The Green Bay Packers made changes on defense during the offseason to take the unit to another level. The Packers signed free agent defensive lineman Jarran Reed, spent their two first round draft picks on inside linebacker Quay Walker and defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt and re-signed inside linebacker De’Vondre Campbell and cornerback Rasul Douglas.
The defense was redesigned to keep two inside linebackers on the field more often and therefore improve against the run while still preventing the big play through the air. The thought was that the team would not be as small in the box, and with Walker and Campbell starting in the middle, the Packers would have two speedy off-ball linebackers who could plug up the run while staying on the field for most plays.