Cheesehead
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Wade from Roseville, MN
Do you know which individual player has the most sacks on an individual quarterback in NFL history? What about team history? I’ve searched high and low and cannot find the answer to this question.
I don’t know. Rob Demovsky, who has access to ESPN Stats & Info, might be able to look that one up. I have to imagine Clay Matthews’ 8½ sacks of Jay Cutler rank high on the list.
James from Sawbridgeworth, UK
Did you see the photos of the NFL setup at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium over here in the UK, thoughts? Having an NFL game at the stadium where my football (soccer) team plays will be amazing. Hopefully, the Packers play there soon. That would be very special.
Gorgeous. I hope I get a chance to cover a Packers game there someday.
Theodore from St. Louis, MO
GPS location devices in footballs? What will happen to the Tom Turners of the world? Tom is my father-in-law's best friend. He works the chains at Lambeau. His glorious white mustache is a highlight for our family during home games. We always take a screenshot of Tom when he appears. The first to text the group gets bragging rights. Please don't take this tradition from us.
The original question asked whether it would be possible in 50 years. More power to Tom if he still desires to work the chains in 2069, but I will be long since retired.
Gavin from Albuquerque, NM
Response to Tim from Hudson, WI: I too am an engineer and as I understand it commercially available GPS is no more accurate than 3 meters (that's only 95 percent of the time). Long-term measurements are accurate to a couple centimeters, but that's not on a moving ball on a running athlete. It's not good enough for the NFL. More accurate GPS is available, but only for military use. DHS will never release that encryption. The only option would be an in-house positioning system, local to each stadium.
Engineer fight! Engineer fight! *Grabs popcorn*
Bob from Bement, IL
Vic wrote in a windowless offense? Wow! Now we know! On the subject of sensors inserted into footballs – yes, I see it likely in the not-too-distant future. My wife has worked in office support at the Material Science and Coordinated Science Labs of the University of Illinois. They have developed many similar technologies, skin-applied included, so putting something into a football is probably possible right now. The next discussion segment – determining if the ball carrier went back over the line of gain after breaking that plane. Might help significantly with touchdowns, though. Trust me, it will never stop!
Evolution is a mystery, full of change that no one sees.
Bob from Port Saint Lucie, FL
If you are using your lasers to determine first downs, they need to also use them to set the first down chains. To me, that's always been an approximation that is usually far from laser accurate. The old guys working the "chain gang" may be another job lost to modern technology.
You guys and the chain gang. Listen, I’ll make sure all the member of the chain gang have jobs in my football world with sensors. At the end of the day, I think the only way I’ll be happy is if every NFL game resembles the movie “Tron.”
George from Olympia, WA
Is there any opportunity to bid for having the draft in Green Bay?
The Packers have thrown their name in the hat to host in 2022 and 2024. Las Vegas has it in 2020, Cleveland in 2021 and Kansas City for 2023.
James from Murfreesboro, TN
How many Packers do you think will be picked for the Pro Bowl at the end of the season, if no injuries?
Four…and David Bakhtiari will probably still be an alternate despite making a fourth consecutive All-Pro team.
Bill from Bloomfield Hills
Bakhtiari could catch a pass batted up in the air at the line of scrimmage and then rumble in for a touchdown right? Just like I think you batted that answer up in the air for us to respond to?
Bump, set, spike!
Dale from Prescott, WI
Couldn’t Bakhtiari also lineup at running back to get his TD?
I think Bakhtiari can line up anywhere he pleases as long as he reports as an eligible receiver. But do you really want to pull an All-Pro left tackle from his post so he can carry the football?
Markus from Aurora, CO
Insiders, what is the biggest challenge in your professional life when you shift from offseason to training camp and preseason?
The days when I don’t see my son awake, especially when the weather is still nice in August.
Duane from Oak Creek, WI
I saw Bubba Franks at Lambeau Live/Summerfest. You think we'll ever again get a tight end playing like he did back in his day?
I don’t see why not. It’s not like Bubba Franks was some kind of anomaly. He was a big, physical tight end who could block. The Packers sort of have one of those guys right now in Marcedes Lewis.
JR from East Molinee, IL
I need to confess something to my fellow Packers fans. I started a “Madden” fantasy draft franchise with...the Seattle Seahawks. Hear me out. I did it strictly because I like that region of the country. I also drafted no Seahawks players and made firing Pete Carroll my first order of business. It feels good to get this off my chest and I hope I can be forgiven.
Hey, I used to do the same thing. I liked playing with Seneca Wallace in “Madden 04.” He had like 82 speed.
Dan from Minneapolis, MN
Can NFL teams use "protected draft picks" in trades like the NBA? If not, would protected picks be good or bad for the league?
There are no protected picks in the NFL, but it’s not unusual for GMs to work in clauses when trading draft picks (e.g. the escalators in the Brett Favre trade with the Jets in 2008). Protected picks make sense in the NBA because there are only 60 draft picks every year and 15 roster spots on every team.
Ryan from Hartland, WI
Who will be the breakout players of camp?
Only those 20 practices in training camp will tell, but Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Ka’Dar Hollman, Rashan Gary and James Crawford are all off to fine starts.
George from Hutchinson, MN
Do you ever use binoculars when watching a game from the press box?
I do. I have one pair I’ve used since I started covering the team. My dad gave them to me before I started covering the team.