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The Packers defense is more important to success this year than the offense. Yes, I know, offense is what puts up points but points could be hard to come by this season. The Green Bay Packers, for the first time in thirty-one years, is gonna have a different starting quarterback other than Brett Favre and…

One of the biggest question marks on defense for the Packers is at both safety positions. Let’s start with Adrian Amos, who is slated to be a free agent this year. Amos has been a reliable starter at safety for the Packers. He has not missed a game since being signed as a free agent…

Chris Lempesis is back to close out his two-part series looking back on the season that was for the Green Bay Packers, a series that also looks ahead to the offseason that may be. In this episode, he focuses on the defense and special teams. He goes position-by-position for each unit, talking about the players…

The season is over and for the 11th straight year, deficient defense is a big part of the reason. When it mattered most in week 18, the defense buckled and allowed Detroit to just about run out the clock. You’d be hard-pressed to find a Packers fan who wasn’t campaigning for Joe Barry to be…

After an ultra-impressive dismantling of the Minnesota Vikings, the newfound complementary football drives Packers forward on their improbable ride towards the playoffs. After nearly a full season of disconnect and the various parts of the team not playing in sync, Packers fans finally got to see what their team is made of. It’s a team…

It’s close to a foregone conclusion that Matt LaFleur will be seeking a new defensive coordinator after this season. The scheme that Joe Barry had just one year’s experience in hasn’t worked in Green Bay and the defense has regressed in almost every area despite adding two first round picks last offseason. Would LaFleur double…

All season, the Packers defense has looked lost and disinterested in playing aggressive, assignment sure football. Joe Barry is at the heart of many of the problems, calling an extremely passive scheme. He has also been unable or unwilling to adapt or take away the opposition’s offensive strengths. For many, it seems to be a…