GREEN BAY — When Jeff Hafley met with Quay Walker for their exit interview after the season-ending playoff loss to Philadelphia in January, the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator gave his Mike linebacker a one-item offseason to-do list.

It wasn’t to improve his knowledge of the defensive playbook. Hafley knew Walker was well on his way to knowing his system inside and out.

It wasn’t to tighten up his fundamentals and techniques. Hafley had seen firsthand how obsessive Walker was about doing things the right way.

And it wasn’t to get bigger, stronger or faster physically. Hafley was acutely aware of what a special athlete the 6-foot-4, 241-pound Walker already was.

What Hafley wanted Walker to do change — implored, really, for him to devote time to fixing — was the way he views him

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