The Green Bay Packers search for a new defensive coordinator appears to be over. The new man in charge of the defense will be Joe Barry.
I’m happy that Jim Leonhard rejected the job offer, because like I said in my blog yesterday, I’m a bigger college person than I am pro, and it’s not even close. But….Let’s just say, I would have rather kept Mike Pettine than hire Joe Barry. I was hoping that LaFleur would hire Ejiro Evero as the new DC.
Joe Barry has been a Defensive Coordinator for four seasons, two with Detroit (2007-08) and two with Washington (2015-16). Here’s some stats for you on his four seasons, keep in mind, there’s only 32 teams (per profootballreference.com):
Yards Allowed:
2007: 32nd
2008: 32nd
2015: 28th
2016: 28th
Points Allowed:
2007: 32nd
2008: 32nd
2015: 17th
2016: 19th
My buddy who’s a huge Washington fan texted me this evening saying: “Expect the defense to be even worse. He’s (an) awful coordinator. Doesn’t adjust, doesn’t use his personnel. Trash.”
I think a majority (if not all) of Packers fans aren’t happy with the decision of hiring Joe Barry.
I wonder if Matt LaFleur would bring in Wade Phillips as a “senior defensive assistant,” essentially a consulting role. Phillips, LaFleur and Barry were together on the 2017 Rams staff.
They don’t play defense so why do they need a defensive coordinator?!??
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I agree the defense hasn’t been “great” since the 2010 Super Bowl season, but I felt Pettine made progress in each of his three seasons with the team.
I’m not a fan of this hire, but we’ll see how it plays out.
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