Green Bay Packers 

by Matt Miller

Good job 🇹🇹. Yeah, the 2012 D > 2011 D already. By far.


(Weren't the first 6 picks D?)

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I'm a little dissappointed so far with Perry and Worthy but excited about the guys in the backend.
I'm confident that Perry and Worthy will both come around and be productive as they gain experience and confidence.
This was a very good and much needed draft class for the Packers.
B+

And the 2012 roster has three starters from the 2010 Draft Class.

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I too hoped for a little more from Perry but it is a new position for him so I figure it will take him some time. I think he has faced some injuries issues as well has he not? One thing that makes me smile a bit is that anyone who writes a story can slant it the way they want to justify their position. Technically Perry is the starter but Walden is getting a lot more playing time. I went to football outsiders  to see what their snap counts are. Ignoring the first week when Walden was suspended, Perry was played 74 snaps or 38% of the time. Walden 119 snaps or 61%.

Worthy is more or less where I expected him to be. I would have loved to have him step up and dominate but that wasn't going to happen.

Hayward has been doing fine with what they have asked him to do. I don't see him in week 5 being better than Shields but he can be before it is all done.

I have been very pleased with McMillian. I have no expectations for a 4th round pick in his first year.

Like it has been said before it takes several years to really evaluate a draft.

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McMillian has played great! It seems like this kid is always around the ball (reminds me of Nick Collins). Its a good thing when a 4th round draft pick is making that big of an impact.

As for Worthy and Perry. Its not like they are completely sucking it up. I see Worthy (and Daniels) battling every time they are on the field. These guys will continually take strides from season to season. I am anxious to see what kind of player Nick Perry becomes. I think he has the potential to be a poor man's DeMarcus Ware, which alright by me.

Hayward plays the ball extremely well. He swatted a ball down to Jimmy Graham, preventing another possible 3rd down conversion.

The rookies are working hard.

B+ right now.

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The secondary has played much better than the line and LB's we drafted. We need a better push up the middle and you'd expect that from Worthy and Daniels. Perry is only using a bull rush move. Which is a good move but can be slow getting to the QB from the OLB position. Upshall is having the same problem in Baltimore. He's going to have to try to make moves to the outside or even far inside so that his bull rush power isn't so predictable.

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I think you have to give this group an A when you look at how the defense has improved and how many rookies might be in there on any given play. I remember the last game the announcer pointed out there were five rookies on the field.
It only makes sense with such a high number of young players the D will only get better and could be a real difference maker for us late in the season. Of course, that remains to be seen, but compared to last year when there just didn't seem to be any answer these young guys are sure hanging in there and there is valid hope they can improve.

The really good defensive teams are good because most all of the players are veterans that have played together for awhile. One or two imports but mostly intact. The Packers don't have that right now but with a little patience and an occasional Brees in their face they will get there.

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Worthy and Perry will be OK.
It's very rare that a rookie can come in and be a force right away. I think by the half way point in the season, they will be making big plays.
There's a learning curve, and they have been thrown into the fire right away.

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