Packers Only Hope Greene's Fire Catches on

Entering his first season as an NFL coach, Green Bay Packers outside-linebackers coach Kevin Greene takes on a tough task: to mold the current group of outside linebackers, who are completely unaccustomed to the 3-4, into your prototypical outside rushers, wreaking havoc for quarterbacks and running-backs alike.  It's a task that Greene takes head on, like he did just about everything in his 15-year NFL career. As a player for four different teams, Greene was a tough assignment for anyone to block. With 160 career sacks, he ranks third all-time in NFL history behind Bruce Smith and Packer great Reggie White. Perhaps a more interesting statistic is that he is first all-time among linebackers, playing a part along with Lawrence Taylor in revolutionizing the position itself during the 1980's. Clearly, Greene has the 3-4 outside linebacker position down to a science and brings a world of experience to the table. However, the experience is not the only asset of value Greene provides. One of ... (link)