So if all this is true - does Green Bay still grab Orakapo in the first? Or does he not really fit? I'll admit, I'm not familiar at all with the requirements of the 3-4, so thanks for posting that guide, wils0646.

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I do think we should still get Orakpo if he is there in the draft and we are a 3-4 defense. He is said to be able to be a hybrid DE/LB in the NFL.

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Yeah, but with Cincinnati and Cleveland picking ahead of Green Bay it's going to be tough.

I think Everett Brown of Florida State is even more likely right now. He'd be a nice fit. If Aaron Maybin comes out then that could bump Brian Orakpo down to Green Bay. Jerry Hughes of TCU is another excellent "tweener"

This draft is loaded with them.

I read on nationalfootballpost that the Packers are committed to turning to a 3-4 team so take that for what it's worth. It came from Michael Lombardi. Might of been posted, but worth noting either way since they've been on top of the story.

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I wish I heard the same stuff Michael Lombardi hears...and who he hears it from. It isn't official that we will be a 3-4 team year, so don't everybody panic.

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They also said he is going to keep it a 4-3, and over time change it over.
So it won't be an instant change.

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With all of the joy and happiness going around here, I thought it was time to rain on the parade! Ha! Only kidding, well kind of. I do not want Nolan in Green Bay, and heres why.
Everyone complained this past year and the year before for that matter, that we did not blitz enough, unfortunately, with Nolan that won't change either, he runs a vanilla scheme and plays defense not to lose, just like Bob Sanders. I have been forced to watch niner games extensively because my roommate is a huge niner fan and we don't usually get the Packer games here.
His "Base" defense is a 3-4 but by the 2nd half it usually turns into a 2-4-5 Nickel Package with no blitzing whatsoever. If we want another Sanders here bring him in, but I want 'change' in Green Bay, not more of the same.
Wow I sound like an Obama supporter during the election, and I wasn't one!
I believe we need someone who is willing to bring pressure and create big plays, yeah its a gamble and gives up big plays but you gotta gamble on defense, and I believe Nolan is afraid to pull the trigger.

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Well....according to what i heard.....it's a done deal already.

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you are aware we have [strike]5[/strike] 7 pages here?

http://packershome.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&t=3333 

We should be able to find a tweener with ease if we go to a 3-4. I think the guy we need to target though is Terrence Cody out of 'Bama. If he declares he'd be an ideal nose for the defense, and we could kick Pickett and Jolly out to the 5 technique. If we're gonna keep some 4-3 looks then Jenkins can stay, but if not, I'm sure there's a Tampa 2 team out there that would love to have him as an under tackle. Kampman (as much as we love him) would have monster trade value too. 4-3 ends go for a premium is this league, and if we're going to a 3-4 then we should try to get a king's ransom for Kampman to help retool the defense. Barnett likely has to leave too, although (unlike a lot of ppl here), I think Hawk can play ILB in a 34.

Should be a fun offseason if we do switch schemes on defense.

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Just to let you know, he wasn't the DC in San Fran, he was the HC.

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