Breaking: Following a stunning move, the Green Bay Packers now have a top DC to target to replace Joe Barry

admin | January 9, 2024 | Other Clubs | No Comments

If the Green Bay Packers intend to replace Joe Barry after the postseason, they have the potential to hire one of the league’s finest defensive coordinators.

This season, Barry has been on the hot seat as the Packers defense has been gashed at inopportune times.

Head coach Matt LaFleur has recently praised Barry’s defense. To close off the season, his defenses delivered outstanding performances against the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears. The defense is arguably the major reason the Packers are in the playoffs, where they will face the Dallas Cowboys next week.

It’s unclear whether Barry has done enough to warrant a comeback in 2024. Regardless of what happens in the Packers’ postseason, many Packers fans and experts want Barry’s zone defense out of Green Bay. That organization must be thrilled with the recent news regarding the New York Giants.

The Green Bay Packers could land an elite DC for 2025

Don Martindale, the New York Giants’ defensive coordinator, resigned on Monday, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

The resignation was shocking, as “Wink” Martindale is widely regarded as one of the league’s best defensive coordinators.Martindale was ranked sixth best defensive coordinator by Pro Football Focus ahead of the 2023 season:

“Martindale may have moved from Baltimore to New York for his defensive coordinator duties, but his aggressive nature and play calling remained intact — and successful. No team in the NFL last year played more Cover 0 or Cover 1 (man coverage) than the Giants.

Their coverage and pass-rush units were in sync, yielding 136 pressures and 24 sacks while in man coverage. At 60 years old and with 18 years of NFL experience, Martindale is still dialing it up with the best of them.”

Martindale won Super Bowl XLVII as the Baltimore Ravens’ linebackers coach. In Baltimore, he was named defensive coordinator for the 2018 season. Martindale left to become the Giants’ defensive coordinator in 2022 after helping lead the team to the playoffs last season.

Martindale should be aggressively pursued by the Packers for the position of defensive coordinator in 2024. He’d be a boost for a Packers defense that’s desperate for more man coverage.