Packers seek perfect matchups at cornerback
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by Michael Cohen on SA/08/27/16
The mistake surfaced roughly 10 days before when quarterback Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers...
... the veritable slashing by Rivers felt like a sucker punch for Whitt, who had wanted to pull the trigger on a bold lineup change. After studying the Chargers on film, Whitt believed undrafted rookie LaDarius Gunter might make the best foil.
“I was scared to do it,” Whitt said at the time. “I knew he would probably match up well against those receivers, and I didn't do it. So that's on me, because I have to do what I think is right. I didn't do it. I get paid pretty good money to make those decisions, but I didn't get it done. I kick myself for that.”
The Packers, dripping with young, athletic corners, have the depth and variety of talent to play matchups on a week-to-week basis. Lineups, positions and playing time are all subject to variation depending on the skill sets of opposing receivers, and Whitt will make his decisions based on film study and practice evaluations.
Now, the majority of players flow through all four positions — both perimeter spots, nickel back and dime back — like pieces of equipment along an assembly line, and the ultimate goal is seamless interchangeability.... continue
Lot's more past the click. Worth the read and reminds me of MM's comments at the combine this year.
“We need to be a championship defense,” McCarthy said last week at the NFL scouting combine, essentially repeating what he’d said in a press conference the week before. “So we took a step toward that last year, but we need to take another step.”
McCarthy said he’s in the second year of a three-year plan with the defense, though he shared no details on what that actually means. continue
