The Green Bay Packers, at 7-8, are on the outside looking in at the NFC Playoff picture. Just three weeks ago, hopes were high as the Packers, then 5-6, held onto the seventh and final seed. Since then, though, Green Bay has gone 1-2 following three embarrassing performances by their defense. While they now have a good chance of making the postseason by winning their final two games, the fact of the matter is that there is little-to-know confidence in defensive coordinator Joe Barry

In the Packers’ most recent game, a nail-biting 33-30 win over the lowly Carolina Panthers, Barry’s defense gave up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and would have given up the game-tying field goal had the clock not expired just as rookie quarterback Bryce Young marched his team into field goal range. Prior to this game, Young had not thrown a touchdown pass in over a month. He had two against the Packers.

Frustrations with Barry have been boiling over among the fanbase for years now, and it is easy to see why. So far this season, Barry’s defensive scheme has allowed Young and other bad quarterbacks such as Tommy DeVito, Desmond Ridder, Kenny Pickett, and Baker Mayfield to have the best games of the season and/or their careers.

When the Packers made the decision to suspend cornerback Jaire Alexander for their Week 17 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, many fans understood and supported the decision, but also questioned why a player is being punished and held out of a game for hurting the team when Barry has been allowed to keep his job. Barry’s comments during his press conference on Thursday certainly did not help matters.