I can’t help wondering if his slim down was a disaster. Without an established big guy inside/along side, any speed and agility gain was too often negated.

Definitely a conversion that needed to happen. Clarks play has been very inconsistent. The last 2-3 seasons he either started the season quiet and didn't start making a visible impact until mid season or played well in the first few games only to dissappear for several games thereafter. The whole defense needs to start playing up to their potential. The packers can ill afford to keep spending high picks on the defense alone with mixed results imo.
The offense will need to start rebuilding the O line to the right of Bach and Jenkins. They need to draft some real competition for Myers at C and I'm not convinced yet we have the answer for RG and RT. Maybe Tom but not Nyjman.
We need some depth at Wr and multiple TEs as well as a backup QB. I know Bach is also getting up there and the packers will have to get his eventual replacement (maybe Tom?) But that may be a problem for down the road in a year or 2.

2021 and 2022, Clark was consistently "average" both years. We had significantly better value from a cost performance with Jarran Reed than Clark last year. They had very similar results for 2021, as well. We should have resigned Reed. Question, based on this statistical chart is GB management overvaluing Clark's performance? They appear to have undervalued Reed's performance.

Who didn’t have a down year on this defense last year? Name the defense player that was on par or showed improvement from last year. Gary was, but got hurt. Probably would have , but without a full season can’t say for sure. Jaire is the only one close and that was two years ago since he was hurt. How does an entire defensive unit get worse individually, hmmm?

He's consistently touted as one of the best nose tackles in the league. But I think the nature of the position is such that it doesn't get a lot of highlight plays. That said, there's no question he didn't perform at the level he was paid last year. But it didn't help that he didn't have a lot of support on the D line and the Joe Barry scheme didn't use a lot of guys to their potential.

Clark equals promo hype. It will he comical this year when Lowry and Reed both out perform Clark.
This guy doesn't deserve to start. He quit playing when he got that $25m. If he was all-pro we would stop the run. Instead K Clark played like he had the runs. He is no Aaron Donald. How many sacks did Clark garner?

It is true what they say about GMs. "GMs like the smell of their own farts."

Ask yourself this: can Kenny Clark be disappointing? If there is negativism about his play who would step in to replace him?

The answers are this: no, not disappointing, and, there's no one to adequately replace him.

He earned that contract he's paid. By the way, $25 million cash is still enough money to retire on even at his young age. He received $7 million guaranteed in his first contract. I don't feel like he's underpaid.

He was a Pro Bowler not all that long ago. All players have down years. He's still in his prime and the last player on the Packers defense I worry about is Kenny Clark.

I am with the group that the whole defense under performed. Was it a whole bunch of individuals under performing or something else.

There are people who know but aren't saying anything. I just hope Lafleur takes charge and makes things change. Will the defense start out soft or aggressive.

Will they let Alexander be aggressive and focus on the top receiver? You pay a lot of money and you should use him so he can earn it.

I like to give players the benefit of doubt if they have a bad season. It wasn’t like he was awful and based on his comments it sounds like he is itching to ball out this year. Definitely looking for more help on the dline in the draft but it’s to help Clark out, not replace him.

Clark is a helluva good defensive lineman, we're lucky to have him. There's not a team in the league he wouldn't start for. He was underpaid, now he's overpaid...maybe. It averages out. You take the bad with the good. I hope we can squeeze several more productive years out of him. He's one of the best defensive linemen in Packer history, IMO.

Since we finally got rid of Dean Lowry, and we've got last years 1st round pick, Wyatt, to replace his snaps, we ought to be hugely better on the defensive line, right? And since in passing situations, which is half the game, we're only playing two DL half the time. The last several years, we've essentially gone with a 4 man rotation on the Dline. Clark has been the main dog, then Lowry, then guys like Lancaster, Keke, Montravious, Slaton, Reed. This year, it'll be Clark and Wyatt (who we're 100% certain is going to be a lot better than Lowry), assisted by Slaton and Slayton and some other Day 3 guy. I don't foresee us having another high pick on the Dline this year.

A DL player making the money KC is should be disrupting the pocket often...and have 8 sacks per season. KC can upset the pocket occasionally. I will say I have seen Clark fire out of his stance and knock the offensive player back an entire foot...then nothing, no follow thru to the QB. I will blame good ole Barry for this hold your ground tactic. If they’re not running the ball Clark has zero effect on the play.
This plays into the mediocre game play. Maybe with Wyatt on the line it changes? On 3rd down we should see a big pocket push....letting Reed go was dumb. He played as good as Clark for pocket change. I’m sure the last 2 coordinators are to blame. Clark was on the field a lot. Poor rotation management.

I don't comment much on here but love this site and love reading everyone's opinions.

I just have to say KC wasn't as good maybe cause of weight loss i don't know but what i saw was everyone one running wherever lengthy lowry was lined up. Lowry should ve playing DE in a different type defense. Plus KC is on the field a lot, we all see he's gassed.

Point is how can you have a good year with bad other interior lineman (sorry Lowery) and the worst scheme defense i have seen in a long time. Moral had to be crap with all these first round draft picks and good enough vets on defense, and J gray with are good corners. All looks good right!!!! Nope cause whose leading and scheming them. JOE PLAY SOFT BARRY.

Yes i understand they should play hard every year regardless but if your coaches are weak and can't scheme before or during games you ain't doing shit. That goes for Barry and La Flower. Love the pack but are front office is weak. (IBackthePack92)

He’s wearing out from overuse. Nose tackles need to be on a snap count if you want them for the long term. Packers did the same thing with BJ Raji.

The frist point, Did clark play up to his salary level? Is a question that can be asked about every player in every professional sport at this point. Given the ridiculously high amount of money these players are being paid I would argue that no one is performing at the level they should be relative to their salaries. Having said that I'm all for players getting every penny they can from the owners and the ever increasing greed of the league.

As for Clark his play has been inconsistent for the last 2 seasons but he remains our best DL by far and the only legit NFL DL we've had for a long time. The He is also the only DL that we've had that hasn't been pushed all over the field by the opposing OL even while he is being double teamed.

Clark was a microcosm of the Packers 2022 season. Meaning that the team teased with flashes of good play which demonstrated the talent that is available on the roster but it did not happen often enough on either the offense or the defense. As we can see in the charts provided in the article Clark is basically in the middle of the pack which is where the Packers as a team finished in 2022.

For years Rodgers and the offense carried the team. But 2022 showed what happens when the offense could no longer deliver the level of play necessary to score enough points to win games. Injuries, musical OLs, inexperienced WRs, poor execution, poor coaching decisions, were all factors which contributed to the very average/inefficient performance by the Packers offense in 2022. The defense with 7 #1 picks underperformed as well. Again injuries were a factor, plus inconsistent execution, poor communications, poor tackling and coaching ineptitude prevented the defense from carrying the team while the offense floundered around.

Clark was a symptom of the team's numerous problems throughout the 2022 season. The one consistent issue which remains with the team is the coaching staff. Can they get a talented defensive unit to play up to form and can they enable the young offensive players including Love to play at a consistent level? If not we can expect the team to flounder around again 2023 as they did in 2022.

Will Clark get some help on the DL which will enable him and the front 7 to finally stop the run and generate a consistent and effective pass rush? As we have seen, Clark cannot do it alone and without help I'm afraid that his play will not improve much from the last few seasons.
Every season is different in the NFL and teams can turn around quickly. Hopefully the Packers can turn around in 2023 and if they do Clark will be a major piece of the turn around for the defense. Thanks, Since '61

Please….. Clark can’t do it alone just in case anyone didn’t know he’s Human and makes mistakes and corrects them…. He’s the most double/triple teamed defensive lineman in the league That would mean because he’s a BEAST AT HIS CRAFT…. Have a blessed always….

not his fault its Joe Barry and his 2 down lineman scheme .