Green Bay Packers: Top five reasons the meltdown in Atlanta should be no surprise

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Jan 22, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) runs for a touchdown against Green Bay Packers cornerback Damarious Randall (23) during the third quarter in the 2017 NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

#2. The Secondary

Sam Shields was an absolute huge loss for this team. I don’t think many understood just how big a loss it would be.

Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins played most of their sophomore campaign injured. While both even missed stretches of the season due to injury, these two players could have a lot of their bad play erased by the very popular “injured” term.

LaDarius Gunter was often called upon to cover the opposing team’s number one receiver. In the playoffs that meant Odell Beckham Jr., Dez Bryant and Julio Jones. Seems like an extremely tough job for any corner, especially a corner playing well outside of his normal role.

Even the safety position entered Atlanta with questions. Morgan Burnett was questionable to play entering the game. Though Burnett suited up, his backup, Kentrell Brice, was injured early in the game.

It seemed like the Packers had a blowout at the corner position and had to spend the rest of the season driving on the “donut.” That’s something you don’t want to do for very long.

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