GREEN BAY — As fantastic as Za’Darius and Preston Smith were last season — and make no mistake, the Green Bay Packers’ outside linebacker tandem was magnificent — the dynamic duo is well aware that their accomplishments don’t mean much in the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world of the NFL.
That’s why the pair is looking forward to a 2020 season — assuming the league can keep the COVID-19 pandemic at bay — in which they actually do more, perhaps while also playing less.
“We always talk a lot about improving and being, you know, complete players — bringing a lot more to the table and turning it up a level this year,” Preston said during a Zoom video conference call — a rare interview that wasn’t in tandem with Za’Darius, who did a separate Zoom call shortly thereafter.