Barry Can Feel the Heat From His Seat
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin: Joe Barry, the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, has not had a good few weeks. both on and off the field. First of all, in only three hours, Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito went from being an undrafted rookie to a national phenomenon, and Barry’s defense had no answers for him. Then he made Baker Mayfield of the Bucs seem like Tom Brady. With a two-game losing run, the Packers’ prospects of making the playoffs are slim to none. And so is the security of Barry’s work. Well, it stinks to lose. Always, Barry said on Thursday, putting the team’s impending matchup with Carolina on the back burner in favor of the destiny of the troubled coordinator. “It was very difficult this week. It was difficult for my family and me. He wants to find solutions to put a
Mayfield went 22 of 28 for 381 yards and four touchdowns, good for just the second perfect-rating game versus the Packers in team history. Mayfield had been exactly 14 of 29 throwing the previous two weeks. According to Zebra Spots’ Next Gen Stats, the journeyman quarterback—who was once the first overall choice in the draft and is now on his fourth team in three years—devastated Barry’s preferred zone defense by going 20-of-24 for 361 yards and three touchdowns. Why? Barry referred to Mike Evans, the 6-foot-5 receiver for Tampa Bay who has more over 1,000 receiving yards in each of his ten seasons, as the “Mike Evans factor.” Barry wanted to thwart Evans and the Bucs’ ground game. Apart from Evans’ touchdown pass of 19 yards in the
“You would think that everything would be going well by now,” Barry remarked. But every play with all 11 players requires the execution of a plethora of minute details. However, coordinating everything is a part of my job description as coordinator. In the event that something goes wrong, I am responsible for seeing that it is resolved. Perhaps Barry won’t be able to keep his job. Perhaps the Packers can no longer salvage their season. However, the Packers have a good chance of making the playoffs if they can defeat the Panthers, Vikings, and Bears in the last games of the season, much like they did with the Chargers, Lions, and Chiefs in the middle of the season. Do Barry’s teammates on defense have his back?
“Sunday did not go well, but I never once questioned any of our guys’ drive, our hearts, or their play style throughout the game or, obviously, Sunday night when I saw it again. The play style that we go out and train and play with is something that I want, that we demand, every single day. I have never witnessed anything from our group of guys to cast doubt on it.
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