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Losing 2/3 of the team's top WRs was going to have a negative impact one way or the other & we all saw it coming, but losing RT Billy Turner caused even more trouble in a patchwork OL, as the team really had no answer for both Tackle positions until their top two guys (David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins) came back, and even then it was a revolving door on the entire line. The looming Jalen Ramsey trade was a long time coming. With the draft only days away, we continue our countdown by ranking each of the Packers draft classes over the past decade, starting in 2011. The Packers rush defense finished 17th or worse seven times in the last decade. 2 receivers and the Jets finishing with the second-highest run-stop win rate (33%) in the league, everything came together. They hoped Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins would be the new starting combination at cornerback, and to make it worse they allowed Casey Hayward to walk a year on. AP Offensive Player of the Year: Tom Brady. Even when Rodgers had time to throw, the receivers couldn't do anything against the defense, so TE Robert Tonyan was the leading receiver (10/12, 90 yds, longest 16 yds) followed by WR1 Allen Lazard (4/9, 76 yds, 1 TD), and Doubs struggled to get going yet again (he also went 4/9, but only for 21 yds). The game was so bad (offensively) that it went 3-3 into halftime. Rookie Amari Rodgers will be forced back into duty this week . Chicago Bears Key Free Agents: N/A The Chicago Bears had the worst defense in the NFL this season. The only TE currently under contract is Josiah Deguara, a FB hybrid meant to have a role similar to Kyle Juszczyk. This game was the third straight week where the team allowed 27 points to very questionable offenses (Patriots with 3rd string QB, Giants with Practice Squad guys at receiver, Jets with Zach Wilson as QB). Adam Stenavich (former OL Coach/Run game Coordinator, new OC). The defense was great at stopping the passing game & even sacked Fields 3 times, but they couldn't stop David Montgomery from having a game almost as good as Jones (15/122, long of 28), and in retrospect we now know that the Bears would end up with the #1 overall pick. Transactions | Injuries . They rank third in the NFL in both fewest yards and points allowed. Trade Madness: Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders And Devils Spent February Making Notable Moves, Los Angeles Chargers Have Shown Keenan Allen The Money But They Wont Show Him The Door, Corner Threes Are Secret Sauce For Milwaukee Bucks Offensive Success, OKC Thunder: Upcoming Six-Game Slate Will Dictate Direction Of Season, Is Vince McMahon Secretly Booking WrestleMania 39? Gary is tied for sixth in the NFL with 19 quarterback hits and already has a career-best 5.5 sacks. Unfortunately, the Packers kept up giving space to the Commanders, so they ended up draining the clock down to 0:29 when Green Bay got the ball back at their own 18-yd line. Both WR Romeo Doubs and OL Zach Tom proved to be hidden gems in the 4th round, with them stepping up into roles on offense when it was needed. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. The Philadelphia Eagles went all-in this year, building one of the most talented defenses in the NFL. With the draft only days away, we continue our countdown by. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. . Some of that transcends just the field. The Packers have just two interceptions and one fumble recovery. After five games, opposing quarterbacks are completing 70.2% of their passes and have a passer rating of 106.2. Figures indicate statistics each team allowed to their opponents. Without Za'Darius Smith, who hasnt played since Week 1 because of a back injury, Gary and Preston Smith have managed to maintain the pass rush. After shining inside the 20-yard line last year, its been a different story in 2020. The Packers were now 2-1, but with big question marks on both sides of the ball. To play at such a high level so consistently is rare, and Bakhtiari is a five-time All-Pro. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. His numbers weren't amazing but he was solid, especially during the last stretch of the season. Richard Rodgers had 1,166 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns during his time in Green Bay includingthatcatch against the Detroit Lions, while another Hail Mary hero, Jeff Janis, was picked in the seventh round. Stats courtesy Football Outsiders, Pro Football Reference, ESPN, and Pro Football Focus. I know that going in from Joes perspective, thats not always easy to do -- to be the only guy thats new on one side of the ball, and youre going in with a bunch of guys that you might not have a bunch of experience with, LaFleur said. Find out more. 3), and fifth in passing yards per game given up (197. com/kz2yk/cszavng1. This has the potential to be an all-time great class. The trouble came when Adams wanted to be paid like the elite player that he is, and the Packers were hesitant to give him that money, as they reportedly don't usually give third contracts unless they think the person is a HoFer. All rights reserved. Gray was perhaps the most important person Barry had to get to buy in. The Los Angeles Chargers ended the regular season averaging 2.7 sacks per game with a 77.1 QB rating and 55.7% completion rate allowed to opponents in their past seven contests. Related: NFL teams that have never won a Super Bowl. The Green Bay Packers are entering another uncertain offseason as quarterback Aaron Rodgers figures out his future. Continuing the trend of failure on every side of the ball, ST actually showed some life when they blocked a punt & pretty consistently set up NY inside their 25-yard line, but those positives were negated by a blocked Green Bay FG & a blocked punt returned for a TD. LaFleur soothed the sting of getting passed over by adding passing game coordinator to Grays title. AP MVP: Tom Brady. . Were swarming, tackling better and our performances have been good. When he hired Joe Barry, twice a flop as a defensive coordinator, he wanted a new scheme but with the same position coaches who worked under previous coordinator Mike Pettine. Related: Realistic veteran QB options for the Las Vegas Raiders. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. That said, Kevin King has been a good player in the secondary and is still a starter to this day. Key players: Kenny Clark, Rashan Gary, Preston Smith, De'Vondre Campbell, Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Rasul Douglas . A plague of injuries decimated the team and the defense fell off as well. The Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns 24-22. However, Seattle allowed 150.2 rush ypg, 21 rushing touchdowns and it ranked 28th in ESPNs pass-rush win rate (34%). AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ndamukong Suh. From 2016-2019 Bell was a member of the New Orleans Saints, but has been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals since 2020. Jason Vrable (WR Coach, new Passing game Coordinator). While building around Justin Fields is a priority, the Bears defense will also be completely overhauled. However, starters Vonn Bell, Eli Apple and Jessie Bates III are all free agents this offseason. Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:17AM Question, Comment, Feedback . Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. lastwordonsports. 9 in total defense (334.0), seventh in passing defense (221.2) and 13th in rushing defense (112.8). The Green Bay Packers' defense is meeting offseason expectations and giving this storied franchise a new look. Elgton Jenkins is already a Pro Bowler and one of the best offensive linemen in the league. Safety is a pretty high priority right now, and the defensive scheme will have to cater to the players' strengths if they want both Stokes and Douglas to get back to form. And none had much, if any, experience in the scheme Barry brought with him from the Rams. The other returning receiving threat was TE Robert Tonyan, who signed a single-year "prove it" deal after his 2021 season was cut short by a torn ACL. Keisean Nixon started returning kicks in order to switch things up, while Amari still worked on punts. Green Bays offense has been ultra-protective of the ball, though, turning it over just twice. For all intents and purposes, this game looked to be a turning point in the MLF/Rodgers tenure, and some started calling to start Love if it was a lost season anyways. So, this year's defense is 0.8 points per game worse but 10 spots better in the rankings. He was a good asset for the team, but there was no way Green Bay would've paid him $10m/year when he'd been very inconsistent during his time there, especially on a team with not much cap space to spend. The defense stepped up majorly this week, with multiple stops & a TD (plus another one that got called back due to a weak penalty), it's a shame that the offense couldn't capitalize on the opportunities given. The Raiders ended up benching their QB and having a worse season than the last, so both teams were affected negatively by the trade. Kenny Clark is a menace & even with a somewhat down year he was a pillar for the defense, and Devonte Wyatt should take a significantly bigger role on his second year. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Full schedule | Standings 1 corner and the quarter of Brian Burns, Derrick Brown, Frankie Luvu and Shaq Thompson gives Carolina a strong front seven. Super Bowl Champion: Green Bay Packers. Third-round pick Kyler Fackrell only had one good season. The potential pitfalls were plenty: Defensive backs coach Jerry Gray wanted -- and interviewed for -- the coordinator job. Overall, this unit likely tops out as a top-12 defense. Its difficult to imagine the Cleveland Browns defense performing worse with a new defensive coordinator. Clements had previously worked with the Packers, serving as the QB Coach for a significant portion of the McCarthy era. It ranked sixth in the red . However, theres no feasible way to call this one of the best NFL defenses in 2023. Offense rank: 14th scoring (down from 10th), 11th DVOA (down from 2nd). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been a staple of our NFL defense rankings for years. The Cardinals werent any better at stopping the run, allowing the 10th-highest yards per carry (4.5). The Las Vegas Raiders defense fell well short of expectations under play-caller Patrick Graham. Combine: What draft talk happens? They finished 22 nd in total defense last season and rank in the same spot after seven games this year. However, Houston doesnt have much standout talent on the defensive side right now with Derek Stingley Jr. a work in progress and Jalen Pitre still needs to iron out a lot of issues. He was mostly consistent, & didn't have much trouble kicking in the colder months. We begin, though, with the 2020 class, which cant be graded yet. The offense couldn't get anything going against Buffalo through the air, but Aaron Jones had a great game on the ground (20/143 yds) while Dillon (10/54 yds) served mostly to give him rest. But Montgomery said he gets a different sense from this group. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Do you have a blog? "It was still winnable all game" "we were missing two of our top targets & still fought back") got destroyed this week. September 11, @ Minnesota Vikings, 7-23 Loss. This year, the Packers three takeaways are tied with Las Vegas for the fewest in the NFL and puts Green Bay on a pace for just nine forced turnovers. Z missed nearly the entire last year & ended up as a cap casualty, and even though he still had a mostly productive season with the Vikings, I think it was the right time to move on from him, especially after all the drama he spurred due to not being selected as a team captain. Its been a decade since the Green Bay Packers finished in the top-10 in total defense. Pushing us to our abilities, teaching us the game of football in ways we didnt think about before. THIRD DOWN . In reality, both the defense and offense struggled at different times of the year, and that resulted in a mediocre record that wasn't good enough to make the playoffs. Chase Young will be more than a year removed from his ACL tear and that bodes well for the Washington Commanders defense. He was never the most productive guy on the team, and his stats would barely be considered WR2 level, but the impact his speed had on opposing defenses was very noticeable, as they had to respect the deep ball & thus get stretched, something that was missing when he was out due to injury during the 2021 Divisional vs SF. Safety is one of the positions that have major question marks surrounding it going into the 2023 season. Lg Rank Defense: 10: 19: 8: Passing *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro; Rushing & Receiving *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro; Kick & Punt Returns . 116 186 32. com/dvoa-analysis/. In the NFC Championship Game, DeMeco Ryans unit handled the Eagles offense until late in the second quarter, when undisciplined play by players extended the drive. Over the past two seasons, Bell has allowed only three touchdown passes while intercepting passes over 1,200 coverage snaps, and hes been reliable overall both against the pass and run since joining the Bengals in 2020. The Packers still need to add talent here, either with the draft or with a veteran receiver. Mark from Geneva, IL IMO, the roster today . Replacing Mike Smith, who left to Minnesota on a lateral move. Washington would go on to score two TDs and two more FGs to go up 23-14 with 6:42 left in the 4th by taking advantage of the huge cushions the GB defensive scheme gave them, which also helped them take control of the clock & dominate time of possession (22:53 for GB vs 37:07 for WAS). Type above and press Enter to search. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Special Teams rank: 22nd Gosselin (up from 32nd), 17th DVOA (up from 32nd). Had the defense stopped the Bills before they were up by more than two possessions, it's possible the gameplan would've favored the Packers & the run game, but we can't deny that the passing game was almost nonexistant when it was needed the most. Last season, Green Bay finished fourth with 19.6 points allowed per game. Dont let one game ruin Ryans reputation, he is a phenomenal coach who proved himself as a coordinator of the best NFL defense for two years. If Green Bay keeps going at this rate, it would finish with a remarkable decline of 41.7% in pressures. Hes known for his tough love. One of the things Gary loves the most about playing for Mike Smith is the wealth of information the coach provides his players. Its going to be fine. Some significant highlights of his tenure were the 2007 season, where Favre had one of his best statistical years, the 2011 week 17 game, where backup Matt Flynn threw for a record 6 TDs, and of course the early Aaron Rodgers years, where Clements helped him clean up his mechanics & eventually reach the level we know him for. Visit ESPN to view the Green Bay Packers team stats for the 2022 season. Davon House did play 55 games at cornerback over six seasons. Aaron Jones is still an elite weapon both as a pass catcher and as an explosive runner, but he was severely underutilized in 2022 and is entering what is possibly the last year of his contract. The team not only improved on their 106 record from a season earlier, they became just the sixth team in NFL history to win 15 games during the regular season. The Packers struggled on their first offensive drive (only lasted 3 minutes), but a beautiful punt by O'Donnell to set the Comanders at their own 3-yd line and a strong stand by the forced a 3-n-out from Washington, then Green Bay capitalized with a 5 minute TD drive from the Washington 42-yd line to go up 7-0. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) More than a decade has passed since the Green Bay Packers had a defense that could be described as elite. Even with their best cornerback, Jaire Alexander, on injured reserve (shoulder), the Packers have 11 interceptions this season, which ranks tied for fifth in the NFL and matches their total from all of last season, and they rank third in the NFL in passing yards allowed. Former Senior Analyst, replacing Justin Outten (went to Tennessee), not much to mention here. If Green Bay keeps going at this rate, it would finish with a remarkable decline of 41.7% in pressures. Press Esc to cancel. FIRST DOWNS 1ST DOWNS Rushing Passing By Penalty. Add in the picks of Equanimeous St. Brown and Scott, and its a solid class overall. Green Bay finished third in the league in turnover differential last season at +12 after taking the ball away 25 total times. Its our old rule, catch the ones they throw to us, and when we get those opportunities, you know with the quality quarterbacks that were playing, theyre so few and far between, weve got to take advantage of them. 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