Pickett is your basic space eater. The reason he'll command attention is because you need two guys on him to get him blocked. Gilbert Brown wasn't a pass rusher, but he still helped the pass rush when he was on the field because blockers had to occupy him. Pickett won't rush the passer at all because that's not what he does, but he's going to take on blockers and free up lanes for Brad Jones to fly on.

Richard Seymour and Vince Wilfork didn't rack up big time sack totals in New England. In the case of Wilfork, he's not a pass rusher, but because his presence is so great, it needs to be accounted for. That's what GB is hoping for by getting Pickett on the field at DE.

With that said, you're right that Green Bay will hope to get most of their rush from a different formation. Raji and Jenkins will probably be the two down lineman in GB's nickel package.

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I really hope one of the Rookies can step up as a decent DE because who knows what is happening to Jolly and I don't think Pickett is really meant to take over that spot I kind of get a feeling that they were just putting him there to get him reps and get familiar with the position for when/if Jolly is gone.

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i always believed in, if it aint broke why fix it.

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These are most likely some of the variations that Capers likes to work with. They may not be staples of the defense but team have to plan for them or play against them unprepared. Remember Capers likes to attack with different schemes. He's had a year to install and get the team familiar with the "basics" now he can really add to that. I'm really looking forward to watching what he does this year.

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