Coach Matt LaFleur, defensive coordinator Joe Barry and defensive backs coach Jerry Gray all made it clear that the Green Bay Packers will continue using cornerback Kevin King in the slot.
Barry provided the simple reason why on Thursday: It’s an easy way to get Eric Stokes on the field, and the Packers think Stokes, King and Jaire Alexander are the team’s three best cornerbacks.
King played a team-high 22 snaps in the slot against the Detroit Lions. But keeping him in the slot sure looks, at least from the outside, like a team forcing themselves to jam a square peg into a round hole.