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The 1974 Green Bay Packers - 6-8 (3RD - Central Division)

Head Coach: Dan Devine

1974 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-2)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

AUGUST (3-2)                              RESULT    RECORD    ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB         LEADING RUSHER           LEADING PASSER         LEADING RECEIVER

2  at Buffalo Bills                      W 16-13    1- 0-0 30,119                 Jerry Tagge         Eric Torkelson (43)      Jerry Tagge (72)       Steve Odom (2-52)

10 M-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS                 W 13- 0    2- 0-0 43,000                 Jerry Tagge         Don Woods (99)           Jerry Tagge (101)      Ken Payne (4-52)

17 G-CHICAGO BEARS                       W 20-10    3- 0-0 53,106                 Jerry Tagge         Les Goodman (44)         Jerry Tagge (141)      Barry Smith (2-40)

24 G-DENVER BRONCOS                      L 21-31    3- 1-0 56,267                 Jerry Tagge         MacArthur Lane (22)      Jack Concannon (108)   Steve Odom (4-33)

30 at Miami Dolphins                     L 10-21    3- 2-0 54,666                 Jack Concannon      MacArthur Lane (33)      Jack Concannon (106)   MacArthur Lane (3-18)

SEPTEMBER (1-0)

6  M-CINCINNATI BENGALS                  W 26-24    4- 2-0 46,605                 Jerry Tagge         John Brockington (47)    Jerry Tagge (151)      Jon Staggers (6-60)

1974 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (2-1)

15 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0)             L 17-32    0- 1-0 55,131  96  95 165  97 Jerry Tagge         John Brockington (53)    Jerry Tagge (102)      Barry Smith (2-29)

22 at Baltimore Colts (0-1)              W 20-13    1- 1-0 35,873  84 109 133 149 Jerry Tagge         MacArthur Lane (36)      Jerry Tagge (109)      Jon Staggers (3-52)

29 M-DETROIT LIONS (0-2)                 W 21-19    2- 1-0 45,970 154 200  71 219 Jerry Tagge         Les Goodman (61)         Jerry Tagge (200)      John Brockington (5-45)

OCTOBER (1-3)

6  G-BUFFALO BILLS (2-1)                 L  7-27    2- 2-0 51,919 100 131 148 157 Jerry Tagge         John Brockington (56)    Jerry Tagge (141)      MacArthur Lane (5-30)

13 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-1)              W 17- 6    3- 2-0 45,938 143 - 1 157  94 Jerry Tagge         John Brockington (89)    Jerry Tagge (17)       Barry Smith (1-13)

21 at Chicago Bears (2-3)                L  9-10    3- 3-0 50,623  91 140 159  85 Jerry Tagge         John Brockington (31)    Jerry Tagge (140)      Jon Staggers (5-45)

27 at Detroit Lions (2-4)                L 17-19    3- 4-0 51,775  97 216 115 249 Jack Concannon      John Brockington (53)    Jack Concannon (237)   Jon Staggers (6-82)

NOVEMBER (3-1)

3  G-WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-3)           L  6-17    3- 5-0 55,288  96 158 100 137 Jack Concannon      John Brockington (78)    John Hadl (99)         John Brockington (6-25)

10 M-CHICAGO BEARS (3-5)                 W 20- 3    4- 5-0 46,567  96 119  86 149 John Hadl           John Brockington (60)    John Hadl (119)        Jon Staggers (2-72)

17 at Minnesota Vikings (7-2)            W 19- 7    5- 5-0 47,924 202 191  74 210 John Hadl           John Brockington (137)   John Hadl (199)        John Brockington (3-66)

24 G-SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (3-7)            W 34- 0    6- 5-0 50,321  73 224 109  84 John Hadl           John Brockington (34)    John Hadl (157)        Jon Staggers (6-80)

DECEMBER (2-1)

1  at Philadelphia Eagles (4-7)          L 14-36    6- 6-0 42,030  81 221  92 122 John Hadl           John Brockington (50)    John Hadl (237)        Rich McGeorge (4-99)

8  at San Francisco 49ers (4-8)          L  6- 7    6- 7-0 47,475 133  95 103 180 John Hadl           John Brockington (92)    John Hadl (123)        MacArthur Lane (5-32)

15 at Atlanta Falcons (2-11)             L  3-10    6- 8-0 10,020 125 138 129  68 John Hadl           John Brockington (65)    John Hadl (128)        John Brockington (5-17)

G - Green Bay  M - Milwaukee

1974 IN REVIEW

Dan Devine's exit following the completion of the 1974 season was similar in at least one way to his coaching debut in 1971 - it came with a suprise. Devine, realizing he was losing support with the team's executive committee as another unsuccessful season ended, put out feelers in a search for other positions.He met with an official Notre Dame prior to a season-ending loss in Atlanta, then demanded to know his status with the Packers upon his return. He met with Packers president Dominic Olejniczak Sunday night following the game. The next day, Devine resigned before any determination had been made as to whether or not he would return for the fifth and final year of his contract. The man who broke his leg in the first game as Packers coach also announced he was leaving to become the head coach at Notre Dame. "I want to than the Green Bay Packers for giving me an opportunity to coach here for the last four years," Devine said at a farewell press conference. "And, particularly, I want to thank the players who never gave up." Throughout his tenure, Devine struggled to find a reliable quarterback. The situation worsened in 1974. For the first time in 51 years, Packers' passers threw just one touchdown in the first seven games. Devine, who had given up two 2nd-round draft choices for Jim Del Gaizo in 1973 and a fifth-round selection for Jack Concannon in July, pulled out all the stops. He traded two first-round picks (1975 and 1976), two second-round choices (1975 and 1976) and a third rounder (1975) to the Los Angeles Rams for 34-year old John Hadl. Hadl threw all of three touchdown passes in the final seven games, and the team's record in that span (3-4) was no better than it had been in the opening seven weeks. For the second year in a row, Green Bay (6-8) finished ahead of only Chicago in the NFC Central Division.

HOW BOBBY SCOTT CHANGED A FRANCHISE'S FATE

The John Hadl trade will go down as one of the worst in Packers history, if not in the entire history of the NFL. Green Bay mortgaged its future for a 34-year old quarterback who had benched two weeks prior after performing dismally against, ironically, the Packers. BUT if not a twist of fate in Atlanta, the Packers fortunes may have been vastly different.  After watching Jerry Tagge stumble as a starter, going 3-3, head coach Dan Devine knew his future with the Packers was in doubt. Jack Concannon was not the answer, so Devine began to fish around the NFL looking for a trading partner. In New Orleans, 25-year old Archie Manning had fallen out of favor with the franchise. The second pick overall in the 1971 draft, Manning had led 11-28-3 record as a starter before losing the job to Bobby Scott in Week Six. Bobby Scott, who was in his second season, was given the job against the Falcons by head coach John North. Scott would toss a touchdown pass in the 13-3 New Orleans win before going down with a knee injury. North turned to Larry Cipa instead of Manning, and it appeared more and more likely the Packers would be able to consumate the deal with the Saints. Devine had tried to work a deal with Dallas for31-year-old Craig Morton. Since Morton had mostly been a backup to first Don Meredith and then Roger Staubach since entering the league in 1965 and since he had signed

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a futures contract with the WFL, Devine, who desperately wanted an established starter, did not pull the trigger on the deal. Ironically, Morton would be traded to the Giants for a 1975 first-round draft choice on the same day the Packers acquired Hadl and would go to lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl as a starter in 1977. Devine had apparently agreed to a tentative trade the previous week to bring Manning to Green Bay, after the Saints had also talked to the Rams, Giants and 49ers.  After seeing Scott go down, and realizing that Cipa, a rookie from Michigan, was not the answer, North pulled back from the Manning deal and would start the fallen star for the remainder of the season. Devine was left with really one choice...and made the fateful call to the Los Angeles Rams.

NAME                NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Ron Acks            52   LB 6- 2 225 Illinois         1  7 29 13 1974 FA-New England

Mike Basinger       71   DE 6- 3 258 Cal-Riverside    1  1 22  1 1974 FA

John Brockington    42   RB 6- 1 225 Ohio State       4  4 25 14 1971 Draft-1st round

Aaron Brown         74   DE 6- 5 270 Minnesota        2  8 30  2 1973 Trade-Kan City

Willie Buchanon     28   CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State  3  3 23 14 1972 Draft-1st round

Fred Carr           53   LB 6- 5 240 Texas-El Paso    7  7 28 14 1968 Draft-1st round

Jim Carter          50   LB 6- 3 245 Minnesota        5  5 25 14 1970 Draft-3rd round

Jack Concannon      10   QB 6- 3 200 Boston College   1  9 31 14 1974 Trade-Dallas

Mark Cooney         58   LB 6- 4 222 Colorado         1  1 23 13 1974 Draft-16th round

Mike Donohoe        86   TE 6- 3 230 San Francisco    2  5 29 14 1973 FA-Atl (1971)

Ken Ellis           48   CB 5-10 195 Southern         5  5 26 14 1970 Draft-4th round

Mike Fanucci        71   DE 6- 4 242 Arizona State    1  3 24 13 1974 FA-Hou (1973)

Gale Gillingham     68    G 6- 3 265 Minnesota        9  9 30 14 1966 Draft-1st round

Les Goodman         25   RB 5-11 206 Yankton          2  2 24 13 1973 FA

John Hadl           12   QB 6- 1 214 Kansas           1 13 34  7 1974 Trade-L. Angeles

Charlie Hall        21   CB 6- 1 190 Pittsburgh       4  4 26 13 1971 Draft-3rd round

Larry Hefner        51   LB 6- 2 230 Clemson          3  3 25 14 1972 Draft-14th round

Ted Hendricks       56   LB 6- 7 220 Miami            1  6 26 14 1974 Trade-Baltimore

Jim Hill            39    S 6- 2 195 Texas A&I        3  6 27 14 1972 Trade-San Diego

Dick Himes          72    T 6- 4 260 Ohio State       7  7 28 14 1968 Draft-3rd round

Noel Jenke          55   LB 6- 1 225 Minnesota        2  4 26  8 1973 FA-Atl (1972)

Larry Krause        30   RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert      3  3 25 14 1970 Draft-17th round

MacArthur Lane      36   RB 6- 1 220 Utah State       3  7 32 14 1972 Trade-St. Louis

Charlie Leigh       23   RB 5-11 206 No College       1  6 28 12 1974 FA-Miami

Bill Lueck          62    G 6- 3 235 Arizona          7  7 28  9 1968 Draft-1st round

Chester Marcol      13    K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale        3  3 24 14 1972 Draft-2nd round

Dave Mason          43   DB 6- 0 195 Nebraska         1  2 24 12 1974 FA-NE (1973)

Al Matthews         29   DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I        5  5 26 14 1970 Draft-2nd round

Larry McCarren      54    C 6- 3 240 Illinois         2  2 22 14 1973 Draft-12th round

Mike McCoy          76   DT 6- 5 285 Notre Dame       5  5 25 14 1970 Draft-1st round

Rich McGeorge       81   TE 6- 4 230 Elon             5  5 25 14 1970 Draft-1st round

Lee Nystrom         70    T 6- 5 258 Macalester       1  1 22 13 1974 FA

Steve Odom          84   WR 6- 4 230 Utah             1  1 21 14 1974 Draft-5th round

Steve Okoniewski    73   DT 6- 4 252 Montana          1  3 25 14 1974 Trade-Buffalo

Ken Payne           85   WR 6- 1 185 Langston         1  1 23 12 1974 Draft-6th round

Dave Pureifory      75   DE 6- 1 250 E. Michigan      3  3 25 13 1972 Draft-6th round

Alden Roche         87   DE 6- 4 255 Southern         4  5 29 14 1971 Trade-Denver

John Schmitt        52    C 6- 4 250 Hofstra          1 11 31 14 1974 Trade-NY Jets

Harry Schuh         79    T 6- 3 260 Memphis State    1 10 32 14 1974 Trade-L. Angeles

NAME                NO  POS  HGT WGT COLLEGE         YR PR AG  G HOW ACQUIRED

Barry Smith         80   WR 6- 1 190 Florida State    2  2 23 14 1973 Draft-1st round

Barty Smith         33   FB 6- 3 240 Richmond         1  1 22  8 1974 Draft-1st round

Perry Smith         45   CB 6- 1 195 Colorado State   2  2 23 12 1973 FA-Oakland

Malcolm Snider      67    G 6- 4 250 Stanford         3  6 27 14 1972 Trade-Atlanta

Jon Staggers        22   WR 5-10 180 Missouri         3  5 25 14 1972 FA-Pitt (1971)

Jerry Tagge         17   QB 6- 2 215 Nebraska         3  3 24  6 1972 Draft-1st round

Eric Torkelson      26   RB 6- 2 194 Connecticut      1  1 22 14 1974 Draft-11th round

Bruce Van Dyke      61    G 6- 2 255 Missouri         1  9 30  1 1974 Trade-Pittsburgh

Pete Van Valkenberg 40   RB 6- 2 205 BYU              1  2 24  6 1974 Trade-Buffalo

Carl Wafer          78    T 6- 3 250 Tennessee State  1  1 23  1 1974 FA

Randy Walker        18    P 5-10 177 NW State (LA)    1  1 23 14 1974 Draft-12th round

Bob Wicks           49   WR 6- 3 205 Utah State       1  2 24  1 1974 FA-STL (1972)

Clarence Williams   83   DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View     5  5 27 14 1970 Trade-Dallas

Keith Wortman       65    G 6- 2 250 Nebraska         3  3 24 12 1972 Draft-10th round

NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games  Played FA - Free Agent

1974 PACKERS DRAFT (January 29-30, 1974)

RND-PICK NAME                POS COLLEGE

1  -  12 Barty Smith          RB Richmond             

2  -  38 Traded to Miami for Jim Del Gaizo

3  -  54 Traded to San Diego for Jim Hill

4  -  90 Traded to San Francisco for Al Randolph

5  - 116 Steve Odom           WR Utah

6a - 134 Don Woods (A)        RB New Mexico

6b - 142 Ken Payne            WR Langston

7  - 168 Bart Purvis          OT Maryland

8a - 194 Monte Doris          LB Southern California

8b - 200 Ned Guillet (B)       S Boston College

9  - 220 Harold Holton        OG Texas-El Paso 

10 - 246 Doug Troszak         DT Michigan 

11 - 272 Eric Torkelson       RB Connecticut 

12 - 298 Randy Walker          P NW State 

13 - 324 Emanuel Armstrong    LB San Jose St

14 - 350 Andy Neloms          DT Kentucky St

15 - 376 Dave Wannstedt        T Pittsburgh 

16 - 402 Mark Cooney          LB Colorado 

17 - 428 Randy Woodfield      WR Portland St

A - Acquired from Chicago for the rights to Zeke Bratkowski  B - Acquired from Atlanta through New Orleans for Len Garrett

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1974 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS

JAN 29 - Traded WR Dick Gordon to NEW ENGLAND for TE John Mosier

JUL 20 - Traded a 1975 5th-round draft choice to DALLAS for QB Jack Concannon

JUL 29 - Traded QB Scott Hunter to BUFFALO for DT Steve Okoniewski and RB Pete Van Valkenburg

AUG 13 - Traded LB Tom MacLeod and a 1975 8th-round draft choice to BALTIMORE for LB Ted Hendricks and a 1975 2nd-round draft choice

AUG 19 - Waived WR Randy Woodfield (17th round), S Randy Richardson, DE Randy Nelson and LB Steve Schreiber. TE Bill Farrell and S Ned Guillet (8th round) left camp

AUG 28 - Traded a 1975 6th-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for OT Harry Schuh

SEPT 2 - Released RB Garyion Dunlap, RB James Lewis, DB Zaven Yaralian, DB Harold Ebow, DB Bruce Harms, C Mikel Irons, TE Dave Wheeler, DL Steve Spiro, DL Carl McElroy, DL Andy Neloms (14th round) and K Clark Sholt (70 players)

SEPT 3 - Traded an undisclosed draft choice to NEW YORK JETS for C John Schmitt

SEPT 4 - Acquired S Dave Mason from NEW ENGLAND for undisclosed draft choice

SEPT 5 - Traded DT Bob Brown to SAN DIEGO for a 1975 3rd-round draft choice

SEPT 8 - Placed LB Tom Toner on injured reserve. Placed OT Bill Hayhoe and OT Dick Himes on inactive list. Released WR-P Paul Staroba, QB John Cherry, OG Gary Cox, DE Doug Troszak (1oth round) and DB Paul Metallo (62 players)

SEPT 9 - Traded a 1976 3rd-round draft choice to PITTSBURGH for OG Bruce Van Dyke. Waived C Cal Withrow, C Charlie Tiblom and WR Robert Stark. Placed OL Bart Purvis (7th round) and OL Dave Wannstedt (15th round) on injured reserve (60 players)

SEPT 10 - Traded QB Jim Del Gaizo to NEW YORK GIANTS for a 1976 3rd-round draft choice. Traded a 1976 3rd-round draft choice (acquired from the New York Giants) to KANSAS CITY for QB Dean Carlson. Placed C Ken Bowman, LB Monte Doris (8th round) and WR Tyrone Byrd on injured reserve. Waived RB Hise Austin, OT Kent Branstetter, RB Don Woods (6th round), TE Brent Longwell and RB Perry Williams

SEPT 11 - SAN DIEGO claimed RB Don Woods off waivers.

SEPT 12 - Waived DB Dave Mason. Placed LB Noel Jenke on injured reserve. Recalled QB Charlie Napier from waivers and placed him on injured reserve (47 players)

SEPT 18 - Placed OT Bill Hayhoe on injured reserve. Claimed LB Ron Acks off waivers from NEW ENGLAND. Released WR Bob Wicks and OL Mike Pasinger. Claimed DT Mike Fanucci off waivers from HOUSTON. Claimed DB Dave Mason off waivers

SEPT 26 - Claimed RB Charlie Leigh off waivers from MIAMI. Placed OG Bruce Van Dyke on injured reserve

OCT 22 - Traded a 1975 1st-round draft choice, a 1975 2nd-round draft choice, a 1975 3rd-round draft choice, a 1976 1st-round draft choice and a 1976 2nd-round draft choice to LOS ANGELES for QB John Hadl

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