They had trouble punting and kicking and to make matters worse the unit was penalized 11 times.
And that’s what cost Shawn Slocum his job. Despite being a friend of head coach Mike McCarthy, even the strongest of friendships cannot overlook continued mediocrity.
After the Packers’ special teams were ranked last by the Dallas Morning News, combined with an awful performance in the NFC Championship Game, McCarthy did what he had to do. He gave Slocum his pink slip after nine years on the staff, including seven as the special teams coordinator.
So in steps in Ron Zook.