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The 2001 Green Bay Packers - 12-4 (T-3RD-NFC Central Division)

Head Coach: Mike Sherman

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2001 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (2-2)

                                                                                                                                                               OFF     DEF

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

11 at Cleveland Browns                  L  3-10     0- 1-0 71,218                 Brett Favre         Dorsey Levens (29)      Doug Pederson (84)     Charles Lee (4-41)

20 DENVER BRONCOS                       W 22- 7     1- 1-0 59,177                 Brett Favre         De'Mond Parker (26)     Doug Pederson (112)    Donald Driver (3-61

25 MIAMI DOLPHINS                       W 17-12     2- 1-0 59,547                 Brett Favre         De'Mond Parker (80)     Brett Favre (92)       David Martin (2-26

31 at Oakland Raiders                   L 13-24     2- 2-0 38,783                 Brett Favre         De'Mond Parker (16)     Henry Burris (170)     De'Mond Parker (5-50)

2001 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

SEPTEMBER (3-0)

9  DETROIT LIONS (0-0)                  W 28- 6     1- 0-0 59,523 179 245  56 232 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (157)       Brett Favre (260)      Bill Schroeder (4-104)

24 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (0-1)            W 37- 0     2- 0-0 59,771 160 226  71  66 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (116)       Brett Favre (236)      Ahman Green (6-30)

30 at Carolina Panthers (1-1)           W 28- 7     2- 1-0 73,120  75 308  36 133 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (53)        Brett Favre (308)      Ahman Green (6-75)

OCTOBER (1-2)

7  at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1)        L 10-14     3- 1-0 65,510  69 253  99 154 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (59)        Brett Favre (258)      Ahman Green (7-65)

14 BALTIMORE RAVENS (3-1)               W 31-23     4- 1-0 59,866  60 331 158 199 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (54)        Brett Favre (337)      Antonio Freeman (9-138)

21 at Minnesota Vikings (2-3)           L 13-35     4- 2-0 64,165  74 160 200 177 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (73)        Brett Favre (169)      Antonio Freeman (5-57)

28 Bye Week

NOVEMBER (3-1)

4  TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-3)           W 21-20     5- 2-0 59,861 184 168  61 133 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (169)       Brett Favre (180)      Ahman Green (6-49)

11 at Chicago Bears (6-1)               W 20-12     6- 2-0 66,944 100 268  47 215 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (93)        Brett Favre (268)      Bill Schroeder (4-100)

18 ATLANTA FALCONS (4-4)                L 20-23     6- 3-0 59,849  70 243  82 335 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (62)        Brett Favre (262)      Ahman Green (5-37)

22 at Detroit Lions (0-9)               W 29-27     7- 3-0 77,730 104 235 167 193 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (102)       Brett Favre (252)      Antonio Freeman (6-89)

DECEMBER (4-1)

3  at Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7)        W 28-21     8- 3-0 66,908  37 352  62 286 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (31)        Brett Favre (362)      Bill Schroeder (6-106)

9  CHICAGO BEARS (9-2)                  W 17- 7     9- 3-0 59,869 167 185  50 139 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (125)       Brett Favre (207)      Bill Schroeder (3-34)

16 at Tennessee Titans (5-7)            L 20-26     9- 4-0 68,804  31 192 167 256 Brett Favre         Brett Favre (20)        Brett Favre (199)      Bill Schroeder (6-82)

23 CLEVELAND BROWNS (6-7)               W 30- 7    10- 4-0 59,824 222 139 168 169 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (150)       Brett Favre (139)      Bubba Franks (4-29)

30 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-9)              W 24-13    11- 4-0 59,870  56 157 199 103 Brett Favre         Green/Driver (31)       Brett Favre (169)      Bubba Franks (4-40)

JANUARY 2002 (1-0)

6  at New York Giants (7-8)             W 34-25    12- 4-0 78,601 105 308 146 378 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (101)       Brett Favre (315)      Bill Schroeder (5-102)

2001 POST-SEASON RESULTS (1-1)

JANUARY 2002 - NFC WILDCARD PLAYOFFS

13 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (12-4)           W 25-15            59,825 106 262  71 219 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (86)        Brett Favre (269)      Antonio Freeman (6-84)

NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

20 at St. Louis Rams (14-2)             L 17-45            66,338 118 265  91 201 Brett Favre         Ahman Green (94)        Brett Favre (281)      Ahman Green (8-55)

* - Overtime

2001 IN REVIEW

The Packers capitalize on their strong finish by putting together a solid 12-4 record. While compiling their 12-4 mark the Packers went 6-0 against the NFC Central including a sweep of the Chicago Bears. However, bad losses to the Atlanta Falcons, and Tennessee Titans prevented them from winning the division. In the wild card game, they were matched up against a familiar foe in the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. The 49ers would hold a 7-6 lead, at halftime, but the Packers would comeback in the second half to earn a 25-15 victory staying undefeated at Lambeau Field in the postseason. However, a week later on the road in St. Louis the Packers season would come to a crashing end, as Brett Favre had a nightmarish  six interception game in a 45-17 loss to the Rams. 

 

MIKE SHERMAN - GENERAL MANAGER

Despite the dismal track record of having coaches being their own general managers (Dan Devine, Bart Starr), the Packers went that route once again in 2001. Ron Wolf announces he will step down as general manager after the draft, Sherman named as his replacement. Needless to say, his track record as a drafter was less than stellar:

2001 - Wolf and Sherman shared the GM duties, and the Packers had one of the worst drafts in franchise history. It started when they traded quarterback Matt Hasselbeck to the Seahawks and moved up seven spots in the first round, taking defensive end Jamal Reynolds. Reynolds had proclaimed himself "the greatest defensive end the world has ever seen, period." In his senior year, Reynolds won the Lombardi Award and was a finalist for the College Defensive  Player of the Year Award.  After only 2 seasons with the Packers and recording only 1 sack, Green Bay attempted to trade Reynolds to the Colts, but he failed the physical and the Packers released him 10 days later. The following season, Cleveland picked him up, but he was cut before the season started. The next three draft choices - receiver Robert Ferguson, cornerback Bhawoh Jue and Torrance Marshall were huge disappointments.

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2002 - Sherman traded up to select WR Javon Walker with the 20th pick overall. Walker was the only Sherman draft pick to earn a Pro Bowl berth. He would become disgruntled after the Packers refused to renegotiate his contract, that had two years remaining on it, after his Pro Bowl season in 2004 He missed most of the 2005 season with a knee injury and was traded to Denver the following season. DE Aaron Kampman (5th round) was the brightest star in this draft, while S Marques Anderson (2nd) and FB Najeh Davenport (4th) never reached their potential.

2003 – Sherman traded a second-round pick to Philadelphia for CB Al Harris, which turned out to be one of the better trades of his stint as GM. His first round chice, LB Nick Barnett, has been adequate, but Sherman passed on a number of future stars - Jason Witten (TE), Osi Umenyiora (DE), Nnamdi Asomugha (CB), Anquan Boldin (WR), Lance Briggs (LB), Rashean Mathis (CB) or Ken Hamlin (S). DT Kenny Peterson (3rd) can be considered a bust.

2004 – Sherman traded up in the third round to select punter B.J. Sander. The Packers keep two punters on the roster for the entire season, but Sander never plays. It set the tone for a disastrous draft.CB Ahmad Carroll was the 25th pick overall, and turned out to be a bust. Besides Sander, they took CB Joey Thomas and DT Donnell Washington in the third round. Neither player panned out in Green Bay, especially when one see the Packers passed on DE Jared Allen, CB Nathan Vasher and WR Jerricho Cotchery to select them. 

FREE AGENCY

* Joe Johnson - Johnson fell far short of expectations in Green Bay after he signed a six-year, $33 million contract. He played in a total of 11 games over two season. The Packers shelled out more than $10 million in salary and signing bonuses before released Johnson in June 2004.

* Cletidus Hunt - Sherman overpaid for Hunt, giving him a six-year deal worth $25.35 million, including a $6 million signing bonus, in 2003. Hunt was gone two years later and, with moves like this, the Packers were faced with salary cap issues in 2005 and 2006.  On January 14, 2005, Sherman was stripped of GM title. He would remain as head coach for one more season.

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

Chris Akins         31    S 5-11 195 Ark-Pine Bluff   2  2 24 11 1999 Draft-7th round

Josh Bidwell         9    P 6- 3 220 Oregon           2  2 25 16 1999 Draft-4th round

Matt Bowen          28    S 6- 1 208 Iowa             1  2 24  5 2001 FA-St. Louis

Corey Bradford      85   WR 6- 1 197 Jackson State    4  4 25 16 1998 Draft-5th round

Gilbert Brown       93   NT 6- 2 339 Kansas           8  8 30 11 1993 FA-Minnesota

LeRoy Butler        36    S 6- 0 203 Florida State   12 12 33  9 1990 Draft-2nd round

Chad Clifton        76    T 6- 5 327 Tennessee        2  2 25 14 2000 Draft-2nd round

Bobby Collins       87   TE 6- 4 248 North Alabama    1  3 25  4 2001 Trade-Buffalo

Rob Davis           60   LS 6- 3 285 Shippensburg     5  6 32 16 1997 FA-Chicago (1996)

Tyrone Davis        81   TE 6- 4 260 Virginia         5  7 29  4 1997 Trade-NY Jets

Na'il Diggs         59   LB 6- 4 238 Ohio State       2  2 23 16 2000 Draft-4th round

Earl Dotson         72    T 6- 3 317 Texas A&I        9  9 30 12 1993 Draft-3rd round

Santana Dotson      71   DT 6- 5 287 Baylor           6 10 31 12 1996 UFA-Tampa Bay

Donald Driver       80   WR 6- 0 185 Alcorn State     3  3 26 13 1999 Draft-7th round

Antuan Edwards      24   CB 6- 1 210 Clemson          3  3 24  3 1999 Draft-1st round

Brett Favre          4   QB 6- 2 225 S. Mississippi  10 11 31 16 1992 Trade-Atlanta

Robert Ferguson     89   WR 6- 1 209 Texas A&M        1  1 21  1 2001 Draft-2nd round

Mike Flanagan       58    C 6- 5 297 UCLA             4  4 27 16 1996 Draft-3rd round

Jim Flanigan        75   DT 6- 2 290 Notre Dame       1  8 30 16 2001 FA-Chicago (2000)

Bubba Franks        88   TE 6- 6 260 Miami (FL)       2  2 22 16 2000 Draft-1st round

Antonio Freeman     86   WR 6- 0 198 Virginia Tech    7  7 29 16 1995 Draft-3rd round

K. Gbaja-Biamilla   94   DE 6- 4 253 San Diego State  2  2 23 16 2000 Draft-5th round

Chris Gizzi         57   LB 6- 0 235 Air Force        2  2 26 12 2000 FA

Herbert Goodman     29   RB 5-11 205 Graceland        2  2 24  7 2000 FA

Ahman Green         30   RB 6- 0 217 Nebraska         2  4 24 16 2000 Trade-Seattle

Bernardo Harris     55   LB 6- 2 250 North Carolina   7  7 29 16 1995 FA

William Henderson   30   FB 6- 1 253 North Carolina   7  7 30 16 1995 Draft-3rd round

Vonnie Holliday     90   DE 6- 5 290 North Carolina   4  4 25 12 1998 Draft-1st round

Rob Holmberg        56   LB 6- 3 240 Penn State       1  8 30  4 2001 FA-Carolina

Cletidus Hunt       97   DE 6- 4 290 Kentucky State   3  3 25 12 1999 Draft-3rd round

Billy Jenkins       23    S 5-10 205 Howard           1  5 27  6 2001 FA-St. Louis

Bhawoh Jue          21 CB-S 6- 0 200 Penn State       1  1 20 15 2001 Draft-3rd round

Charles Lee         82   WR 6- 2 205 Central Florida  2  2 23  7 2000 Draft-7th round

Dorsey Levens       25   RB 6- 1 230 Georgia Tech     8  8 31 15 1994 Draft-5th round

Ryan Longwell        8    K 6- 0 200 California       5  5 27 16 1997 FA-San Francisco

Billy Lyon          98   DT 6- 5 295 Marshall         4  4 27 12 1997 FA

Torrance Marshall   51   LB 6- 2 255 Oklahoma         1  1 24 14 2001 Draft-3rd round

David Martin        83   TE 6- 4 250 Tennessee        1  1 22 14 2001 Draft-6th round

Tod McBride         27   DB 6- 1 205 UCLA             3  3 25 16 1999 FA

Mike McKenzie       34   CB 6- 0 190 Memphis          3  3 25 16 1999 Draft-3rd round

Rondell Mealey      32   RB 6- 0 224 LSU              1  1 24 11 2000 Draft-7th round

Andre O'Neal        53   LB 6- 1 235 Marshall         1  2 27  2 2001 FA-Kansas City

Doug Pederson       18   QB 6- 3 220 NE Louisiana     4  7 33 16 2002 FA-Cleve (2001)

Jamal Reynolds      99   DE 60 3 266 Florida State    1  1 22  6 2001 Draft-1st round

Marco Rivera        62    G 6- 4 310 Penn State       5  5 29 16 1996 Draft-6th round

Allen Rossum        20CB-KR 5- 8 178 Notre Dame       2  4 25  6 2000 Trade-Phil

Bill Schroeder      84   WR 6- 2 205 UW-La Crosse     5  5 30 14 1996 FA-New England

Darren Sharper      42   DB 6- 2 207 William & Mary   5  5 25 16 1997 Draft-2nd round

Barry Stokes        79  G-T 6- 4 310 Eastern Michigan 2  3 27 16 2000 FA-Miami (1998)

Mark Tauscher       65    T 6- 3 320 Wisconsin        2  2 24 16 2000 Draft-7th round

Keith Thibodeaux    22   CB 5-11 169 Northwestern St  1  4 27  7 2001 FA-Minnesota

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

John Thierry        91   DE 6- 4 262 Alcorn State     2  8 29 12 2000 UFA-Cle (1999)

Mike Wahle          68    G 6- 6 310 Navy             4  4 24 16 1998 Supple-2nd round

Rod Walker          95   DT 6- 3 320 Troy State       1  1 25 11 2001 Trade-Tennessee

Nate Wayne          54   LB 6- 0 237 Mississippi      2  4 26 12 2000 Trade-Denver

K.D. Williams       50   LB 6- 0 245 Henderson State  2  3 28 12 2000 Trade-N.Orleans

Tyrone Williams     37   CB 5-11 193 Nebraska         6  6 28 16 1996 Draft-3rd round

Frank Winters       52    C 6- 3 305 West Illinois    9 14 36  4 1992 Plan B-Kan City

2001 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD

NAME                POS COLLEGE           HOW ACQUIRED

Mark Bristol          T Mansfield         2001 FA

Henry Burris         QB Temple            2001 FA - CFL

Donte Curry          LB Morris Brown      2001 FA

Chris Gall           FB Indiana           2001 FA

Anthony Herron       DE Iowa              2001 FA

Mike Horacek         WR Iowa State        2000 FA

Kenny Jackson        LB Nevada-Reno       2001 FA

Ed Kehl             T-G BYU               2000 FA

Paris Lenon          LB Richmond          2001 FA

Tim Morgan            P San Jose St.      2001 FA

J.J. Moses        WR/KR Iowa State        2001 FA

James Rooths         CB Shepherd College  2001 FA

Hurley Tarver        CB Central Oklahoma  2001 FA - XFL

Bold Italics - Made Active Roster 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

2001 PACKERS DRAFT (April 21-22, 2001)

RND-PCK NAME                POS COLLEGE       NOTES

1a   10 Jamal Reynolds       DE Florida State (A) 

1b   17 Traded to Seattle in Matt Hasselbeck trade

2a   41 Robert Ferguson      WR Texas A&M     (B) 

2b   47 Traded to San Francisco in pre-draft trade of picks

3a   71 Bhawoh Jue           CB Penn State    (B)

3b   72 Torrance Marshall    LB Oklahoma      (A)

3c   80 Traded to San Francisco in pre-draft trade of picks

3d   82 From New Orleans, sent to San Fran in pre-draft trade

4a  105 Bill Ferrario         G Wisconsin     (B)

4b  113 Traded to Denver for Nate Wayne

5   147 Traded to Philadelphia for Allen Rossum

6a  179 Traded to San Francisco in pre-draft trade of picks

6b  198 David Martin         TE Tennessee     (C) 

7a  219 Traded to Denver for David Bowens

7b  222 From St. Louis, sent to San Francisco in pre-draft trade

A-From Seattle in Matt Hasselbeck trade B-From San Francisco C-Free agent compensatory pick

FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

PLAYERS SIGNED - None

PLAYERS LOST - LB Mike Morton (Indianapolis), G Ross Verba (Cleveland)

FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

PLAYERS LOST - None

TRANSISTION PLAYER DESIGNATION - S LeRoy Butler

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TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS

MAR 5 - Traded a 2001 1st-round selection (G Steve Hutchinson) and QB Matt Hasselbeck to SEATTLE for 2001 1st- (DE Jamal Reynolds) and 3rd-round (LB Torrance Marshall) choices

APR 21 - Traded 2001 2nd- (LB Jamie Winborn), 3rd- (RB Kevan Barlow) and 6th-round (CB Rashad Holman) choices, and Saints' 2001 3rd-round pick (Aaron Brooks trade - later traded to Seattle) and Rams' 2001 7th-round choice (Mike Morton trade - later traded to Seattle) to SAN FRANCISCO for 2001 2nd- (WR Robert Ferguson), 3rd- (DB Bhawoh Jue) and 4th-round selections (G Bill Ferrario)

AUG 7 - Traded DE David Bowens to BUFFALO for TE Bobby Collins

SEPT 2 - Traded a 2002 7th-round draft choice (DE Carlos Hall) to TENNESSEE for DT Rod Walker

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