GREEN BAY – A day after the Green Bay Packers opened their preseason with a 30-10 loss to the New York Jets , special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia offered his synopsis. Here are some quick highlights:
Mecole Hardman’s aggressiveness backfires
Mecole Hardman once caught the game-winning touchdown in overtime of Super Bowl LVIII, but he’s hoping to find a roster spot with the Packers . In the preseason opener, Hardman showed how much work he believes needs to be done to earn a job.
In two punt-return opportunities, Hardman showed the type of aggressiveness that indicated his urgency to make a big play. Both decisions backfired. On the first, Hardman fielded a punt at the Packers ’ 5-yard line and was immediately dropped for no gain. Backed up against their own end zone, the Pa