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The Jolly Conundrum
Last season was a transition year for the Green Bay Packers. Even more than the 2008 season, 2009 was a season of change. We had a new special teams coordinator in Shawn Slocum. We had a commitment from Mike McCarthy that there was going to be stability on the offensive line.
But the most important change was in the defense. The Packers were abandoning the 4-3 defense and adopting the 3-4, with Dom Capers running the D. The main focus was going to be pressure, pressure, pressure from the linebackers, with the defensive line becoming players who would take up blockers, rather than force pressure as in the previous scheme.
A great thing happened along the way; Johnny Jolly emerged as a very good 3-4 defensive end. And that's where a big question mark now lies.
Grant For Cromarite=Epic Fail
Over the past few days, a trade rumor has emerged involving the Green Bay Packers. The trade involves trading Ryan Grant for CB Antonio Cromartie from the San Diego Chargers. The trade would provide immediate improvement to the secondary of the Packers, an area exposed in the playoff loss to Arizona.
And I say NO WAY should this trade take place.
We absolutely need help in the secondary, and no Packer fan would dispute that. We were torched four times this year: twice against Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and the Wild Card game against Arizona. The issue I have is not that the trade would improve the secondary. My issue is what it could do to our offense.
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