Packers; Green Remains No. 1; Herron Ok, but Coaches Want More

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › October 10, 2006

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Green Bay As productive as Noah Herron was running the football Sunday against the St. Louis Rams, the Green Bay Packers figure they could have been significantly better had Ahman Green been taking those carries.

Coach Mike McCarthy and offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski both praised Herron for getting every yard he could in his 20- carry, 106-yard performance but they also wondered how many more yards Green would have gained on a day when the run blocking finally came together.

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Packers; Green Remains No. 1; Herron Ok, but Coaches Want More

Herron navigated well through the holes the line created, but he managed only two rushes of more than 10 yards and had a long carry of 19. It was the first time this season that the zone blocking system the Packers are employi...

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