Green Bay Packers fans were furious with defensive coordinator Joe Barry after losing to the New York Giants on Monday Night Football.
The Packers’ opportunistic defense returned a Saquon Barkley fumble on the Giants’ penultimate drive to set up a go-ahead Green Bay touchdown with 1:33 left in the game. But they failed to keep backup quarterback Tommy DeVito from leading the Giants down the field on their final drive to score a game-winning field goal as time expired.
Barry’s shorthanded secondary gave up a 32-yard yard reception that put the Giants in field goal range. Head coach Matt LaFleur said after the game he was disappointed in how the Packers gave up leverage to the Giants and played off the ball in the two-minute defense.
Green Bay Packers fans react to Barry’s defense
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Packers fans were calling for Barry to be fired after the loss to the Giants. Here are the best takes of Barry’s defense giving up a win in New York.
FIRE JOE BARRY NOW.
— BLZ Capital (@BLZcapital) December 12, 2023
LaFleur's awful playcall for the 2PC is really looming large right now becuase you can NEVER trust a joe barry defense to ice a game.
— Tim Backes (@timbackes) December 12, 2023
Joe Barry calling plays up by 1 pic.twitter.com/qtuo8AadjW
— Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) December 12, 2023
Matt LeFleur to Joe Barry postgame pic.twitter.com/pZN21rovdz
— Lerrato 🐻⬇️ (@chilerrato) December 12, 2023
Defense stats tonight:
– 0 sacks
– 200+ rushing yards given up
– Joe Barry— Gute 🧀 (@Packers_szn3) December 12, 2023
Joe Barry when he’s reminded of job description every week pic.twitter.com/lo8v6UxrDY
— Willie (@WillieStrokerWI) December 12, 2023
oh no joe barry’s house pic.twitter.com/9VYnQJcdhr
— Nathan (@NathanJH31) December 12, 2023
There were people in my mentions last week legitimately annoyed that I wasn’t supportive of Joe Barry staying.
He is the same dude he has always been. He will always do just enough to make it seem passable and then go back to this.
I cannot help those who refuse to see. pic.twitter.com/bvilqvDffb
— Jennifer Kirton (@JenKtn) December 12, 2023
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2 Comments
If MLF won’t fire Joe then MLF has to go.
The idiotic play calls, losing game strategy and lack of team motivation are reasons the defense should have not slipped to this state. I have been saying this for some time now: Barry needs a career change. But, a Defensive coordinator change now is too late for this season. LaFluer wears this loss and all of the preceding drops. If there is going to be a head coach replacement, go for quality instead of bargain. It hasn’t worked out too good.