Green Bay Packers: Five Predictions for 2009

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: July 7, 2009

commentComment        

... coming off a 6-10 season in which the team lost five of its last six.

Ironically, coming into the 2008 training camp there was more trepidation than expectation, despite coming off a 13-3 season. That is because there were questions as to how well the offense would endure the loss of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre.

But the offense flourished despite numerous injuries on the offensive line and the nagging hamstring affecting running back Ryan Grant. Production fell only slightly—from fifth to sixth in the league, with scoring dropping just a point per game.

Aaron Rodgers led eight fourth-quarter comebacks, only to see the defense and special teams blow seven of them. This led to the firing of almost every coach on either unit. Dom Capers has been brought in to engineer a defensive makeover.

The defense that was 11th in the league in 2007 but fell to 20th in 2008 has been overhauled. The switch to a 3-4 seems to be ahead of sche...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments