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Through eight games of the 2018 regular season http://www.authenticsgreenbaypackers.com/cheap-mason-crosby-jersey , the Green Bay Packers’ defense has played seven defensive backs with regularity. t 40% of the team’s overall defensive plays. In the last eight days, however, the Packers have gotten rid of two of them.A week ago, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was dealt to Washington at the trade deadline, followed this week by Jermaine Whitehead’s release. That’s two prominent safeties gone, players who have played a combined 680 snaps this season in Green and Gold. However, that does not seem to faze head coach Mike McCarthy, who was asked a multitude of questions about the team’s secondary depth in his press conference on Wednesday.In fact, McCarthy seemed to praise each of the individuals he received questions about, including a pair of players who are in line to pick up a large portion of the workload opened up by the new vacancies.One such player is veteran cornerback Tramon Williams, who played primarily free safety in Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. Although it’s a role Williams has played at times in the past, it came as a bit of a crash course for him after the Clinton-Dix trade. Still, McCarthy was pleased with his performance, particularly in regards to his range on the back end. “I think he played a good football game,” McCarthy said, especially in light of having “some moving parts in the secondary with the injury to Kevin (King).” Taking Williams’ place on the outside was veteran Bashaud Breeland Youth Randall Cobb Jersey , who played 68 of 71 possible snaps on Sunday. McCarthy notably did not praise his performance in that game explicitly, but did have good things to say about him overall as a player: “He’s a competitive corner,” McCarthy said. “I like his flexibility, he can play inside or outside. It’s good to have him out there.” Then there’s safety Josh Jones, who had been banished to the scout team and special teams until this week’s game. Jones filled in heavily for Kentrell Brice, who was pulled from the game with an injury early on and did not return. McCarthy said he “thought Josh did some really good things,” mentioning specifically a tackle on first-and-goal near the end zone: “I thought the play he made, he started the goal line stand down there on first down.” Jones should see more action moving forward.Finally, there’s the Whitehead factor. By reading between the lines on McCarthy’s comments on Whitehead’s release, it’s clear that there is some sort of method to general manager Brian Gutekunst’s recent madness. “I think it’s like all personnel moves, there’s a lot that goes into it,” McCarthy said. “Clearly, the pattern and the emphasis of what’s going on with our personnel department — Brian, his imprint on the football team — there’s been change, particularly the last two weeks. It’s not one thing, it’s a combination of things. It’s a decision that’s been made and there’s opportunity for other players.”Whether McCarthy is or isn’t fully on board with Gutekunst’s recent moves is immaterial; he and his defensive coaching staff have to find a way to field an effective secondary sans two key contributors. Furthermore, it’s obvious that he does think he has talent in the room to carry out that mission Youth Clay Matthews Jersey , even if it’s unclear whether he was supportive of the subtractions.Cheese curds, 7/23: Deep Packers D-line may offset other questions on defense In an offseason filled with free agent activity, the Packers’ biggest acquisition might still be defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. He’s gotten plenty of press throughout the Packers media landscape, and this week we finally get to see what a Mike Pettine defense could look like in Green Bay.Pettine’s biggest weapon is the Packers’ defensive line, unquestionably the strength of the entire unit. If Pettine can push the already stellar defensive line to new heights this season, he’ll go a long way towards returning the defense to respectability, or at least competence.The fly in the ointment may yet be the secondary, which is largely untested. Could that be enough to prevent the Packers from meeting their goals this season? One writer in today’s Curds thinks so.Packers’ defensive line could spearhead pass-rush attack under Mike Pettine | Packers NewsPettine has always benefited from plenty of talent on the defensive lines he’s coached, and this year should be no different. His use of the Packers’ deep line group will be one of the fascinating storylines of this season.Why the Packers will come up short in 2018 | Lombardi AveThe defensive line will be solid, but the secondary is still a question mark. That’s one reason the Packers could fall short of the ultimate prize this season.5 important Packers entering a contract year in 2018 | Packers WireA handful of Packers starters are in contract years this season. If they all get a performance boost motivated by a pending payday, the Packers could be sitting pretty. If not, it could make decisions next spring that much easier.Aaron Rodgers’ deep dive into Shark Week airs Monday on ‘Monster Tag’ | Packers NewsRodgers added a new use for “cage free” to the lexicon this offseason, spending a bit of time swimming with sharks without the benefit of a protective cage. You can catch his swim tonight on the Discovery channel.Former Packers coach Mike Sherman reunites with Johnny ManzielMidway through his first season with the Montreal Alouettes, former Packers head coach Mike Sherman will be getting a boost from a familiar face. Johnny Manziel, who was at Texas A&M in 2011 with Sherman, was traded to Montreal this weekend after failing to unseat Jeremiah Masoli as the starting quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats