Turnover troubles: Packers search for answers on why emphasis on takeaways has not led to results

GREEN BAY — Xavier McKinney was stumped. Rashan Gary, perplexed. Evan Williams, flummoxed.

And Matt LaFleur? He had no answer, either.

“That’s a great question,” the Green Bay Packers head coach responded.

There’s an old adage that NFL coaches live by: You get what you emphasize. And while there may be other teams who emphasize the importance of forcing turnovers as much as the Packers do, there’s no way there’s a defense that emphasizes takeaways more than coordinator Jeff Hafley’s crew.

This is, after all, the group that appointed a “Ball King” and installed a flashing red light and siren in the defensive meeting room for emphasis.

And so, the Packers three defensive stalwarts were asked, if you get what you emphasize, and nobody emphasizes takeaways more than you guys do, why on