I agree. Thomas has no business on this team. Mc Cray should have been kept. The LBs have been nothing but TTs revolving door. Perry, Mathews, Ryan , and Jones, are what makes this defense better. Their the leadership the defensive Line needs behind them. Move Mathews back. Moss keeps playing favorites. I have had enough of Moss. It's obvious his toying/toys, are not making the jump. If the Packers want to correct any mistakes, it starts with Mathews. I want to win! It's to late for Experiments.

I agreed it's become clear he can't stay healthy outside. At least if he plays the hybrid role he can be on the field more and be used judiciously on the outside.

One of his best seasons was last year playing inside. I could never understand the "Clay HAS to be.moved back to his natural position outside" argument. How 'bout he plays where he's told? I know...insanity.

"The question comes down to Matthews. He was praised for making the switch last year. Will he do it again? Obviously his statistics will suffer, but this is a move to reverse course and string some wins together."

HUH??

Matthews stats have already began to suffer. He has 3 sacks in what, 6 games? Morgan Burnett has 3 sacks too, in 8 games but still. Matter of fact Frackrell has as many tackles as Matthews and 2 sacks himself. Frackrell might not be ready for a "Fulltime Role" but I think he could handle increased snaps no problem. Afterall, Thompson drafted the kid with one eye on next season anyways, may as well get him some more time.

I posted a comment on another story earlier this morning suggesting this very thing. Matthews best position at this point in his career IS ILB. He played the position extremely well for 1 1/2 seasons before moving back this year. He literally saved the Packers in 2014 when he moved inside. Offenses just have a harder time with Matthews when he's coming from multiple places opposed to just the left or right side. Cory's right on the money, move CMIII back inside. The pass defense has looked a lot like 2011 when they finished last in passing yards allowed. The difference is they had 31 interceptions in 2011, this year they have 7 so far. Not to mention the defense has given up 33, 31, and 47 points. What harm could it possibly do?

This teams issues go beyond where Matthews plays and if wins and losses are being solely pinned to this point, don't expect much better seasons to be played better, much less the remainder of this one, as Matthews will be seen less and less. Cut our losses via dependence on one, trade him for a 1+ draft pick while still possible and erase the collapse that is soon coming of Matthews.

Cory,I agree, with 2 years left on Mathews $66 mil contract playing Clay at ILB may keep him healthy,the defense seems better and GB could at least get their money's worth out of him. Suddenly he is 30 years old and his best playing days are are showing up in the rearview mirror and the way it is looking this season they don't have much to lose,put your best players on the field and use TT' S draft and develop philosophy and get these young players some reps to find out what they have down the road,the pass rush has been dismal anyway and TT has been rebuilding that defense for years and it's still full of holes and with Ryan out for who knows how long Mathews making the calls at ILB makes sense.

He needs to move back inside...the white lines. At this point I don't care where he's assigned. Quickly becoming an unreliable non-factor, unfortunately.

Yeah gonna have do definitely disagree with this idea. Being in the "middle" is much more dangerous than being on the outside.

Was Clay a roid user? Guess we'll never really know , but his play has been on the decline ever since that story broke, and he has become more injury prone. Paying that guy a ton of $. Let's hope he earns it once back out on the field, and stays there this time. Still time for Clay, AR, (these 2 are the face of the franchise), and rest of the team to turn this season around. NFC North is up for grabs right now; nobody seems to want it! Packers must win tomorrow. Go Pack!

"potential free agents" .... This is funny.

Inside or outside, wherever, --CM3 better make himself a key part of a GB resurgence this season or he may be playing on the West Coast or East Coast in 2017. --- He's 31 and cost too much $$$$.

All the comments above supported my observation, in another thread, that Matthews is more effective at ILB AND less injury-prone at the same time.

He can pass rush from inside and has done so in the past. Perry might become less effective, but some adjustments have to be made to increase his effectiveness.

Is Carl Bradford on the practice squad? Wasn't he tearing it up in camp and the pre season? I think even MM spoke highly of him.

They wnt let himplay in the middle where I think ahe shouldnhave always played. Ted dont draft de's because the good ones have huge salaries so he uses linbackers instead. Mathews is the pass rush.

One good thng it exposes Perry as a no body. At usc he plyed next to top talent who made him look better than he was. He was considered a late second pick by analyst and has done zip until this, his contract year. Another busg takng up space alhg with datone.

TT and his unbalanced roster,his lack of using free agency,piss me off so much. The pack could have signed Bennett for less then 3 miilion. We would have a real TE at this point.

I agree that CM3 simply was not very good at ILB. Guess I don't think he is a world beater at OLB either but is still above average there.

Not sure whether Cory meant CM3 should move to ILB long-term or just until Ryan returns. I am fine with it just for a few games. If Perry misses Matthews, that doesn't say much for Peppers, Datone and Elliott.

BTW, CM3 isn't worth $15.2M next year or $11.4M in 2018 no matter where he plays, assuming he managed to find the field with more regularity.

Why are the Packers always "thin" at several positions? It seems that the team has cratered both on the field and in the locker room.

I guess Matthews will continue to play outside where he wants to play since yesterday the Pack waived Perillo to make room for Bradford. Don't know why Matthews can't move back inside. Is he not able to understand he played better there and had less injury issues? I guess he is one of TT's pets and doesn't want him to not get what he wants. Trade him after the season and get something for him while you can. If TT is still around, don't pull a Sitton with Matthews. Or get a 5th or 6th rounder for him so TT can "draft and develop" someone like a former basketball player that played one year of college football and is one of those "best athletes available". The Packers have enough of those that haven't produced. Might be a great athlete, but if they are as bright as a small appliance bulb, they just aren't NFL material.