(and it probably
doesn¡¯t)
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last line of the article in the story regarding Wednesday night¡¯s annual
gathering points out that attendance as ¡°well below normal at 4,200.¡±That would
seem to require further analysis, or at least historical comparison. For
example, the article could have mentioned that, in
2018,5
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7,000 attended. It could have mentioned, as last year¡¯s item in the same
publication did, that the record attendance came in
1998
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with 18,707.It¡¯s unclear why the trend has begun moving so sharply in the wrong
direction. Yes, the event can be viewed online; but home games can be seen on
TV, too. Fans still show up for the real thing ¡ª and Packers fans used to show
up in much bigger numbers to witness the annual shareholder meeting.Maybe two
straight years of no playoffs and skepticism about where the team is going from
here under a first-year, first-time head coach is starting to poke holes in
hearts filled with cheese. Or maybe, given that it¡¯s been several years since
the team sold new shares of non-stock
stock
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the team as ¡°we¡± has worn off.Regardless, the owners of the team aren¡¯t as
engaged as they were not that long ago ¡ª and definitely not as engaged as they
were in 1998. Over his first two seasons, Packers running back Aaron Jones
averaged just over 10 touches per game but everyone expected that number to go
up with head coach Matt LaFleur now running the offense.Jones professed his
excitement this offseason about the role that LaFleur had in mind for him and
the first two weeks of the season have shown why he was looking forward to the
new system. Jones has 41 touches over the first two games and set a career high
with 23 carries in last Sunday¡¯s victory over the Vikings.All of those touches
come with a lot of hits and Jones said he¡¯s feeling fine, but he has ended the
last two seasons on injured reserve and the Packers would like him on hand for
the long haul this year. That¡¯s why LaFleur is talking about finding more work
for Jamaal Williams in the weeks to come.¡°I think each game can dictate how much
he¡¯s going to carry the ball,¡± LaFleur said, via the . ¡°But I think all in
all
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like to keep a good balance between him and Jamaal, because we think Jamaal is a
pretty darn good back as well. So we¡¯d like to even out those touches a little
bit.¡±As the head coach and offensive playcaller, LaFleur has the ability to even
them out but such plans may be easier said than carried out as long as Jones
continues to produce as he did against Minnesota.