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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Now that converted wide receiver Ty Montgomery is listed as a running back, Morgan Burnett has no interest in a similar switch being made on the Green Bay Packers roster and depth chart.No, Im a safety, Burnett said with a big laugh Thursday. Thats what I am. Im a safety that sometimes plays in the box.Burnetts transition in recent weeks to playing a valuable role as a hybrid safety and linebacker comes just as the Packers defense is getting better as it gets healthier, especially in the secondary.Opponents have struggled to score points, the takeaways that were hard to come by earlier in the season are adding up, and Green Bay (7-6) is back to playing winning football in its quest for the playoffs.Guys are just starting to click, Damarious Randall said.Randalls return at cornerback has been a boost.The Packers have won all three games since Randall rejoined the starting lineup after he was sidelined for a month with a groin injury.Randall had two interceptions, a career high, in a 38-10 rout of the NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.Those were among five Russell Wilson passes picked off by Green Bays revitalized group of defensive backs. The Packers forced a season-high six turnovers in the game.Everybody knows their role, and guys arent trying to play outside of their role, Randall said. Thats how you make up a great defense. Everybody is just doing their job and executing.Green Bay hasnt allowed more than 13 points in any of the past three games, the first time thats happened since the Packers Super Bowl-winning season in 2010.Next up is a trip to Chicago on Sunday. Green Bay stymied its longtime rival in a 26-10 victory at Lambeau Field in October.Coach Mike McCarthy feels continuity from having more bodies available has been vital to the turnaround for the defense.The Packers allowed 153 points and nearly 1,700 yards during a four-game losing streak that dropped them to 4-6.Since then, Green Bay has given up just 36 points and 953 yards the past three weeks.Weve got players coming back, McCarthy said. We were challenged in the secondary there for about a month and a half. We had a position that was pretty much depleted in our corners. We were playing really, really young players. So the younger players are better (as) weve got guys back. If we can just keep players in the same position, well be better as we move forward.Green Bay still has some injury concerns at linebacker, however.Blake Martinez, a starter from the beginning of the season, has been sidelined a few weeks with a knee injury. Fellow rookie Kyler Fackrell also has missed significant time with a hamstring injury.And standout Clay Matthews has played in a greatly limited role the past two games because of a shoulder injury.Itll continue to get stronger and better, but unfortunately until the offseason, its not getting 100 percent healthy, Matthews said Thursday.Matthews wont know if hell need surgery for the shoulder until he sees a specialist after the season.By having a healthier secondary, defensive coordinator Dom Capers has compensated for the depleted depth at linebacker by playing Burnett closer to the line of scrimmage.Burnett, a starting safety for Green Bay since his rookie season in 2010, started the Packers takeaway spree against the Seahawks on Sunday with an interception.Hes a guy whos been around here who can handle those things, Capers said. Hes proven to us he can handle that. 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There are rumblings about head coach Charlie Strongs status and the two powers that make up the Red River Rivalry have each seen better days.At least Oklahoma fans have Lego these days to relive one of the great plays in Oklahoma-Texas rivalry. ?The University of Oklahoma Office of Web Communications, Marketing and New Media produced a Lego reenactment of Roy Williams Superman takeoff that is now known as The Play.?To jog the memory, Williams flew acrosss the line of scrimmage and forced a fumble from a stunned Texas quarterback in Chris Simms and the ball landed into the arms of Teddy Lehman for a game-clinching touchdown in 2001.dddddddddddd?Back then, Oklahoma and Texas were top-10 programs going at it with the Sooners a year removed from a national title and Texas firmly in the BCS title discussion spending only one week out of the top 10. Thats a far cry from this Saturday, but at least for one fanbase in Norman, they will have some Legos to play with.? ' ' '