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 […]
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5 Packers Defensive Coordinator Candidates
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 […]
Temper excitement for Joe Barry until new Packers DC proves himself
Riding the wave of excitement has gotten Green Bay fans in trouble in the past with their defensive coordinators, most recently with the hiring of Mike Pettine. But the addition of Joe Barry as the next Packers DC certainly has its benefits. His four years of leading defensive units for both the Detroit Lions and […]
LB play, 3-4 elements paramount to new Packers Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry’s success.
With Matt LaFleur on the look for a new Packers defensive coordinator in Green Bay after not bringing back Mike Pettine, this was going to be his most important addition during his tenure as the Packers’ head coach. Current University of Wisconsin DC Jim Leonhard seemed to be the lead dog for LaFleur in his […]