Time to start stacking Pass Rushers?

play2win
Senior Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

I love this stuff. Here we are less than a week away from the draft and some compelling articles and scout commentary points to the Packers needing more pass rushers.

I like the idea a lot. We've never been able to count on Nick Perry, and Clay Matthews always seems to get injured. Our DE play the past 3 seasons has been really, really poor.

Why not? Add DE and OLB, a number of times this draft if possible.

My top choices are:
1. Kareem Martin
2. Trent Murphy
3. Marcus Smith
4. Jeremiah Attaochu
5. Kony Ealy

I believe any one of these players would be a huge help. Immediately, I might like Murphy better than Martin, as I think he would make a perfect addition to Matthews and Perry at OLB. We would see a more immediate return on investment IMO with Murphy, who looks like a real mauler.

Martin seems like a great player to develop, with a phenomenal tutor on board with Peppers.

The other 3 just consistently get after it and make sacks.

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steveishere
Veteran Member

10 years ago

My fav OLB guys are

Trent Murphy
Chris Smith
Anthony Barr
Jackson Jeffcoat
Tyler Starr

Smith is pretty fun to watch and he's a DE for Arkansas but he took some snaps standing up so it's not something completely new to him, I think he's probably a early/mid-roundish type of guy. Jeffcoat and Starr are really athletic late/mid rounders.

I don't know if we have a ton of space for multiple OLB types but adding at least one decent prospect wouldn't be a bad idea. One guy I'm kind of interested in seeing this offseason is Mulumba. I actually liked some of the stuff I saw out of him last year and I like him a lot more than recent undrafted guys we've had there like Zombo and So'oto (and I wasn't a Mulumba fan last offseason either). Either way we are in a lot better shape already at OLB than we were last year and haven't even had the draft yet.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

Peppers is likely a one year only guy for us. Neal is okay...and has been mentioned Clay's hamstring and now thumb are worrisome. Perry is an enigma... feel there's some greatness in him but we haven't seen but rare flashes.

I would hope pass rush is prioritized especially given our gaping hole on the back end. Pass rush is best way to minimize our deficiencies back there.

It seems it should be time for the 2015 draft as long as we've been waiting for this one.

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nerdmann
Premier Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

Put Clay and Nick on the right side. They can spell each other, keep each other healthy. It worked for Starks last year.

Then Neal and Peppers can work the left side, after all, they're both bigger. They'll be able to stuff the run, which is considered a premium on that side.

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play2win
Senior Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: steveishere

Count me in on seeing Andy Mulumba after an offseason of development. I really liked the kid last year and I'm thinking his year 2 could be as big as Mike Daniels' was.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

It's one thing to spell a rookie with a guy like Starks and take your best defensive player who is paid a king's ransom and spell him with a 1st rounder.

Packers aren't going to allocate that much of the cap and turn Clay into a non-full time player. It is a smart play but the money will dictate otherwise.

Just give me Jeremiah Attaochu...he's my guy... the one I just have a feeling about. No one has mentioned DeMarcus Lawrence from Boise State. We could be letting the next Shea McLellin slip through our fingers. 😆

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Mucky Tundra
Honored Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: steveishere

Glad to see you mention Mulumba. There were several times against the 49ers I saw him flash a little something in terms of speed or athleticism and it made me go "Oh! There might be something there." It'll be interesting to see if he can reverse the curse of UDFA OLB of recent years.

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DarkaneRules
Veteran Member

10 years ago

Trying to find the next Zombo 🙂 You guys think Nick Palmer will amount to anything?

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nerdmann
Premier Member

10 years ago

Trying to find the next Zombo 🙂 You guys think Nick Palmer will amount to anything?

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules

I could see Palmer taking a step up.

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10 years ago

#10

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