Well, the winning resurgence in Green Bay lasted only for the 1972 season, as the team plodded through the next year to a 5-7-2 record, good (or bad) enough for third place in the NFC Central. Scott Hunter — the quarterback that led the team to the Playoffs in ’72 — would be gone after the season, and the hometown passer Jerry Tagge (Green Bay West High alumnus) played about as much as Hunter. Neither was stellar, each throwing only two TD’s all season. Also playing at the position that year was Jim Del Gaizo, who also threw two TD’s. Considering that running back MacArthur Lane also threw a TD, the quarterback play was anemic. At Lambeau, the Packers were 3-3-2, treating the home crowd to two ties — to Detroit and Kansas City. By 1974, none of this season’s quarterbacks would be on the roster.
Some of the stories featured in the 1973 Yearbook were: “A Championship Identity — Title Defense”... “Dan Devine — We Still Have a Long Way to Go, Talent-Wise”... “Brock and Mac” (Brockington and Lane)... “Packer Foes Held to 16.1 Average”... “The Playoffs”... “(Scott) Hunter and (Jerry) Tagge”... “Farewell to a Legend” (Bart Starr)... “The New Central Division Champions”... “Your 1972 Packers”... “We Love Chester (Marcol)”... “Receivers — Better Balance”... “The 1973 Draftees”... “The Offensive Line — More Flexibility, Gilly’s Back”... “1972 in Statistics”... “Packers in National TV Spotlight”... “The Record Book”... “The Great Muff”...
