In 2022, the Green Bay Packers defense looked to take the next step with Joe Barry at the helm, implementing his own version of a Vic Fangio-style split safety scheme. While Fangio’s defenses are known for being top-5 or -7 in the league in any given year, Barry’s defenses so far have finished 20th (2022) and 22nd (2021) in Football Outsiders DVOA and 27th (2022) and 19th (2021) in EPA/play.
This has not been good enough for a defense that boasts such star players are Kenny Clark, Rashan Gary (though Gary was injured halfway into 2022), Jaire Alexander, and Preston Smith.