Wednesday, you had a chance to read a brilliant piece by our own Michael David Smith. In this week's Every Play Counts, MDS ripped apart the underachieving failure that is the Packers' defense.
Among the primary issues of late has been the move of cornerback Charles Woodson to safety. As MDS pointed out, Woodson has played okay. He didn't make any spectacular plays, but he did his job adequately. The problem with the move is that it simply transferred the hole in the Packers' defense from safety to cornerback. Because the Packers have stubbornly refused to adjust their scheme, third cornerback Tramon Williams has been constantly left alone in situations that he's not good enough to handle by himself.
From the sounds of it, however, the Packers and their coaching staff didn't read Every Play Counts.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Packers Blog, Woodson will start at safety against Jacksonville Sunday.
That means Williams will be back at cornerback opposite Al Harris, and the Jaguars would be wise to throw over the top against Williams early and often. He's starting to improve his coverage skills, but he still has a major weakness when it comes to locating the football and making a play on it.
As for Woodson, it's not unreasonable to think he'll make a big play at safety. He's been doing a good job of being where he is supposed to be on plays, so it stands to reason something good will happen for him. It doesn't change the fact that the Packers are not doing themselves any kind of service by having him play at an unnatural position.
Of course, little of this will matter if the Packers don't start rushing the passer better. Another huge factor in Sunday's loss to Houston was coordinator Bob Sanders panicking at the lack of pressure and calling for some odd blitz packages, including one that set up the Texans for a long play to tight end Owen Daniels to set up their game-winning field goal.
As we have noted this week, there are plenty of reasons why Green Bay is going to miss the playoffs this season.
Add "Failure to read FanHouse" to the list.
