The Green Bay Packers have seen some exciting flashes from their linebacker duo of Edgerrin Cooper and Quay Walker, but Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals is a big week for them to establish themselves as one of the best LB tandems in the NFL.
Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will have to roll out different gameplans depending on which quarterback ends up starting for Arizona on Sunday, with Jacoby Brissett serving as the team’s starter last week against the Indianapolis Colts while Kyler Murray’s status for Week 7 remains up in the air with a foot injury. However, one thing that will stay consistent, regardless of who is under center for the Cardinals, is Hafley’s plan to stop the run, because he’ll likely be leaning heavily on his two young linebackers in Cooper and Wa