/game there's plenty of room for improvement. While the rushing game was improved with rookie RB Weston Keck entering the starting lineup, finishing 6th in the NFL, the passing game was noticably worse with the absence of Aaron Rodgers. Melvin Poston would deal with a nagging groin injury that would cause him to miss several games, however there wasn't much difference between him and Nick Foles. With QB struggles came receiver struggles as Davante Adamas led the team in receiving with only 682 yards.
Code:
Green Bay Packers Team Rank
Rushes per Game 31.3 1
Rushing Yards 139.3 6
Yards Per Carry 4.45 16
Pass Attempts 31.0 32
Completions 18.7 32
Completion Pct. 60.3 16
Passing Yards 181.4 32
Yards Per Attempt 5.85 30
Yards Per Catch 9.71 31
Total Yardage Gained 309.7 29
3rd Down Conversions 38.5 7
Points Per Game 23.1 9
Pass Rush Pct. 17.4 30
Pass Defense Pct. 49.7 22
Turnovers 25 18 (T)
Turnover Margin -5 26
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
5 M. Poston QB 340 205 1987 5.84 11 11 74.0
12 N. Foles QB 135 79 763 5.65 4 4 71.9
**Team --- 496 299 2903 5.85 16 15 74.8
$$Opp --- 575 338 3859 6.71 17 14 78.7
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
21 W. Keck RB 360 1564 4.34 10 6
47 R. Ambra RB 60 259 4.32 4 0
5 M. Poston QB 46 290 6.30 3 5
**Team --- 501 2229 4.45 19 23
$$Opp --- 416 2266 5.45 22 11
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
17 D. Adams WR 99 54 682 12.63 6.89 10 4
10 P. Dorsett WR 90 48 502 10.46 5.58 3 4
49 M. Gallardo TE 73 45 364 8.09 4.99 3 2
85 R. Tonyan TE 64 37 302 8.16 4.72 4 1
11 D. Moss WR 45 31 369 11.90 8.20 2 1
38 C. Allotey FB 42 28 224 8.00 5.33 1 1
47 R. Ambra RB 35 25 200 8.00 5.71 2 1
Defense
Allowing nearly 5 YPC and a 4th worse 3rd down percentage the Packers defense allowed opponents to control the clock while outscoring the struggling offense. Although slightly better against the pass, the defense as a whole was in the bottom half or third in most categories. Still one of the leagues worst pass rushes, a formerly formidable secondary regressed in pass defense percentage to one of the worst in the NFL. With only 5.5 sacks 4.7 pick Lionel Meier led the team in sacks with 4.2 pick Willie Tate tying Darnell Savage for INT lead with 3.
Code:
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.0 7 (T)
Rushing Yards 141.6 29
Yards Per Carry 5.45 32
Pass Attempts 35.9 15 (T)
Completions 21.1 14 (T)
Completion Pct. 58.8 11 (T)
Passing Yards 241.2 24
Yards Per Attempt 6.71 22
Yards Per Catch 11.42 29
Total Yardage Gained 370.9 30
3rd Down Conversions 30.2 4
Points Per Game 24.9 31
Pass Rush Pct. 20.3 14 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 51.1 15
Turnovers 20 22 (T)
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
92 R. Maxwell OLB 111 37 4.0 3 1 11 75.5
94 D. White ILB 102 26 3.0 5 1 6 74.4
26 D. Savage S 87 28 0.5 0 3 3 76.9
23 J. Alexander CB 79 19 0.0 1 2 17 80.0
20 K. King CB 49 10 0.0 0 1 5 76.3
34 W. Tate S 41 12 0.0 0 3 0 79.6
55 Z. Smith DE 26 13 5.0 13 0 0 81.1
93 H. Browning OLB 26 9 0.5 2 1 0 72.5
97 K. Clark DT 25 10 2.0 3 0 1 82.5
22 M. West CB 22 7 0.0 0 0 3 76.4
90 L. Meier DE 22 13 5.5 10 0 1 82.1
70 F. Peck DT 18 10 1.5 1 0 0 81.1
71 L. Purcell DT 18 7 1.5 3 0 0 82.0
24 R. Harrison S 17 7 0.0 0 0 2 80.5
Summary
Winning one more game than last year you could say the Packers improved, but based on the retirement of legendary QB Aaron Rodgers and the decline shown in 2022, its hard to say the Packers are on the uptick. While the ground game was improved and fairly consistent the passing game struggled all season. Confounding matters was a defense that couldn't get off the field leading the a 7-9 finish, missing the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row.
Code:
Year 2023
Record 7-9
Winning Pct. .437
All-Time 46-33-1
Winning Pct. .581
Playoffs 8-1
Playoff Visits 3
Bowl Wins 2
Head Coach Broderick Peterson
Record 42-27-1
Winning Pct. .607
Off. Coord. B. O'Brien
Def. Coord. R. Morris
Asst. Coach L. Williamson
Stren. Coord. T. Rath
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 27 at CHI 20
2 21 KCY 17
3 31 WAS 21
4 24 at MIN 34
5 34 NOS 26
6 7 at CAR 22
7 41 ATL 12
9 31 at TBY 28
10 15 DET 22
11 27 CHI 23
12 24 DEN 31
13 3 at ARI 33
14 25 at LVS 28
15 27 MIN 31
16 16 at CAL 21
17 17 at DET 30
Awards
Offensive Rookie of the Year - Weston Keck
1st Team All-Pro Outside Linebacker - Roman Maxwell