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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AmishMafia" data-source="post: 399393" data-attributes="member: 2846">Everyone expected a lot more out of the Packer defense than the Pats' defense.This is a team returning most of their starters from a defense that was one of the best in the NFL. My only explanation is that the other teams now have a common plan of attack to exploit the Packer defense. Our CBs, Williams and Shields have not been playing as well as last year. And finally, Pickett and Raji have not been as good either.One thing I didn't mention is the loss of Jenkins, because I actually believe we are better there without him. People complaint that we loose the pass rush, but that wasn't his job. You might as well complain that our Center isn't catching many TDs. DE's job was to take up blockers, take away run lanes, and then rush the passer in that order. His problem was that he was rushing the passer (to up his stats and his contract value) before taking care of the first two duties.  I believe that is why his play time was decreased late in the season.The Defense started slowly last year, but not this bad, so I'm hoping for improvement starting with the struggling Chargers.</blockquote>

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