This article is spot on. This is exactly what I've been saying the past few weeks. Everyone keeps talking about adding WR depth.. how about maybe another LB or DLineman. Seeing what teams can do to us with their TE really worries me in the long run.. With Kelce coming up- I don't care who's at QB- we are going to have issues until this is addressed. Great article.

I’ve been taking a lot of flak on here for calling for a couple of new pieces via trade or whatever means necessary, it’s not a popular position. This team right now is good with a chance. Another piece or two and it could be great with a better chance. It kinda feels like bizarro world. The last ten years people on this site begged for more free agents and ted to make a trade to put us over the top. This year the even mention of trading for a wr, or dL, can get you roasted and disliked. Twilight zone stuff. Apparently I didn’t get the memo from cheesehead tv that we were switching positions. Always too little too late.:(

A step up from Gary or someone else would be nice, but they really just need another big load for someone else to handle.

Carr has only been sacked 8 times this season because of the offense they run and quick passing game. There is nothing wrong with the packers pass rush or QB pressures. Run game issues, absolutely..but since the article seems to suggest we have a pass rush problem I say hooey to that. The defense has issues, rushing the QB isn't one of them.

The Packers defense needs help up the middle. Opposing teams are taking advantage of that with both the run and the pass. Campbell and Savage may improve that when they're healthy, but for the time being there's not much help available on the current roster.

Look at the amount of pressure the Smiths have put on opposing QBs sacks are one small piece of the defensive puzzle. The Smiths are the beat duo in the NFL at sacks and pressures. Packer fans are going out of their way to find something to whine about. The Packers held the Raiders to 17 points and gave them a free TD to end the game.

Aaron Rodgers is back in MVP form. That's going to force teams to throw the ball to stay in the game. That will open things up for our pass rush when offenses can't be 2 dimensional. Stopping the run isn't as important if you can put 30+ points on the board.

The key here is interior push. Don’t get much from existing DL’s. I’m thinking KeKe might be the guy to provide more inside rush.

Gary is a complete waste of a number one. If he was elite and worthy of a 12th, he would be playing now.

I miss CM3. Not outside, but @. ILB. I still feel that CM3 would have fixed the inside, with his heart. I'd trade a late pick to get him back.

CM3 Made it very clear that he didn't want to play ILB. He's not coming back!

savage is missed for sure but if it really is true that they can't figure it out without him then he may be rushed back. Montgomery came back too early from one and was not the same, in GB or elsewhere. Hurrying players back and then having them aggravate the injury I am sure can't be good for trust between the players and organization. Give him plenty of time and find some sort of solution with this roster or an addition to it.

Where's Owen Burks? He should be ready to play - it's week 8 for cripes sake. If he's still not over his injury then it was a mistake to keep him on the 53. Or is he a bust, like Josh Jackson?

Let’s see what Ty Summers can do at linebacker , what are they waiting for.

Yeah a squat leverage ninja to disrupt the inside while the taller Smiths work the edges.. someone like.. *cough Mike Daniels *cough

I think ty summers might of been the only person to miss more tackles than Redmond in pre season. I’ll stick with Martinez if those are my choices. He did look fast missing tackles though, and tackling can be taught, speed can’t.

New players everywhere. New offense, very young secondary, K Clark has back issues. Coaches fix mistakes that players make. The communication in the secondary looks like days of old, that has to be cleaned up. Oakland has a very good massive o-line, not worried about the pass rush. At least this defense gets stops and gets off the field. They have 2 goal line stands the last 2 games, the lolions didn't score.

I am surprised no one has mentioned kicking the tires Mo Wilkerson. Maybe there’s reason for that I’m unaware of, not healed yet or he’s just out of shape. Think he was facing a minor suspension for a dui. But I doubt that’s it. They could stash him on the inactives for a week or two till it’s served.

We have been weak over the middle for years (Nick Collins injury I am guessing). Savage improved it, but we have not had anyone other than a steady tackler after the catch (Hawk/Martinez) at MLB. I wanted so bad one of the Devins this draft. I was pissed when we drafted Nick Perry instead of Harrison Smith and Randall instead of Kendricks. Making it worse was a division rival picked them both up.

Our defense was on a short week to prepare for an uncommon opponent who was coming off a bye week to prepare to play the Packers. Oakland has a good OL to start with and even with that they used their TEs and RBs to help with their pass protection. While our defense did give up too many yards they only allowed 17 points before garbage time and they made stops with a goal line stand and an end zone pick during the second half.

We can use more pressure up the middle but we are also 6 - 1 with the players we have so we must be doing something right.

This week we 're on the road in KC and the concern there is that the Chiefs have a ton of speed on their offense with or without Mahomes. The other concern is that we won't have too much tape on Matt Moore so it may be difficult to prepare for how he plays but I don't think that he is a very mobile QB so that may help the Packers pass rush. This is also the 3rd consecutive week in which the Packers are playing a team coming off a bye. Granted it is a mini-bye but once again we will playing a team with extra time to prepare.

Hopefully our offense stays in sync and our defense tightens up against the run and the pass rush becomes effective again.
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The Pass rush this year has, with the exception of two games, been pretty good. Great pressure on the edge. The middle line seems to be an area where we are getting no push. For everyone clamoring for Clay Mathews{broken jaw} or Mike Daniels{foot -again}, the team was wise to divest itself of them. The secondary issues seem to be more of a communication breakdown, quite a few busted coverage catches this year. All this being said,, I much prefer this defense to the ones we have fielded in the last three or four seasons. They can make a stop when we need it, which has taken the pressure off of Rodgers and the offense and allowed them to learn the new system. Tweak it...dont fix what aint broken. GOPACKGO!!

Gary needs to prove he was worthy of the 12th overall pick! He needs to make some plays!

Spot on ! Gary has been disappointing to say the least. #12 pick should be able to play and be a factor. The sad truth is he never did much at Michigan. Hopefully he won’t be another Justin Harrell. Time will tell, but looking OVERRATED for sure.

Yeah, I know, I'm really late to this game but I got here.
I agree and disagree with a lot of you, but I believe we need some help defensively and it starts in the middle.
The Smith Bros are doing great on the outside, and I love Matinez, but where's our (real) run stopper or "inside" pressure guy? And then, who actually plays opposite Martinez, sure we know, but you never hear his name in any broadcast for making a play, and that ain't good,
I remember when (about this time of the year) the Packers pulled some guy named Howard Green (Big Howie) off a scrap heap somewhere and he had a huge play in winning our last SB. There's got to be someone out there that can be picked up or had at a reasonably priced trade, it might just be the path to the SB.
Take a look at what the two teams with the best record(s) in the NFL did the past few days, they made trades that made them even better. The Pats seem to do something like this every year, and the 49'ers seem to be following suit, the Packers need to do the same.

How about Pettine does what he is paid to and makes the most out the players he has got.

The receivers group resembles a practice squad. The tight ends are way beyond their use by date but Rodgers and the offence still got it done and more by making the most of what they had and being flexible.

Premium draft pick after premium draft pick has been thrown at defence. We have gone out and got two premium pash rushers at high cost in free agency as well as an expensive peak age safety.

And still they need more... Its embarrassing if that's the case.

It's scary to think what the defence would be like if they had to use the sort of resources that the offence have been left with.

Yes the rush needs to get there. Gary is a rookie and it takes time to develop - maybe not in year 1 but he plays meaningful snaps and that allows the others to rest. Oakland exposed a lot of flaws - yes no pass rush - but the coverage was absolutely brutal. Guys cannot be 10 to 15 yards open. We have always had trouble covering the likes of Ertz, Kelce etc. That has to do with scheme. I also felt that last game besides our poor tackling - we had too many what Uhrlacher used to call LOAFERS. Even saw it with Martinez a couple of times. Cant have it. Dont Like it. But if Mahommes play we are in real trouble given our D play last week. And we cannot count on putting up 42 points to be in the game. I dont know what type of communication system is out there but it didnt work last week and we got kind of lucky to get the game to where we didnt really need to count on the Defense. Now not really complaining because we won a couple of games because the D was great - Bears, Queens. But as far as playing good - we stunk it out against the Raiders and I hope that we can get those blown coverages and bad tackling fixed because otherwise it might need to be a real shootout