Recent content by adambr2

Seems fine. A little out of left field but it can't be argued that he doesn't have the defensive credentials to have earned a shot at this gig. Time will tell.

Jones YPC dropping is probably a lot more to do with the fact that he's 29 and played injured a lot this year than anything to do with run blocking. Is he washed up? No he is not, but of course that top end speed isn't there anymore like it was 5 years ago. That being said, he's still leaps and...

I know I'm in the vast minority but I would have zero problem if Staley is the hire. Not saying he is my top choice but he's very intelligent and creative and knows how to the get the most of his defenses. He was extremely successful as the Rams DC. There is a long list of highly successful...

As a Packer fan, I am glad they are moving on from Barry. I don't think he's a very good DC, didn't like the hire from the get-go and it was definitely time to move on. As a human being, I'm glad Barry at least finished relatively strong and can go out with some pride. Having their playoff...

I like making the quick move this time. Need to start the process as early as possible to get the best possible candidates and staff. Need to get this one right.

I really don't think that's going to happen. That's almost a carbon copy of what he said after last season because they ended 2022 hot and he expected them to build on it in 2023 and overall they did not. Recency bias aside, 22nd, 20th, and 27th in DVOA does not scream "headed in the right...

Yeah I would agree. I honestly wasn't expecting a word on Barry's future for at least a week after our last game, maybe 2.

"Worst" is obviously a subjective measurement for something like "Worst DC", but none of this suggests "good DC."

I have to assume if you think that Joe Barry is "fine", you do not think we have enough talent on defense to be a top 5 or 10 defense. If you do believe that we do, Barry is clearly underachieving.

My take is he gone. But I'm obviously making an assumption here.

He's contract is expiring, so he's not being "fired" per se. My biggest issue with Barry is that he is not someone who is going to add to the overall performance of the defense with his creativity. The absolute most you are going to get from a Joe Barry defense is the sum of its parts from a...

Beats me...20 years ago. All I remember is pleading with Mike Sherman to go for it on 4th and inches from the 40 with a shot to put the game away and he punted... Then the 4th and 26....then the Favre INT in OT...the painful things.

I'm going to say highly unlikely since we didn't play the Saints in 2009.

I think the idea behind a blitz in those situations with it being so far to go is that you're going to get to the QB before anything even has a chance to develop that far downfield. I'm a fan of the strategy-- but you obviously have to get home. Even if you do there's of course always the...

As I recall it, Donatell called for a blitz, and Sherman overrode him and called for the deep zone.