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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ExpatPacker" data-source="post: 579588" data-attributes="member: 5535">With the addition of Clinton-Dix, our secondary is probably one of the better ones in the league.  Our OLB core with CMIII, Peppers, Perry and Neal is also clearly a plus.  Perry and Neal have both come a fair ways and are now looking like solid contributors rather than busts.Our ILB is dismal, maybe the worst in the league.  Our DL is very sub-par with the loss of Raji, Worthy a bust, and Datone Jones injury-prone and not at all looking like the 1st round pick we were hoping for yet.The two pretty much cancel each other out, leaving a defense that relies heavily on pressuring the QB, which they do ok, and INTs.  One of the reasons why good teams tend to make mince meat out of this defense is that good teams tend to take better care of the ball.  You don't pick off Drew Brees very often, and other teams like SF and Seattle have been  able to exploit Packer weaknesses with their strong running game and mobile QBs.In 2011 the Packer defense also relied on turnovers, but Eli Manning and the Giants came in and didn't.  Relying on turnovers in the playoffs usually results in a loss, which I'm afraid may happen again this year assuming we get that far.</blockquote>

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