Green Bay Packers defensive team

July 14, 2010 @ 17:40:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Cory J. Bonini

Green Bay Packers | defensive team/special teams

2010 Projected NFL/Fantasy Football Statistics

Score Allwd	Off Pts Allwd	Tot Def TD	Tot Spec Tm TD	Fum TD	Int TD	Int	Fum Rec	Pass TD Allwd	Rush TD Allwd	Def Scks
293	275	5	1	1	3	20	8	22	8	40

Pros: Dom Capers' unit is great at generating pressure, forcing mistakes, and this D knows how to make offenses pay for any mistakes. They led the league with 30 interceptions and returned three for touchdowns. Their 37.0 sacks were also respectable, and they should have a stronger D-line rotation with B.J. Raji healthy. They held opponents to the fewest rushing yards per game last year (83.3).

Cons: They're pretty old in their secondary, at least at corner, with Charles Woodson and Al Harris (knee) both well into their 30s. Harris is still recovering from a torn knee ligament. They struggled with pressure at times and never addressed a need for another explosive outside linebacker to go alongside Clay Matthews Jr.

Fantasy tip: Fantasy owners are taking Green Bay in the 12th round of drafts, on average, which is too early to select your defense. They didn't really address issues with pass coverage that were exploited at times last year (see Kurt Warner in the playoffs), so they could regress. Still, if they fall to the last couple of rounds, confidently take them.

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NorthStarr, at 07:53 on 07/14/10, says: Next time, howzabout an analysis of the defensive PLAYERS, for those who play I.D.P.

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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