Packers Hire New DC Joe Berry

[Fritz]

Last year Barry talked about the importance of the star position. But they ended up mostly with Chandon Sullivan as in the past. As a 1st year coach, you sometimes have to go with what you inherited. But it's telling they apparently made no effort to keep Sullivan. Looks like it will be a combination at the position of Alexander, Douglas or a safety this year. One more reason Safety may be more of a target position in the draft than people think. Savage also played a lot of star at Maryland.

Savage is starting to remind me of Clinton-Dix: stretches of good play early on, then stagnation. Maybe he needs to be challenged, but I'd be happy to see a safety drafted to compete with him.

[Upnorth]

Savage is starting to remind me of Clinton-Dix: stretches of good play early on, then stagnation. Maybe he needs to be challenged, but I'd be happy to see a safety drafted to compete with him.

Yes. The further I look into the draft the more I want a safety

[Anti-Polar Bear]

The D was actually pretty vanilla. 4 men rush all day. Whenever a blitz was called, everyone and their baby’s mamas knew Campbell was gonna dash up the A gap.

The Arizona game was the Pack’s most exciting game defensively. Douglas’ walk-off pick came on an all-out blitz. DB coach called the plays in that game.

[Fritz]

The D was actually pretty vanilla. 4 men rush all day. Whenever a blitz was called, everyone and their baby’s mamas knew Campbell was gonna dash up the A gap.

The Arizona game was the Pack’s most exciting game defensively. Douglas’ walk-off pick came on an all-out blitz. DB coach called the plays in that game.

How can you possibly argue against the playcalling in the SF game, when the defense allowed two field goals all game long? Come on.

[Bretsky]

Barry did a better job than I thought he would. He still not Jim Leonard ) but I'm cool with him

[Joemailman]

He did a good job. There was a stretch in the 2nd half of the season where the defense did not play well, but had a championship-level performance in the playoff game. It will be interesting to see what he can do with really good players manning the star position. Chandon Sullivan was JAG at a position Barry puts a lot of emphasis on.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

How can you possibly argue against the playcalling in the SF game, when the defense allowed two field goals all game long? Come on.

Contrary to popular belief, vanilla doesn’t always denote suckage. Everybody loves vanilla ice cream. And while he might be a one-hit wonder, Vanilla Ice was awesome in “Ice, Ice, Baby.”

The boring, vanilla defensive performance in that infamous game was good enough. Special teams and the O fucked up the season.

[run pMc]

If your players are talented enough and good communicators, a vanilla scheme can slow an offense but not stop it. Sometimes, that's enough.
I think Barry got better as the year went on with understanding his players, but I don't think he's a wunderkind or anything. Having Rodgers as your QB has papered over lots of issues for years.

All that said, Barry wasn't awful and deserves another year or two. I don't think Pettine could have done what he did with their injuries. Luck aside, "good enough" with a great offense should take you pretty far.
I'm more curious about the offense this year - partly because of player turnover (especially at WR) but also because of all the coaching changes (Hackett, Getsy, Steno, etc.)

[Upnorth]

Vanilla Ice was awesome

Holy crap you are a white dude! Next your gonna tells us areosmith version of walk this way was better than run dmc. Or that Elvis made his own music and didn't steal it from black musicians.

Do you like county??? Having a poster of the man in black doesnt make you black dude.

[Guiness]

Holy crap you are a white dude! Next your gonna tells us areosmith version of walk this way was better than run dmc. Or that Elvis made his own music and didn't steal it from black musicians.

Do you like county??? Having a poster of the man in black doesnt make you black dude.

I keep hearing the opening strains of 'Ice Ice Baby' coming over the radio but it's always that other song, Under Stress or something? I dunno

[Upnorth]

I keep hearing the opening strains of 'Ice Ice Baby' coming over the radio but it's always that other song, Under Stress or something? I dunno

Are you perhaps implying he is a queen?

[George Cumby]

Vanilla Ice was awesome in “Ice, Ice, Baby.”

If there was any question of the veracity of Tank's assertion.