Packers Morning Buzz: Mike Pettine calling fewer blitzes than Dom Capers

Welcome to your Morning Buzz, rounding up news and views regarding the Green Bay Packers from around the web and here at PackersNews.com.

After a players' day off Tuesday, the Packers (1-1-1) will resume preparations to host the Buffalo Bills (1-2) at noon Sunday.

We'll start with Tom Silverstein's column on defensive coordinator Mike Pettine's reluctance to blitz much in the first three games, even less than Dom Capers did in his final season.

Tom writes:

When Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy hired Mike Pettine to be his defensive coordinator, there was a segment of the team’s followers who thought the opposition better buckle its seat belts because here comes the blitz.

As Rex Ryan’s coordinator with the New York Jets, Pettine carries with him a reputation for designing exotic blitzes and using them against any quarterback who dares to throw against him, Tom Brady included.

So far, that Mike Pettine has yet to surface around these parts.

The amount of daring Ryan and Pettine brought to weekly game plans has been undoubtedly exaggerated, so it may not even be fair to say Pettine has been conservative in his calls through the first three weeks of the season.

But for all those fans who thought Pettine would be far more aggressive than his predecessor, Dom Capers, here’s a reality check: Capers loved to send more than four rushers at a quarterback and in his final season pressured with five or more roughly 33 percent of the time.

Pettine, meanwhile, has pressured with five or more 17.5 percent of the time, or roughly half as much as the oft-criticized Capers.

Be sure to read the whole column here:

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Breeland sounds like a man ready to play:

Tom and former Packers safety LeRoy Butler analyze what went wrong in D.C.:

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