No one will argue that the safety position was a major deficiency for the Green Bay Packers during the 2013-14 season. They didn’t generate a single interception and they frequently looked lost in coverage. Now, as we enter the 2014-15 campaign, it’s poised to be a position of strength. For starters, gone is M.D. Jennings, […]
Sean Richardson
Xs and Os: The Three-Deep Zone Defense (Cover 3)
Continuing with our series of defensive coverage shells, this week we’ll take a closer look at the three-deep zone defense, which is more commonly known as the cover 3. Previously, we looked at the cover 1 and cover 2 defenses. Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers predominantly prefers the single-high safety look, but he […]
Sean Richardson Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: Green Bay Packers safety Sean Richardson made it off of the physically unable to perform list after having surgery for a herniated disc in early 2013. He appeared in six games for the Packers in 2013, including the wild card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. Richardson played well enough to split […]
Safety First: Packers’ offseason needs start in secondary
Injuries, Ted Thompson, Dom Capers, Nick Collins and more injuries. The reasons identified for the Green Bay Packers’ struggles at safety are plentiful, but the current state of the position leaves little room for debate. The Packers are in less-than-ideal shape at safety. And it’s debatably the team’s most glaring need this offseason. After missing the first three games of […]
Packers Cut Roster to 75 Players
The Green Bay Packers announced on Tuesday afternoon that their roster had been reduced to 75 players, per NFL rules. Four players were placed on injured reserve, four were placed on the PUP (physically unable to perform), and one was released. The players removed from the active roster were: T Bryan Bulaga (IR) WR Kevin […]