GREEN BAY Lance Kendricks Color Rush Jersey , Wis. — Mike Pettine is staying as defensive coordinator of the Packers.More Packers coverageBucks’ Wes Matthews loves Wisconsin, is a Vikings fanPreview: Packers look to slow Vikings’ revitalized run gameTop Tweets: Yelich thanks fans for support after season-ending injuryAmos sparks rebuilt Packers defense in debutPackers to be tested again by familiar foe in Zimmer, VikingsNew coach Matt LaFleur announced the decision Friday, answering one of his biggest questions just three days after being hired.In his first year, Pettine installed a 3-4 scheme and had mixed results. First-round draft pick Jaire Alexander showed signs he will become the top cornerback the Packers desperately need, and Green Bay was ranked No. 12 in pass defense (234.5 yards per game), a big improvement over 2017.Green Bay finished 6-9-1 and out of the playoffs for the second straight year. As the Packers wrapped up for the offseason last week, Pettine said he was hoping to return to keep building.“Of course, the foundation is the hardest thing to get right, and I feel that a lot of it has been built — and we’ve made a lot of mistakes,” he said. “I think we learned https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Davon-House-Jersey , especially me personally, too, I’ve learned a lot of cases of what not to do versus what to do.”The Packers did pile up 44 sacks, tied for eighth in the league, though injuries struck the defensive line. Green Bay lacked a consistent rush at outside linebacker except for surprise sacks leader Kyler Fackrell (10½).“I like his scheme,” Fackrell said last week. “There were a lot of things that went against us this year with a ton of injuries, a ton of new guys. I think the way that he was able to still keep us playing pretty well, I think he did a great job.”Defensive lineman Kenny Clark also liked the new scheme, which saw 17 different players get at least a half-sack.“I had my best season under coach Pettine, and just the blitzes and the different disguises and the different he can do to free people up — it’s been great for me,” he said. “He’s been using a lot of our strengths on the field.”Longtime defensive star Clay Matthews is a free agent after finishing with a career-low 3½ sacks in his 10th season with the Packers. Getting drafted is one thing Bryan Bulaga Jersey , being a success in the NFL is another.A player’s draft position only can take him so far — yes, he gets a higher salary and presumably a little more benefit of the doubt than someone who was selected later or not at all. But in the end, production (usually) wins out.More Packers coverage from FOX Sports WisconsinPhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Packers rookie Gary’s biggest critic is himselfTop Tweets: Former Badger TJ Watt has impressive four-year transformationPHOTOS: 2019 Green Bay Packers training campPackers’ Rodgers, LaFleur ironing out offense, building chemistryThis leads us to Green Bay and the nose tackle position. The Packers took Montravius Adams in the third round of the 2017 draft. However, it’s undrafted free agent Tyler Lancaster who has passed Adams on the depth chart and is now starting for the Packers.Lancaster, who was signed to the active roster from the practice squad Oct. 6, played in a season-high 85 percent of the defensive snaps in Green Bay’s 24-14 loss to Chicago on Sunday. In his previous nine games, Lancaster, a rookie from Northwestern, had appeared in more than a third of the defensive snaps just once (56.6 percent in Week 12 vs. Arizona).Lancaster finished with team highs of six solo tackles and seven combined tackles. All of his stops came on Jordan Howard runs and each was for four yards or less.Meanwhile J'Mon Moore Color Rush Jersey , Adams played in 16 snaps (26.7 percent) against the Bears and 43 combined over the last three games. He’s appeared in more than 28 percent of the snaps just once this season — 32.9 percent in Week 10 at Seattle. Adams had three tackles (two solo) and a quarterback hurry.12<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:PHOTOS: Packers at BearsQuinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports | Quinn Harris<em>Other notes from Sunday’s snap counts:</em>— With Aaron Jones getting in on just nine snaps before leaving with an injury, Jamaal Williams played 59 snaps (87 percent). He finished with 12 carries and four catches on five targets.— Marquez Valdes-Scantling continues to slip down the depth chart. He had 21 snaps (31 percent), the same amount as Jake Kumerow. Fellow rookie Equanimeous St. Brown had 42 snaps (62 percent). All three receivers each finished with just one catch apiece.— Tight end Lance Kendricks had only nine snaps (13 percent) but had four catches on four targets. For just the second time this season, Marcedes Lewis (11) had more snaps than Kendricks.— For the fourth straight game, linebacker Blake Martinez, cornerback Jaire Alexander and safety Tramon Williams played every defensive snap.— In his third game with the Packers, safety Eddie Pleasant played in 31 defensive snaps (52 percent). He had 17 snaps combined in his first two games. He had two tackles, including one tackle for loss.— Seventh-round pick defensive end James Looney made his NFL debut — he got in on one defensive snap.GAME 14: BEARS (OFFENSE)PLAYERPLAYS (68)%Patrick68100%Spriggs68100%Bakhtiari68100%Taylor68100%Linsley68100%A. Rodgers68100%Adams6494%Williams5987%Cobb4769%Graham4769%St. Brown4262%Kumerow2131%Valdes-Scantling2131%Lewis1116%Kendricks913%Tonyan812%A. Jones910%Vitale46%GAME 14: BEARS (DEFENSE)PLAYERPLAYS (60)%Martinez60100%Alexander60100%Williams60100%Lowry5388%Breeland5388%Fackrell5185%Lancaster5185%Matthews4982%Jones4880%Jackson4067%Pleasant3152%Brown2847%Gilbert2135%Brice1830%Adams1627%Brown1220%Morrison813%Looney12%