Fans were left scratching their heads when the Green Bay Packers hired Joe Barry as their new defensive coordinator, but it became clear Matt LaFleur wanted to mold the defense around the system Vic Fangio ran in both Chicago and San Francisco.
Now it is up to Barry to find a way to do so with the Packers’ personnel.
However he should not find himself so deep in the system that he cannot adapt. A good coach fits his scheme to the players, not the other way around. That is what ultimately doomed Dom Capers as defensive coordinator and Barry of course would be wise to avoid making the same mistakes.