Green Bay Packers: 3 Most Disappointing Players at the Bye

Dean Lowry

After some strong 2017 and 2018 seasons from Dean Lowry that included five sacks, 10 quarterback hits, 76 tackles, and 10 tackles for loss along with 19 starts, the Green Bay Packers decided to award Lowry with a contract extension last summer.

Unfortunately, since receiving that pay raise, Lowry has all but disappeared along the defensive front.

Last season we saw Lowry struggle to impact the game, and in just about every major statistical category that you can think of for an interior defensive lineman, we saw his numbers plummet. As the second option on this Packers’ defensive line, the run game in particular suffered last season, and through four games in 2020, he hasn’t been any better.

Lowry just isn’t able to generate a consistent pass rush and that will likely never be a strong suit of his game, but he’s also taken out of the run game quite often as well. Once he’s engaged by the offensive lineman, Lowry is all but taken out of the play, and chances are he ends up on the ground.

The good news for the Green Bay Packers is that we’ve seen the emergence recently of Kingsley Keke and even flashes from Montravius Adams. It seems like it’s just a matter of time before Lowry’s snap count starts to dwindle, and perhaps in a lesser role, he can be more effective. But that’s not what you want from a player you just offered a contract extension a little over a year ago.