Naturally, there is a lot of excitement around the addition of Jeff Hafley as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator and the new defense he will be implementing.
However, with any schematic change, there will be a learning curve. Of course, the Packers will spend the next several months trying to make navigating that curve as easy as possible, but as we all know, there’s a big difference between practice and games.
Right out the gate, this new Packers defense is going to be put to the test, having to face Philadelphia and Indianapolis–two offenses with playmakers around their quarterbacks and are able to stress opposing defenses in a variety of ways.