A sterling defensive performance against the worst offense in the NFL won’t make the top of any sports highlights show or lead sports talk radio. But what Za’Darius Smith has done this season can’t be ignored and, with the help of Mike Pettine, the Green Bay Packers’ new outside linebacker has a chance to elevate this defense to new levels in a Super Bowl run.
The Smith Brothers became a fun story this offseason when Green Bay signed not one, but both Preston and Za’Darius Smith: a pair of talented outside linebackers, neither of whom were ever putting up gaudy sack numbers.