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Found November 27, 2012 on AllGreenBayPackers.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jermichael Finley,  Clay Matthews,  Mason Crosby,  Aaron Rodgers,  Dezman Moses,  Cedric Benson
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers
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It’d be nice if Packers TE Jermichael Finley would get going and help the Packers crack the code of cover-2 defenses. Now that you’ve had some time to digest the Packers losing to the Giants, ask yourself this: Is your opinion of the Packers now any different than your opinion before the embarrassment against the Giants? Mine isn’t. Here’s why: We already knew the offensive line was a weakness. Take a super-talented front four and put it against a mediocre offensive line adjusting to injuries and what happened Sunday night isn’t terribly surprising. We already knew the pass rush would struggle without Clay Matthews. Did we really expect another five sacks from this defense without its best pass rusher? We already knew the Packers struggle against a cover-2. This one baffles me. Yes, running the ball beats a cover-2, and the Packers can’t run the ball, but it’s not like the cover-2 is some new revolutionary defense that came out of nowhere and was developed just to beat the Packers....
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