Time To Go Barry Picking In Green Bay

 Let's face facts. Joe Barry's stint as defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers is on thin ice.

Not one to have had much success in his previous NFL stops, Barry now seems to be all hat, no cattle. His schemes are questionable at best.

But let's consider this question: 

Is the lack of a run defense and struggles on the field due to

A) Barry's schemes and play calls

B) lack of execution

C) lack of players

D) the fault of an offense that can't stay on the field

E) all of the above

Have NOT been a fan of Joe Barry since his hiring. He was D-Coordinator for the Detroit Lions for two seasons (2007-2009) under Head Coach Rod Marinelli -- his father-in-law. Talk about nepotism. Until that time, Barry had, at best, been a defensive position coach. Let go in Detroit, he drifted around the NFL in various position coach spots. In 2015 he was hired to be the D-Coordinator in Washington, then fired a year later.

Let's face it, folks, the answer to the little quiz above just might be A. I put the blame for the current Green Bay situation on Head Coach Matt LaFleur, who has kept Barry on staff despite the lack of production. You watch the Packer defense and see all those first round picks flying around out there and wonder if they're being used to the best of their abilities. Cornerbacks playing soft on short yardage situations, the love of the zone defense against the passing game, inability to stop the run.

Of course, the players deserve more than their share of the blame here as well. Can't anybody tackle a runner on that team?

Congrats to Caleb Boushley of the Milwaukee Brewers. The former Hortonville Polar Bear picked up  the win Friday, pitching the final 2 1/3 innings. Despite giving up a game-tying home run in the ninth, the 29-year-old settled in, finished with two walks and five strikeouts. The 4-3 win in 10 innings was the 91st of the season for Milwaukee, and further dimmed the postseason hopes of the Chicago Cubs.

Speaking of the Brewers, after wrapping up the season taking two of three from the Cubbies, the team heads into the first round of the playoffs by hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks -- all three games will be at American Family Field.

AmFam Field has a listed seating capacity of 41,700 -- yet against the Cubs the final two games saw crowds of 42,562 on Saturday and 42,946 on Sunday (helped to not have a Packer game on the schedule, -game I think). The three-game series attracted 124,814 fans.

For the season, the Brewers averaged 31,497 per game, finishing 15th in all of Major League Baseball in attendance -- smack in the middle with 2,551,317 fans total.

Can't wait to see what the crowds will be like starting Tuesday against Arizona.