Why the Packers are better than last year: D edition

[RashanGary]

In two words; experience and cohesiveness. This quality is further amplified by a shortened off-season that will set back new defenses and defenses with a lot of new faces.

The best defenses, especially back 7s rely on veteran experience and trust throughout the group to handle formation checks and route combination checks. Alexander, King, Amos, Savage, Sullivan, Greene and Campbell have all played together. Those who play together prey together. Expect solid. Expect consistent. Expect big plays. Heard it here first!

Up front, same. Guys played together, stayed together, now they gonna prey together. Time for Gary to unleash the beast. As if his workout warrior videos weren't impressive enough last year, now he's down to 275 and they have videos of him moving like a damn safety. Might get some growth there! Not losing anyone of value and no one is aging. Just better!


In summary, the Packers defense is better in 2020 than in 2019 due to experience and cohesion with so many important young players during a shortened off season that will set other teams back. Boom. STFU Brandon! And Bretsky

[George Cumby]

Homer!

Sheeple!

Kool-aid drinker!

[GB-Brandon]

In two words; experience and cohesiveness. This quality is further amplified by a shortened off-season that will set back new defenses and defenses with a lot of new faces.

The best defenses, especially back 7s rely on veteran experience and trust throughout the group to handle formation checks and route combination checks. Alexander, King, Amos, Savage, Sullivan, Greene and Campbell have all played together. Those who play together prey together. Expect solid. Expect consistent. Expect big plays. Heard it here first!

Up front, same. Guys played together, stayed together, now they gonna prey together. Time for Gary to unleash the beast. As if his workout warrior videos weren't impressive enough last year, now he's down to 275 and they have videos of him moving like a damn safety. Might get some growth there! Not losing anyone of value and no one is aging. Just better!


In summary, the Packers defense is better in 2020 than in 2019 due to experience and cohesion with so many important young players during a shortened off season that will set other teams back. Boom. STFU Brandon! And Bretsky

”The Best Defenses” can stop the run. I’m not buying any of this until I see it including the Gary Pipe Dream!

Once this “Fairy Tale” collapses can we please fire Gute, Lafluer, Murphy and Pettine?

I’d like to see a re-structure with John Dorsey, Josh McDaniels and Wade Phillips and a new team president that isn’t such a Douche!

We can then get Aaron back to being Aaron and hopefully make a run before it’s too too late.

[Bretsky]

In two words; experience and cohesiveness. This quality is further amplified by a shortened off-season that will set back new defenses and defenses with a lot of new faces.

The best defenses, especially back 7s rely on veteran experience and trust throughout the group to handle formation checks and route combination checks. Alexander, King, Amos, Savage, Sullivan, Greene and Campbell have all played together. Those who play together prey together. Expect solid. Expect consistent. Expect big plays. Heard it here first!

Up front, same. Guys played together, stayed together, now they gonna prey together. Time for Gary to unleash the beast. As if his workout warrior videos weren't impressive enough last year, now he's down to 275 and they have videos of him moving like a damn safety. Might get some growth there! Not losing anyone of value and no one is aging. Just better!


In summary, the Packers defense is better in 2020 than in 2019 due to experience and cohesion with so many important young players during a shortened off season that will set other teams back. Boom. STFU Brandon! And Bretsky

bunch of cliches jammed into one thread; you are better than this Jh/RG; for effort, I give you in Incomplete on this mess

[Bretsky]

I don't think I'm negative; There is noting wrong with being a marginal playoff team. It could be worse...or better

[mraynrand]

Homer!

Sheeple!

Kool-aid drinker!

Good post. You should always save the Kool Aid for last.

[texaspackerbacker]

Good Job, RashanGary. This thread is a breath of fresh air and a good counter to the idiocy being spewed by some people in here. What you said about improvement due to cohesiveness in our secondary (plus Greene back from injury and maybe experience from a couple of young guys) makes a lot of sense.

There also should be some addition by subtraction up front if we get rid of Lancaster and make less use of Lowery. I'm not gonna say the same for Fackrell - who I had a high opinion of, or Martinez either, but it's pretty likely that we at least replaced them with something equal, maybe better. And of course, there is your guy, Gary - we can always hope. The player I want to see do good is Gerald Willis.

Keep on fighting the good fight against the idiots and shitheads. I look forward to a similar post about the offense.

[pbmax]

Healthy Raven Green is the likeliest and best reason for improvement.

[Bretsky]

The Sky is the Limit for Mark Murphy and the Northwestern connection

[Joemailman]

The Green Bay Packers have signed DL Treyvon Hester. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Friday.

Hester (6-2, 304), a fourth-year player out of the University of Toledo, was originally selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (No. 244 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He has appeared in 41 games with two starts during his career and has registered 40 tackles (19 solo), two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Hester played for the Raiders in 2017 (14 games played, one start), the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018 (12 games, one start) and the Washington Redskins in 2019 (15 games). He will wear No. 93 for the Packers.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/profil...ter?id=2558111

ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Has decent power at the point of attack. Fairly athletic. Shows an ability to shed quickly to make tackles. Good reactive quickness allows for sudden shifts to make tackles against running backs trying to dart through gaps nearby. Highly instinctive. Keys on his man pulling and will work around the down-block coming his way to scrape and follow the play. Initial quickness laterally is solid. Effective arm over frees him from a block on his edge. Has very active hands as a rusher. Swipes and chops consistently at blocker's punch to try and keep himself clean. Able to maneuver around pass blocks if he gets an early advantage.
WEAKNESSES Plays too straight-legged. Base is often way too narrow in his operation. Plays with inconsistent pad level. Shows issues with contact balance when he's playing too tall. Inconsistent get-off into the neutral zone. Will drop head into his initial contact and lose sight of the ball at times. Motor will fizzle out the longer a rep lasts. Pursuit effort can run hot and cold. Effort rusher who may not have the skill level to play on pass downs.
DRAFT PROJECTION Round 6-7
BOTTOM LINE Three-technique with good size and quickness, Hester plays with active hands and he has a shot to become a disruptive, rotational defensive tackle if he can continue to improve at the point of attack.

[Tony Oday]

Easily a playoff team and more than likely dominate the NFC.

[pbmax]

Easily a playoff team and more than likely dominate the NFC.

You are still reverse jinxing this are you, you son of a gun!

[QBME]

”The Best Defenses” can stop the run. I’m not buying any of this until I see it including the Gary Pipe Dream!

Once this “Fairy Tale” collapses can we please fire Gute, Lafluer, Murphy and Pettine?

I’d like to see a re-structure with John Dorsey, Josh McDaniels and Wade Phillips and a new team president that isn’t such a Douche!

We can then get Aaron back to being Aaron and hopefully make a run before it’s too too late.

Holy cryin' out loud.
It just hit me like a ton of bricks...
You're Tank part three!!!
You remain funny....

[RashanGary]

Holy cryin' out loud.
It just hit me like a ton of bricks...
You're Tank part three!!!
You remain funny....

I've been thinking it's tank too, haha! Dude disappears and someone equally relentless appears in his place.

[George Cumby]

Holy cryin' out loud.
It just hit me like a ton of bricks...
You're Tank part three!!!
You remain funny....

Ho.

Lee.

Cow.

ROFLMAO.