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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 491580" data-attributes="member: 4300">Nothing wrong with being negative IMO if it’s accurate. In spite of what happened at San Fran in the playoffs, IMO the “eye test” of the average fan should render the opinion the D improved from 2011. In addition to scoring D, the Packers surrendered about 1300 fewer passing yards and improved from 32nd to seventh in passing average. They went from opponents’ passer rating of 80.6 to 76.8, they went from last in sack percentage in ’11 to fourth. In 2011, 11 WRs had 100+ yard games vs. the Packers, in 2012 six did. The 2012 run D was worse by 6.7 yards per game and opponents ran the ball about two more times per game in 2012. But opponents’ averaged 4.7 ypc in 2011 and 4.5 ypc in 2012. The Packers were worse in 2012 in forcing TOs as they forced 15 fewer than in 2011, but nearly every other stat, including the most important (points) favors the 2012 D. Don’t get me wrong, the D still has to get better, I’m certainly not saying they’ve “arrived”. My point here is only that the Packers D was better in 2012 than 2011. </blockquote>

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