Front seven on defense is the foremost draft need

wpr
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8 years ago

When the first round convenes Thursday, the Packers are scheduled for the 27th selection. After studying the Packers’ current depth chart, an NFL executive in personnel viewed the front seven on defense as the foremost need.

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Typical McGinn column. Says they need front 7 help but doesn't really talk about it. Gets a run down from the unnamed exec from another team.

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DakotaT
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8 years ago

Typical McGinn column. Says they need front 7 help but doesn't really talk about it. Gets a run down from the unnamed exec from another team.

Originally Posted by: wpr

I'd say offensive tackle is our biggest need, like every year. That doesn't mean I'm bashing the B & B boys, it's that I think they are only solid players at premier positions. You need very good players at those positions. Plus, they both seem injury prone.

As for Packers beat writers, have we ever really had good ones who are anywhere close to being as knowledgeable as the average fan on Forum like we have.

steveishere
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8 years ago

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

OT isn't our biggest need but I wouldn't mind if we took one. We couldn't realistically expect any rookie we draft to be better off the bat than Bak or Bulaga are now so the odds of us drafting an actual starter there are very slim. Bak isn't really injury prone but Bulaga is and Bak might walk next year so having a decent back up there is important just not the most important. OT and especially LT is ridiculously overrated. They are positions where you absolutely NEED a good player but the impact on your team between having just a good player and having a great player isn't much different.

There are positions where you can be ok with a bad player and OT isn't one of them but it isn't like WR or pass rusher where an elite one is going to make a huge difference over having just a good one. Bulaga is good and Bakhtiari is only borderline good, if we can improve on either then great but them being our OT isn't going to make or break whether we have an elite offense or not. What we really need is some kind of plan for Jordy Nelson not being the same Jordy because not having him is what really broke the offense.

nerdmann
Premier Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

Bulaga has shown that he can go down for the season at any time. No one expects him to play every game.

But with Raji retiring/Pennell suspended/Datone moved to elephant (which includes dropping weight in the offseason, so we can't just move him back to the Dline) our Dline needs some beef too.

Thing is, Dline is much deeper in this draft than Oline.

Not sure how that PS guy is coming along, Vunjavich as a T, but I'm not counting on him.

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DarkaneRules
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8 years ago

It's funny but it's hard to really say what the biggest need will be until the season is underway. Who would have thought our biggest need last year would have been WR? Injuries can come out of nowhere and focus on one position of your team, and it's hard to overcome.

Every team could possibly need front 7 help because having a strong pass rush has proven to be what helps you win the big game in the end. I'm confident potentially dominant defensive linemen will be available well past the first round, but will we find him... that's always the question and part of what makes the draft so exciting.

Circular Arguments: They are a heck of an annoyance

nerdmann
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8 years ago

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules

Our biggest needs last year were OT, QB, OLB.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

DakotaT
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8 years ago

Our biggest needs last year were OT, QB, OLB.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

So wrong. ILB, CB and TE were.

nerdmann
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8 years ago

So wrong. ILB, CB and TE were.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

I think it's a myth that we need ILB. The fact that our DC leaves the middle of the field open all the time doesn't mean our ILBs can't get it done.

Could we use an upgrade at the position? Sure. But that's not gonna cause the DC to actually have someone cover the middle of the field.

As for TE, I think Barn has demonstrated that RR can get down the middle, they're just not using him that way.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

DakotaT
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8 years ago

As for TE, I think Barn has demonstrated that RR can get down the middle, they're just not using him that way.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

If he unhitches the plow.

wpr
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8 years ago

#10

If he unhitches the plow.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

And doesn't go to the ground every time a defender sticks his left arm out.

I have never seen so little yards after contact from such a big body. Even 5-10 190 pound scat backs will occasionally break free and at the very least fall foward for 3 more yards.

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