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Earlier today, we looked at the Green Bay Packers’ positions of strength — running back, cornerback and offensive line.
Here, we’re going to take a look at those in-between positions. They’re not exactly weaknesses, nor are they really strengths. In other words, the Packers could get by if they didn’t address these positions in free agency or the draft.
If they want to do more than just get by, Ted Thompson and Co. will have to think long and hard about adding some reinforcements to these groups.
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Please hire Greg Schiano as your D-Cord. & make the switch to a 4-3…
I’m not your typical commentor that calls for people’s heads like many do with Ted Thompson…but dammit
We have the personnel for a 4-3 already
I hate our pussy 3-4. It’s a lame full-time nickel defense.
Why the hell you draft guys like Mike Neal & Nick Perry just to have them change positions is beyond me.
Mike Neal playing in space is about like Sandra Bullock playing in space.
Ba dum tss! Not a big fan of Sandy Bullock or Gravity, eh?
not about being a fan — it’s just tough to move in space
Greg Shitcano?
You fucking serious?
Yes. Schiano can coach a defense. He is a really good coach. He will go somewhere & make someone into a great defense.
I don’t hate Dom. I have a lot of admiration for Dom. He won us a Superbowl
Schiano would run a defense like the Ryan brothers…that is hard-core NFL defense.
Will there be another article: “Three positions that blow!”
Will that be where the ILBs are mentioned?
Jones just doesn’t have it. All I can remember from last season is his slew-foot jog to a pile, after the play is over.
Hawk plays like he’s wearing buckets instead of cleats.
Francois will likely get ditched after the Achilles injury.
Lattimore is not worth a tender?
What a steaming pile.
But on a serious note, it may not be the players.
Q: Who lets Hawk play 5-6yds off the LOS, and drift back in space and try to tackle or cover?
A: Capers — the “excellent” coach.
How about and article called “How many conversion projects will they have this year?”
D-line to LB?
CB to safety?
OT to center?
Whatever Ray Webber was before to TE?
WR to back up QB???? Cobb can do anything lol
Shields to nose tackle.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say Neal showed more promise than Perry. When healthy, Perry was starting to get in a groove, Rookie year and especially this season (3 strip-sacks, one right before half that led to points). His problem is whether he can stay healthy or not. Neal was pretty good as well, just not as good as a healthy Perry IMHO. Neither could cover a wastepaper basket with a dumpster lid.
If Perry could just stay healthy, we would be just fine at OLB.
We all HOPE you’re right….
The next article, “Three positions that blow” will show the real problem with the defense. We are weak up the middle and you cannot play championship defense with a weak middle. Nose tackle/D-line, inside linebackers, and safety. Once those positions are upgraded by the draft or free agency with more speed, length, ball awareness, and willingness to wrapup on a tackle, then the current or future outside linebackers need to contain alot better than the last few years.
A substantial portion of the big run plays had one common feature and that was loss of containment to the outside after the middle somewhat held there own. Neal seemed to loose contain the most of the regulars for some reason. It is possible Neal just needs more experience at linebacker.
Palmer and Mulamba need experience in run contain with Palmer needing more upgrade than Mulamba. Perry when not injuried does seem to be a play maker.
What we need is an outside linebacker like Worilds from Pittsburgh. He was all over the field in the game against us. Not sure if that game was the exception or the rule; however Worilds stood out and was making plays from sideline to sideline.
I think that ILB is more of a problem than OLB. I also am surprised that Safety wasn’t mentioned, as this is our most critical weakness in my opinion.
I don’t understand the “Conversion Argument”, just seems like a lazy stance to take. There are hundreds if not thousands of successful NFL players who altered their positions during the Collegiate-Professional or even later in their careers: Shields, Adderley Rod Woodson being two obvious examples, also Jason Peters, Jason Taylor, Otto Graham, Dave Casper, Andre Tippett, and the list goes on; Hell, Carleton Hasselrig was one of the most dominating linemen during his peak and he didn’t play a lick of football in college.
You mean way back when they played football barefoot? The game has kinda, sorta evolved since then.Especially in the last 15 seasons.
These players need to be familiar with a position & a system…but by the time they get decent at it, it comes time for a new contract or they get hurt. (See Packers, Green Bay)
I would like to see the Packers carry 3 QBs this year. Sign Flynn and hang on to Tolzien. They can make room by keeping one less TE.
Who the hell is Nate Barrington? And where’s Sam Palmer?