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Headline: Replacement team goes 2-1 during players’ strike while regular Green Bay Packers team goes 3-8-1; Head Coach Forrest Gregg resigns at season’s end Regular Season Record: 5 – 9 – 1 (Third Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: In January 1987, the Green Bay Packers decided to separate the general manager and head coaching responsibilities, hiring Tom …

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Headline: Six game losing streak to start the season, longest in franchise history, leads the Green Bay Packers to first ever 12 loss campaign. Regular Season Record: 4 – 12 (Fourth Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: The 1986 NFL draft yielded only one future Pro Football Hall of Famer, 4th round and 96th overall selection, DE Charles …

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Headline: Running back by committee gives the Green Bay Packers a rejuvenated ground attack but outcome is the same, no winning record and no playoffs. Regular Season Record: 8 – 8 (Second Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: The 1985 NFL draft yielded four future Pro Football Hall of Famers, including the No. 1  overall selection, Virginia Tech …

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Headline: Strong finish salvages .500 season in Forrest Gregg’s Green Bay Packer coaching debut. Regular Season Record: 8 – 8 (Second Place NFC Central Division) Offseason Highlights: Beginning with the 1984 season, the Green Bay Packers once more went back to the well of its glory years, hiring 50 year old former Packers’ great Forrest Gregg to replace …

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