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This struggling offense has gotten most of the Green Bay Packers’ attention, but there are reportedly some issues on the defensive end as well.
“According to sources close to members of the Packers defense, players are frustrated with the defensive scheme and play, ‘ reported ESPN’s Rob Dmowski. “One source said, ‘Confidence in the defensive scheme and so-called stuff is going down and that’s causing the overall disappointment in the defense.’ Another source confirmed that sentiment.” The report comes after a team presumed to be a Super Bowl contender lost its fourth straight. this season. Green Bay is 3 on aggregate after a 27-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday -5, head coach Matt LaFleur was asked if he would consider moving on from defensive coordinator Joe Barry.
“Oh no, absolutely not,” LaFleur said of the defensive coordinator.
Dmowski noted that Buffalo scored five straight drives in the game because it Gradually pull away. The Packers are now averaging 21.6 points per game, ranking 16th in the league. Barry was also the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator for the 2007 and 2008 seasons and the 2015 and 2015 Two seasons in Washington in 2016. None of these units finished above 28th in the league in total yards.
Defensive concerns have become more pressing with the trade of star wide receiver Davante Adams to Las Vegas this past offseason The offense also struggled after the Gas Raiders.
Aaron Rodgers and Co. have scored 22 or more points only twice all season, and the quarterback sometimes criticizes his teammates. That’s a far cry from a group that has won the NFC North title in a row over the past three years and reached the NFC championship game in two of the past three years.
Rodgers is the greatest player of all time, but the biggest criticism of his career is that he has only one Super Bowl appearance and a title . It was back in the 2010 campaign, and the team seemed destined not to break the losing streak and win the Lombard trophy.
