The Green Bay Packers brought in Jeff Hafley for one major reason: to turn around the defensive philosophy in Green Bay. The Packers have had multiple seasons in a row of high pre-season expectations and underperforming regular seasons.
Hafley hopes to change that. While the Packers brought in a ton of reinforcements for their defense this off-season, one more could be on the way.
The Green Bay Packers Could Add Yet Another Defensive Playmaker For Jeff Hafley
According to Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report:
The Green Bay Packers took big steps toward finally fixing their safety room. The position has been a problem for a few years. Signing Xavier McKinney while drafting Javon Bullard, Evan Williams and Kitan Oladapo should give the Packers solutions in the long run.
The problem is that it’s a lot to expect that the three rookies will all be able to contribute right away.
Fortunately for the Packers, the free agent market was not kind to safeties. There are plenty of notable names who are still looking for a home. Eddie Jackson, Quandre Diggs and Justin Simmons are all still available.
Jayron Kearse is another name that would make sense for the Packers. He does his best work as a strong safety working closer to the line of scrimmage. That would allow Xavier McKinney to do what he does best as a center-fielder who can lead the secondary.
Kearse is a sure tackler with plenty of experience under a good defensive coordinator in Dan Quinn. He’s not going to post flashy stat lines or have a ton of turnovers, but he is going to be a servicable player that would give a respectable baseline of performance while the Packers wait for their younger safeties to be ready to play.
If bringing in even more Safety help would create competition at the position, don’t rule it out. The Packers love finding the best man for the job by bringing in as much talent as possible. Especially when it is on a team friendly deal.
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