Eye marks: Coaches grade Packers on weekly performance
Green Bay — Mike Neal had his best day so far as a converted linebacker when he had six tackles, a sack and a quarterback hit against Detroit. But this is what he said after the game Sunday:
"I haven't had a losing performance since I've been playing outside linebacker."
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The Green Bay Packers have developed and enhanced a grading system that they've been using for years that takes all of the guesswork out of individual performances and puts them on a chart, like a balance sheet for positive and negative contributions.
Every Monday, the Packers get their personal grade sheet, their most complete indicator of how they're doing in the eyes of their coaches. After watching every player on every play, position coaches give a plus or a minus, and those are tallied at the end, with the goal of achieving at least 80%, and hopefully 90%, positive plays.
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"We have a lot of stats," said receiver James Jones. "The main thing you get out of it is mental. As a receiver, it makes you more hungry. When they show those stats in front of your teammates, you don't want it to say, '0-3 in playmaker opportunities.' You want to let them know you're out there making plays for them."
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This reminds me of what the coach of the Penn State Womens Volleyball team does.
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It's been reported that while players admit to never reading the sports pages after games, they do seek out the Little Man ratings.
Performance grades -- why not? Don't teams critique game film together?
