Quote Originally Posted by Carolina_Packer View Post
Not challenging anything you're saying; just wondering out loud based on your comments. When would you say it's just a defense that laid an egg on a given week (in this case vs. New Orleans) vs. a disturbing trend? To a person on this forum, nobody thinks the Packers have it all figured out on defense. They are very inconsistent. Believe what your eyes show you!

That said, they had shown improvement in some areas in the games previous to the NO game. So, which defense will show up Sunday? The one that couldn't stop the run even when the Bears put in Jimmy Clausen, or the one that shut down the Vikings (until absolute garbage time)?
To me, not all poor run defense performances are the same. Sucking at defending the run because you sold out to defend the pass is a choice which can make sense vs some opponents. Sucking at both is something else entirely.