As we break down the Green Bay Packers’ roster, we turn from the big uglies on offense to the perimeter defenders on the defensive side of the football. The Packers’ defensive backfield is getting a shakeup in terms of coaching responsibilities this year, with Joe Whitt earning a promotion from cornerbacks coach to defensive passing game coordinator. Whitt and secondary coach Jason Simmons will lead a group of young players that got a bit of a boost from some veteran leadership this offseason.
Let’s start our examination of the secondary with the cornerbacks group, a unit that has traditionally consisted of about six players after final cuts over the last half-decade.