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Every year teams play the balancing act of utilizing the preseason games to get ready for the regular season while also not showing too much of their scheme to the opponents they will face during the season.
For the Packers, that debate is magnified for the preseason opener vs. Cleveland as they take the field Saturday for the first time with the 3-4 defense and the various sub and blitz packages it includes under new coordinator Dom Capers.
"That's really a question that will be answered after we play the game," Head Coach Mike McCarthy said when asked how much of the Packers' defensive package would be utilized Saturday. "As far as percentages, I'd be BS'ing you if I told you 30 percent. We don't sit around and talk about how much we want to show.
"Cleveland is kind of a hard team to anticipate because they have a new coaching staff, so there is definitely some projection on what would you really like to do against them. We also play them during the regul..
Source: Packers.com