GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One overriding feeling swept through the defensive side of the Green Bay Packers locker room during the final month of the season -- that no matter how the season ended, it was just the beginning for them.
It was contingent, however, on one thing: Mike Pettine needed to remain at his defensive coordinator post.
No one really wanted to start over with a third defensive coordinator in as many seasons, especially after the strides that were made in Pettine’s first season, but they knew that possibility existed because of the coaching change.