The season is over and for the 11th straight year, deficient defense is a big part of the reason. When it mattered most in week 18, the defense buckled and allowed Detroit to just about run out the clock. You’d be hard-pressed to find a Packers fan who wasn’t campaigning for Joe Barry to be fired for most of the season.
The arguments for his dismissal are obvious and easy to find. The arguments for keeping him for one more season are few and far between. Since LaFleur has all but announced that Barry will be back, we may as well consider those takes.