You're killing me! Lately, you have been saying how we were one player away from winning the Super Bowl this year because we needed another outside rusher. One player, really? Last year, we expressed our opinion how we missed Cullen Jenkins and things would be different had he been signed. You specifically responded that one player would not make a difference. What gives?

Miriam from Butte, MT wrote:

I’m killing you? You’re killing me. How many times do we have to go through this? The Packers needed one more pass rusher. Jenkins is an end. Ends in a 3-4 are not pass rushers, they’re hold-the-point-of-attack plugs. Whatever they get in the way of sacks is usually because the real rushers, the linebackers, have run the quarterback into the ends’ arms. When are we going to understand the role of the end in a 3-4? Would one more pass rusher have made a difference? Yes. I wrote it over and over late last season. Would one more end have made a difference? No, because ends aren’t pass rushers. I have not misrepresented anything. That’s my opinion and I have represented consistently. If you disagree, fine, but I have been clear and consistent of what I believe is the Packers’ need on defense. And, by the way, when did Jenkins become Reggie White? I know I was in the AFC, but I think I would’ve heard the news.

Vic Ketchman of Packers.com wrote:

Hmm...

How did Cullen Jenkins get his sacks? Or did those sacks just not happen and all my sources have been wrong?

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Hmm...

How did Cullen Jenkins get his sacks? Or did those sacks just not happen and all my sources have been wrong?

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Well saying that "ends aren't pass rushers" is kind of dumb because some (Cullen Jenkins, Justin Smith) are incredible pass rushers but guys like that are extremely rare so if you are looking for a pass rush you have a better chance of finding it by looking elsewhere.

Originally Posted by: Stevetarded 

Without going through the stats, i seem to recall jenkins getting a fair amount of his sacks, pressures, hits from his spot as a inside pass rusher, when we lined up in something similiar to a 4-3, or 2-5. Not from our base 3-4.

I agree with his remark than 3-4 ends are not passrushers, but sometimes you have the ends that can create pressure from other alignments.

Originally Posted by: lolleren