DSKA: Defense Supplies Kool Aid

[pbmax]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000937609/article/debrief-fear-the-packers-defense-plus-holdout-watch-2018

There is danger here of the Trope Alert sounding. Capers became an unpopular figure, his ample, fuzzy hair standing in contrast to new coordinator Mike Pettine's sleek, bare approach. Pettine has promised his players to K.I.L.L. (keep it likable and learnable) with a system Daniels calls very complex, but very simple at the same time. Any new coordinator figured to be popular in Green Bay, but few have the track record that Pettine boasts as a coordinator with the Jets and Bills. He's a master at maximizing secondary play and creating mismatches. More importantly, few defenses boast more firepower at every level than the Packers.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Can Pettiness turn cow manures into burgers?

Until proven otherwise, the current corners don’t scare any Hundley-clone QBs and the safeties are haha laughingstocks.

[mraynrand]

Kyler Fackrell is pure Firepower

[ThunderDan]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...out-watch-2018

Isn't that the same NFL.com that gave us the rating system for this year's draft?

[gbgary]

gotta see it to believe it. it starts with attitude though.

[Joemailman]

It starts on the defensive line, where it's hard to argue when Daniels calls himself the most complete lineman in football because of his ability to maintain his gap, leverage and hand placement. He felt like the old system "took away" from many of his strengths, which makes his disruption more impressive.

Should I read into this that Pettine's defense is more of a 1 gap defense?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Isn't that the same NFL.com that gave us the rating system for this year's draft?

Yep. They graded the Packers having an elite draft.

[pbmax]

Should I read into this that Pettine's defense is more of a 1 gap defense?

Its definitely a 1-gap defense from previous write ups.

[pbmax]

Isn't that the same NFL.com that gave us the rating system for this year's draft?

Well, yes.

But we know who wrote the article (Greg(g) Rosenthal) but we still don't know who the scouts are at NFL.com

[wist43]

We've got no linebackers.

I like what Gute did in the secondary, but those guys are going to have some growing pains; and, I like the potential of the young DL, but it's not like they've produced yet. Daniels is the only proven player up there.

Perry is a one-armed man just waiting to get hurt; Matthews is past his prime and will miss games; there's exactly no depth at OLB; and, we don't have a single ILB on the roster that's even average.

Dunderdummy made a mess of everything year in and year out, so I expect we'll be better simply b/c of his subtraction... we'll see what Pettine can do. I'm cautiously optimistic about him.

[Joemailman]

Wist in a Kool-Aid thread is like a bull in a china shop.

[KYPack]

Should I read into this that Pettine's defense is more of a 1 gap defense?

Pettine will play 99% 1 gap. Any 2 gap stuff will be specialty looks, not a standard defense. Daniels and Wilkerson are the only two DL's that could be effective in 2 gap. Daniels does't want to play 2 gap and Wilkerson is more of a 5 technique anyway.

[The Shadow]

The game had passed Capers by. Pettine's track record suggests he knows what he is doing. I am encouraged.

[The Shadow]

I would be quite pleased with a BALA defense (Be At Least Average)

[Harlan Huckleby]

Perry is a one-armed man just waiting to get hurt; Matthews is past his prime and will miss games; there's exactly no depth at OLB; and, we don't have a single ILB on the roster that's even average.

Truth meter says: mostly true

Except I thought that Salt n Pepper (or Chico and the Man or whatever the nickname for inside linebackers is) came on to respectability in 2017.