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<blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 527542" data-attributes="member: 7277"><p>Yes, sorry, I was. I'm curious as to where the defensive improvement has come in the Capers era. I see one good year (2010), and a deceptively decent "stat" defense that got exposed in the playoffs last year. The injuries on defense have, frankly, not been too far off from the mean (unlike the offense). I'll give you that important players like Shields, Burnett, Matthews, etc. have missed a handful of games, but no key player besides Hayward has been placed on IR or even missed more than half the season -- while there's been at least 4 on offense. Since the defense was going along okay when the injuries were occurring, and got completely embarrassed on Thursday, the problems on defense seem to be caused by a lot more than devastating injuries. </p><p></p><p>On Raji, I am frankly flabbergasted that anyone could place more value on him for us than acquiring an elite safety, especially given the current state of the defense with Raji. I have asked this before and will ask again -- what exactly does he contribute that is conducive to winning football games? He has 1 tackle in the last 4 1/2 games -- ONE! That is despicable production. He surely does not free up ILB's to make plays. He was easy blocked without a double team by a single Detroit Guard. He has been a frequent sight on the field the last 4 weeks as the D-line has been gashed. He is extremely inconsistent and takes plays off. I speculate that his already questionable work ethic will suffer more if he gets paid. If he can't motivate himself to perform in a contract year, how will he do afterwards? In 2011, he was rated as the worst NT in football against the run. The worst! He was somewhat better at DE in 2012, but had a poor first half of the season before picking it up the last 6 games. </p><p></p><p>This is a good article on the major inconsistencies of Raji. </p><p><a href="http://lombardiave.com/2013/03/08/whats-up-with-b-j-raji/" target="_blank">http://lombardiave.com/2013/03/08/whats-up-with-b-j-raji/</a></p><p></p><p>Again, I am just asking for something, anything, of statistical or otherwise that is evidence of Raji helping the defense win football games and justifying his top 10 draft status and a lucrative long term deal, besides 2010. There needs to be something more to justify that than "he has rare agility for a big man". Bam Bam Bigelow had rare agility for a big man. I want to know what exactly BJ Raji does that makes the defense better and helps win football games. </p><p></p><p>Until then I firmly believe that Raji is the most overrated Packer and probably one of the most overrated players in the NFL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adambr2, post: 527542, member: 7277"] Yes, sorry, I was. I'm curious as to where the defensive improvement has come in the Capers era. I see one good year (2010), and a deceptively decent "stat" defense that got exposed in the playoffs last year. The injuries on defense have, frankly, not been too far off from the mean (unlike the offense). I'll give you that important players like Shields, Burnett, Matthews, etc. have missed a handful of games, but no key player besides Hayward has been placed on IR or even missed more than half the season -- while there's been at least 4 on offense. Since the defense was going along okay when the injuries were occurring, and got completely embarrassed on Thursday, the problems on defense seem to be caused by a lot more than devastating injuries. On Raji, I am frankly flabbergasted that anyone could place more value on him for us than acquiring an elite safety, especially given the current state of the defense with Raji. I have asked this before and will ask again -- what exactly does he contribute that is conducive to winning football games? He has 1 tackle in the last 4 1/2 games -- ONE! That is despicable production. He surely does not free up ILB's to make plays. He was easy blocked without a double team by a single Detroit Guard. He has been a frequent sight on the field the last 4 weeks as the D-line has been gashed. He is extremely inconsistent and takes plays off. I speculate that his already questionable work ethic will suffer more if he gets paid. If he can't motivate himself to perform in a contract year, how will he do afterwards? In 2011, he was rated as the worst NT in football against the run. The worst! He was somewhat better at DE in 2012, but had a poor first half of the season before picking it up the last 6 games. This is a good article on the major inconsistencies of Raji. [url]http://lombardiave.com/2013/03/08/whats-up-with-b-j-raji/[/url] Again, I am just asking for something, anything, of statistical or otherwise that is evidence of Raji helping the defense win football games and justifying his top 10 draft status and a lucrative long term deal, besides 2010. There needs to be something more to justify that than "he has rare agility for a big man". Bam Bam Bigelow had rare agility for a big man. I want to know what exactly BJ Raji does that makes the defense better and helps win football games. Until then I firmly believe that Raji is the most overrated Packer and probably one of the most overrated players in the NFL. [/QUOTE]
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