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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hauschild" data-source="post: 257623" data-attributes="member: 1638">Stats are like bikinis.  What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.In this instance, we know Green Bay can handle the Detroit's, the Cleveland's, etc.  However, the Packers defense struggles mightily with decent offenses, the least of which was Tampa Bay.So the rushing defense is "ranked" better for 2009.  Big deal.  Is anybody really confident the defense can hold current division-leading and wild-card leading teams to 20 points or fewer, which is a reasonable number for a defense with playoff aspirations?  New Orleans?  Minnesota?  Philadelphia?  Dallas?  I don't possess the confidence at this point.  It's a decent start in the right direction, but the defense is nowhere near where it needs to be from an overall perspective.</blockquote>

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