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For Packers defense, goal to force offenses to ‘earn every blade of grass’ is coming to fruition

GREEN BAY — Jerry Gray has seen just about everything.

Having spent nine NFL seasons playing cornerback (and making four Pro Bowls) and now in his 25th season as an NFL coach (including two stints as a defensive coordinator), there isn’t a scheme the Green Bay Packers defensive backs coach/defensive passing-game coordinator hasn’t played in, coached or studied.

As Gray looks at where the Packers defense stands entering Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field — Green Bay went into this week’s games ranked fifth in the NFL in total defense (321.2 yards per game) and sixth in scoring defense (20.