When the Packers hired Joe Barry, there were a lot of groans from the fanbase, particularly when they looked over his career history.
After some college coaching gigs, Barry started his NFL coaching career by spending a year as a defensive quality coach for the 49ers. Then he was the linebackers coach for a dominant Tampa Bay defense from 2001 through 2006, when linebacker Derrick Brooks earned 6 Pro Bowl berths, 3 First All Pro recognitions, 2 Second Team All Pro recognitions, and a Defensive Player of the Year award. Barry was Brooks's position coach while Brooks played the most critical role of the vaunted Tampa 2 defense, which led the way to the franchise's first Super Bowl victory ever.