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Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst held his season-ending press conference on February 4th to address the state of the team heading into the offseason. One thing Gutekunst made clear was that special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia would be returning next season despite the team’s continued struggles in this area. Gutekunst made it clear he has confidence in Bisaccia and the direction the Packers special teams are heading in. “What Rich brings to our culture, this football team, he’s a very impactful coach around here,” Gutekunst said. “I thought we’ve been better on [special] teams these last few years than we’ve been in a long time. Our cover units have been better, we have one of the best punters in the National Football League, an excellent snapper…I've got a lot of faith in Rich and his staff, what they do around here, not only the X's and O's and what they bring to the field, but what they bring to this place culturally is really important.”  There was some truth to this assessment. The Packers punt and kick coverage units statistically did improve a bit this season. The punt coverage unit ranked fourth in average yards allowed per return while the kick ranked 11th. That overlooks some key longer returns allowed by the team at inopportune times which helped give the Packers opponents a short field in key points in the game. There were no issues with the punting game. Daniel Whelan led the NFL in average yards per punt. This was the first time a Packers punter accomplished that goal and the first time a punter averaged more than 50 yards per kick in Packers history. That’s not an easy accomplishment when kicking in the cold and windy conditions at Lambeau Field in the second half of the season. But problems persisted with special teams. Missed or blocked field goals cost the team at least three wins this season including in their playoff loss to the Bears. Lining up Luke Musgrave, who is not known for his blocking, next to the inexperienced Brant Banks on the field goal protection unit cost the Packers a blocked kick that caused them to lose a game. There were times when special teams didn’t have 11 players on the field and cost the team timeouts. The Packers also committed too many penalties on special teams that cost them field position both when they were blocking on returns and when they were covering punts and kickoffs. The kickers also struggled to get kicks into the landing zone far too often, something that other teams in the league seemed to have had little difficulty with. Then there was the decision to allow Brandon McManus to play when he appeared not to be fully healthy. McManus struggled through the season in large part due to injuries. But it is up to Bisaccia to determine whether his kicker is healthy enough to be effective and play well. Gutekunst also indicated he would pay McManus his $1 million roster bonus which means McManus will at least be in training camp to battle for the kicking job again next season.   Bisaccia also never found the right return specialists. The Packers longest kick return this season was just 36 yards. Their punt returners were near the bottom of the league. The Packers just couldn’t find a reliable and consistent return specialist. The decision to not utilize two-time All Pro return specialist Keisean Nixon until the playoffs was understandable, but the team never found a replacement who was even close to as dangerous. On punt returns, neither Romeo Doubs nor Matthew Golden gave the team much juice. The special teams units ultimately cost the Packers at least three wins. That would have meant possibly winning the NFC North and getting at least one home playoff game this season. Regardless, it appears Bisaccia will be returning. Hopefully, he can improve the Packers special teams units in 2026 and have them do no harm to the team in key situations. If not, this decision to bring him back will look like a big mistake for the organization.   Filed Under: FeaturedGil Martin   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHEESEHEAD NATION WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE. __________________________ You can follow Gil Martin on Twitter @GilPackers __________________________ NFL Categories: Green Bay PackersTags: Green Bay PackersRich BisacciaBrian GutekunstBrandon McManusDaniel Whelan Like 0 points

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