... will now grade the defense and special teams. I would like to remind everyone of my first prediction before the start of the season: “The defense will finish the season in the top quarter of the league.”

Let me read some of the comments I got from doubters on both Sports Scribes and Bleacher Report when I made points about expecting great things from the Packers defense:

• "Packer's D won't get to the top eight this year. AFC has the better defenses. In the NFC the Giants, Cowboys, Eagles, and Carolina will keep the Packers D out of the elite."
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