On January 16, 2004 Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman fired defensive coordinator Ed Donatell, making him the official scapegoat for his team's 4th-and-26 meltdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Packers' 20-17 loss of last year's NFC divisional playoff game.

To replace Donatell, Sherman promoted defensive backs coach Bob Slowik.

Slowik, who previously coordinated middling defenses in Chicago and Cleveland, drew up a high-pressure, high-risk, blitz-heavy scheme that was to be the identity of the 2004 Packers defense. After giving up 5 TD passes in the first half vs. Indianapolis in Week 3, his scheme was abandoned. Still, his defense gave up 5 TD passes in the first half in Week 13 against Philadelphia.

But twice giving up 5 TD passes in the first half is not why Bob Slowik must be fired. Nor is it his glaring lack of takeaways, or the insanely high opponents' passer rating. No. Bob Slowik must be fired because he schemed a defense that set many records -- in a bad way -- in the history of the Packer franchise.

Bob Slowik All-Time Records

Bob Slowik's defense is one for the history books. In a really, really bad way.

Record	Slowik Record	Broken Record
Fewest Opponent Turnovers, Season	15	16 (1995)
Fewest Passes Intercepted By, Season	8	13 (1980, 1995, 1998)
Fewest Forced Fumbles, Season	11	12 (1995)
Most First Downs Allowed, Passing, Season	228	188 (1995)
Most Yards Allowed, Net Passing, Season	3,943	3,762 (1983)
Most Yards Allowed, Passing, Game	464	448 (2004)
Most TD Allowed Passing, Season	33	31 (1986)
Highest Opponents' Passer Rating, Season	99.1	86.1 (1958)

Close-But-No-Cigar Bob Slowik All-Time Records

Thanks to Rich Wingo, Ezra Johnson, Estes Hood, and Ken Stills, Slowik finished second all-time in these categories:

Record	Slowik Record	All-Time Record
Most First Downs Allowed, Season	354	366 (1983)
Most First Downs Allowed, Penalty, Season	28	29 (2002)
Highest Completion Percentage Allowed, Season	60.6	63.45 (1989)

Likely Bob Slowik All-Time Records

Here are a few other likely records that I could not verify. Please send me an email if you have source info.

• Fewest fumbles recovered, season
  7. 2nd-lowest in NFL.
• Opponents' 3rd down conversion percentage, season
  47.3. 2nd-worst in NFL.
• Opponents' passing yards/attempt, season
  7.61. 4th-worst in NFL.
• Opponents' passing yards/completion, season
  12.6. 3rd-worst in NFL.
• Most passing TDs allowed, first half
  5. But you knew that.
• Most passing TDs, first half
  5. Indianapolis franchise record.
• Most passing TDs, first half
  5. Philadelphia franchise record.
• Most completions, start a game
  14. Philadelphia franchise record. Confirmed.
• Most passing yards, game
  464. Philadelphia franchise record. Confirmed.