This offseason, the Green Bay Packers are expected to make a few changes to their coaching staff. While many believe that head coach Matt LaFleur will be able to return, a few other positions appear to be in jeopardy.
The defensive coordinator at the top of that list appears to be Joe Barry, who has recently been fired. . That seat became hotter after quarterback Baker Mayfield produced perhaps his best game of his career, finishing with a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Many names have emerged as potential replacements for Joe Barry since that game, none more intriguing than a current Dallas Cowboys coach
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A familiar Dallas Cowboys name emerges as a top candidate to take over as Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator.
Whitt’s turn has come to become a coordinator. During his ten-year stint in Green Bay, the Packers ranked first in interceptions, eighth in completion percentage, and ninth in opponent passer rating.
The Cowboys are third in opponent rating, third in opponent completion%, and first in interceptions in three seasons as Dallas’ defensive passing-game coordinator. Despite losing Trevon Diggs to a ruptured ACL, Dallas ranks sixth in opponent passer rating this season. DaRon Bland, a fifth-round pick last year, leads the NFL in interceptions with eight and pick-sixes with five.
Whitt had worked in Atlanta, Green Bay, and Cleveland before moving to Dallas in 2021. After his first season with the Cowboys, he was approached by many teams to interview for defensive coordinator roles. He has remained in Dallas, however, and is regarded as a candidate for the position if current DC Dan Quinn quits the organization.
If that does not happen, or if Whitt decides to return to Green Bay, that will be a huge win for the franchise. Whitt was the cornerbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers when they won Super Bowl XLV in 2010–11.
Whitt worked in Green Bay as the defensive quality control coach, cornerbacks coach, and defensive passing game coordinator from 2008 until 2018.
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