"Rich Bisaccia is a win-now hire for Green Bay because he may not be here very long."

Hmmm...Sorry Cory, but I have to respectfully disagree. This doesn't have to mean it's a "win now hire", if it was REALLY that, it would have been made in in 2019 when McCarthy was fired and MLF TRIED to hire a competent ST coach or at the very least last season when Guye went all in.

This hire is one that HAD to made. Whether it was Bisaccia or any other of the few competent ST coaches who were still available, the Packers ST have been the JOKE of the NFL. I mean the rankings scream that don't they? When they hired Shawn Mennenga who had been at that powerhouse of the SEC...Vanderbilt, and his ST were some of the worse in college football, AND they let Darren Rizzi walk out without signing a contract, Mark Murphy and Russ Ball let us ALL KNOW where ST ranked in importance. Now after totally fucking blowing it, they finally let MLF and Gute hire a competent ST Coach.

You would think they would have learned after 2014 in Seattle, but NO, they (Murphy & Ball) blew a 2nd opportunity at a SB before finally getting out of the damn way. This hire HAD to be made. It has nothing to do with being in "Win Now" mode.

Tacos for everyone! YEAH!

Bissacia is 61 years s old and a lifer at Special Teams, he did a nice job as Interim coach for LV but I doubt he is a hot HC prospect.
I’m glad GB hired a proven veteran coach to lead special teams and I’m sure he can get things turned around.
He’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

“Matt LaFleur didn’t have a choice.” As I said a few days ago, I don’t know who is the final decision authority on hiring/firing coaches. Based on history, it is not Matt LaFleur. If it was, Rizzi would have been the ST coach long ago.
I’m glad the Decision Authority, whoever it is, has agreed to this hire as I believe it is right for the team. Belated, but the right thing to do.

I will not get excited about this hire until the Packers officially announce it. If history is any indication, Russ Ball can still find a way to screw this up.

Has anyone thought just maybe the players on special teams are just awful? Several coaches has tried and no success.

"The Raiders players really adored him and rightfully so."

By all accounts, he steps into that "players' favorite" role being vacated by Hackett. If the personalities mesh, I think it's a real positive to have guys who have run a team on your staff. Hopefully they can finish out the specifics and get him in place.

This signals that the team must have reassured him that they would give him pieces to work with. The construction of the game day roster has been a head-scratcher for a couple years, keeping guys like Hanson and (last year) Nijman active every week, but never letting them see the field took up active roster spots from guys who could be STs contributors but didn't figure into the offensive/defensive depth chart in a meaningful way.

If not, then it won't matter who is coaching the STs, and Bisaccia will just end up another coaching scapegoat for poor play. I think he's got more riding on this job than just improving the STs.

I disagree with your perspective. When a business function is clearly underperforming and yet essential, you bring in external perspective and experience from outside charged with changing expectations and methods.

This appointment is (or should be) all about resetting the approach within ST and adding a person with the credibility to help the wider organization better identify and understand ST priorities and needs.

The role here is to turn. STs around, inculcate practices, procedures and understanding and a team that is steeped in them and capable of taking the reigns and replacing the person who leads that implementation.

Better performance on the field should be only a partial objective. The new hire should be primarily intended to change the culture and approach of the organization and recruit and develop talent to continue it going forward after he leaves. That is why the task merits higher pay. It’s more than just being an STC in the ordinary sense.

This is not a win now appointment, it is an acceptance that the Packers need help to revitalize for the future and that they need experience, ability and knowledge to do so to return to adequacy now and to put in place the resources and organizational perspectives to maintain and develop that going forward.

Agree with Hawkpacker in that they have found a guy that will improve the ST aspect and after a few years you’ll have the blueprint on how to do it. They can still screw it up by not listening or not having the right personnel but he has a chance to change the culture around ST performance.

To me, this signals that Rodgers is going to be back as well as most of the rest of the gang. Would Bissacia come to Green Bay if they were going to tear it down and he'd be part of a rebuild?

Packers have projected $118m in cap space in '23 and $175m in '24. Doesn't seem like the future cap doom and gloom I've read from a lot of posts here. There's an article from zonecoverage about how teams use void years to spread out cap hits. I'm no cap guru but it's an interesting read.

The question is will keeping the band together matter if Rodgers goes late '90's Trey Anastasio?

Interesting aspects to his hire if it becomes final. On the surface it appears to be an appropriate effort, finally, to address our STs.

It could also signal that the band, including Rodgers, is returning for another all in run in 2022 and/or beyond.

In the worst case scenario it could mean we have interim
and/or future HC if MLF can’t get it done in the next year or 2. MLF has a 5 year deal if I remember correctly.

Since we’re not sure who is actually making this hire we can’t assume to know their motivation or longer term thinking beyond what it hopefully might mean for our STs.
Thanks, Since ‘61

Thanks for the article Cory. After all it gives us some short period of rest ourselves from heating discussions about Diva.

Now we'll be able to find out whether it's the coach or the players who are the problem. Let's face it, even if Bissacia just makes the ST's average, that would be a huge improvement. But the team now has to help him out by providing him with some players that can perform at a higher level. But as far as starters being on ST's? The NFL just issued a report saying that most injuries, especially knee injuries, are most likely to happen during punts and kickoffs. So, it seems likely that option is off the table.

Finally, a well qualified and successful STs coach. Although I do wonder if his contract is conditional - that it can be cancelled - if he is offered a HC, OC or DC position during the off-season? Hopefully, we will never know.

A day late and a dollar short.

Just love the rumors and the news media and click bait reporters. AR buys a piece of property in Memphis - articles. Shaleen owns a house in Denver - articles. AR compliments Tomlin - Pittsburgh is his destination - articles. Over and over. Now we hire a top notch Special Teams coach - Rich - now he is staying.

Special teams have been costing us games forever - remember the blown blocking/ coverage on the onside kick in the Seattle playoff game- easy win turns into a loss. Remember the return fumble by MVS against Indie last year - loss. Remember the fumble by Montgomery against the Rams that cost us the chance to win the game with a field goal.

It is going to be hard fix the culture- it is going to be a long process - It is also going to be hard to erase these loses from AR's legacy.

I don’t think the coaches, or the players, are the problem. IMO, it’s about not letting special teams cost you games, and you do that by minimizing the opportunities for that to happen. Thus, the Leatherhead Rules that I repeatedly refer to.

Never return kicks you don’t have to. Never return punts. Punt out of bounds. Etc. Don’t put the game in the hands of a bunch of UDFA 23 year olds.

Think about this: On the blocked punt that put us behind, we could have just taken a safety and given up two points instead of 7. The difference. And if we’d done that, would we be talking about how smart MLF is?

Neither. We’d be talking about Cincinnati.

A couple, maybe three, thoughts. It's okay to hire people who may do very well at their job and later move on to a better opportunity. They could even advance within the same organization.

This ST hire would be the first time I can recall when the Packers didn't move the Phy. Ed. Teacher into the Guidance Counselor position just because he fit in.

When the Rizzi non-hire went down, I remember reading Mrs. Rizzi had more to do with Darren not taking the Green Bay job than ol' Low Ball did. Miami to Green Bay was a jump she didn't care to make, especially with Shopko having just gone belly up and bowling leagues faltering.

The hiring of Rich Bisaccia has been announced by the Packers.

Bisaccia brings several distinct values to the Packers organization:

As an experienced Special Teams coach, RB should be able to teach proven, sound, fundamental ST techniques and schemes to his core players, as well as to the various guys who may fill in on ST from week to week;

When the ST players are “ in his room “ prepping for their next game, they should be confident in his schemes and instructions as he is a proven, successful ST coach;

And as an experienced Special Teams Coach, RB will likely require minimum time and oversight from MLF in preparation for each game, allowing MLF to spend more of his time with his numerous new coaching hires and any other new schemes, etc.

Special Teams will improve this upcoming season and become an asset, not a liability, to the Packers.

This is a great hire by the Green Bay Packers!

GPG

well when our st are rated 32,the only place we can go is UP!!!

New coach but mostly the same players. My hope is that the new guy has some input on who is on the roster.