Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said of his defense’s performance in Green Bay’s Week 2 NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons: “It wasn’t good. We suffered cuts.”.
How do the members of the Green Bay defense respond to that direct criticism?
The Packers’ game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday might provide the solution.
Rudy Ford, a safety for the Green Bay Packers, said, “The attitude is just get back on track, do what we do.”.
We are aware that our football team is very talented, so getting back on track and concentrating on what we do best is kind of our goal.
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“There are always going to be things we can improve upon each and every week.
We’ll always work to improve; that is what we’ll try to do. Make the necessary adjustments, show up this week for the game, and play effectively.
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Against the Packers, the Falcons racked up 211 yards on 45 rushes, with rookie running back Bijan Robinson accumulating 124 on 19 carries.
Desmond Ridder, the quarterback for Atlanta, surpassed his previous career high with 237 passing yards in just his sixth NFL start.
In the fourth quarter, when he completed 6-of-8 passes, Ridder gained 119 of those yards.
When the Falcons scored the game’s final 13 points to secure the victory in the fourth quarter, Ridder also scored on a run.
Ford remarked that it was never a good idea to lose close friends.
“But at the end of the day, this week is what matters.
Correct the mistakes.
The Saints from New Orleans are here.
They have a strong football squad.
To ensure that we move forward with confidence and keep them in mind, we must concentrate on them.
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Sunday at noon CDT at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers will play their first home game against New Orleans of the 2023 campaign.
The Green Bay defense had a long day on Sunday, Week 2 of the NFL season, as Atlanta had a 12:30 advantage in time of possession.
However, Ford had the longest day of his NFL career.
Ford, who has primarily played on special teams since being selected by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft from Auburn, has started all two games this season in the Packers’ secondary.
In the 38-20 victory Green Bay had over the Chicago Bears on Sept.
10, Ford participated in 69 of the Packers’ 74 defensive snaps.
Ford played every single minute against Atlanta, which is the most of any of his 75 NFL contests.
Ford made seven tackles in the game against the Falcons.
Ford played in every game and made a career-high six starts in his first season with Green Bay in 2022. Ford was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars at the end of the preseason and signed by the Green Bay Packers to improve their special teams. Ford played a career-high 442 defensive snaps and intercepted three passes in 2022 after only doing so once in his first five NFL seasons.
Ford, who was an All-State running back at New Hope High School in 2012 and scored 27 touchdowns for the Indians, was a Big Cove native.
Ford changed positions in his first year at Auburn, going from running back to defensive back.
Ford was a three-year starter in Auburn’s secondary even though he only managed 79 yards and one touchdown on eight carries while playing for the Tigers.
Ford played for the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles in each of his first four NFL seasons.
Jacksonville signed Ford to a $2 million, two-year deal in free agency.
Jacksonville released Ford on August 1, despite the fact that he had 423 defensive snaps, 179 special teams plays, and his first NFL interception in the 2021 campaign. 29, 2022.
Two days later, he agreed to a one-year deal with the Packers.