Training camp and the preseason may have given us some brief glimpses into adjustments that the Green Bay Packers are going to make on defense this season. Most notably, we could see a more aggressive unit in 2023.
There’s no way to sugarcoat it; the Packers’ defense underperformed for most of last season. By weighted DVOA, they ranked 22nd overall. They were one of the worst units against the run. They struggled to generate consistent pressure without Rashan Gary and didn’t create regular turnovers for a large portion of the season.
To the defense’s credit, they finished out the 2022 season on a better note, but the eventual adjustments that were made weren’t timely, and while, Joe Barry, as the defensive coordinator, has to shoulder the responsibility for the defense’s play, it’s not as if many of the players weren’t at fault either.