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Paul Bretl at Dairyland Express 

While he tends to fly under the radar on this Green Bay Packers’ defense, Dean Lowry’s contributions, especially in the run game, shouldn’t go unnoticed.
When NFL teams draft a player in the fourth round – which is when the Green Bay Packers selected Dean Lowry back in 2016 – they hope that the player has the career trajectory that Lowry has had. With areas of his game to develop, Lowry’s role was small initially but with each passing season it grew, and now he has become a key contributor to this 12-3 Packers team.

With players like Jaire Alexander, Kevin King, and Adrian Amos in the secondary, along with Za’Darius Smith, Preston Smith, and Kenny Clark on the defensive front, it can be easy to forget about Lowry and what he brings to this team. Especially considering that he isn’t going to put up gaudy numbers or dominate as a pass-rusher.



Being a local boy I like watching Dean get a big play a game. I wish it were more.
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5 years ago
I like Lowry, but I really feel a star DT to go with Clark might be able to really put this defensive front up to the close to upstoppable point, even against the strong OLs (which the Packers defensive front has sometimes sorta been evenly matched with), to go with the Smith Brothers. Packers have Clark, Lower and Lancaster... they need a pass rushing DT... which Clark CAN do... but he's better at run stopping, but they're using Clark there for the best of the defense. I'm still wondering about a 4 man front with P. Smith, Z. Smith, Clark and Gary all on the field at the same time, that might be interesting on passing downs.

Back to Lowry, it's great that he's stepping up in the running, game, the Packers really needed someone to step up with them releasing Daniels. Though they haven't gotten that pass rush he would of had, and DT Adams hasn't shown enough yet... some have hope for Keke.
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5 years ago
I agree that another top tier DT would probably put this defense over the top (along with a good ILB). Lowry is a good rotational guy at this point in my opinion. Not consistent enough yet.
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If you expect Lowry to be this amazing pass rushing DL you are always going to be disappointed. That's has never been his strength. Going back to his 2016 profile I randomly selected the SI narrative. If you want to go checkout another site be my guest. I am sure not very many will rave about his pass rushing.

For a three-down player who mostly lined up outside in Northwestern’s four-man front, Lowry’s average of four sacks from 2013 to ’15 does not jump off the page. He simply does not get to the quarterback all that much, to the point where he can seem content to hold back and attempt to bat down a pass at the line.



I found it interesting they speak of him knocking down passes since he was done so these past 2 weeks.

It does on to say:

The floor on Lowry is relatively set, and any interest NFL team will take comfort in that. At worst, he will be a high-motor player who can serve as a backup at any D-line spot, shy of perhaps nose tackle. The ceiling is more difficult to gauge without knowing if Lowry has it in him to be better as a pure pass rusher.



He has more or less answered that. Probably not. But then he isn't on the field very often on 3rd and long. That's when they bring in Fackrell or Gary. They better at it than he is so why have him on the field?

So even if Lowry, as of right now, does not stand out like a Buckner or Bosa as a potentially dominant defender, there should be no shortage of interest in him. The Chicago native and Northwestern grad will hear his name called from the Auditorium Theatre, and that moment could come earlier than people expect.




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If you expect Lowry to be this amazing pass rushing DL you are always going to be disappointed. That's has never been his strength. Going back to his 2016 profile I randomly selected the SI narrative. If you want to go checkout another site be my guest. I am sure not very many will rave about his pass rushing.



I found it interesting they speak of him knocking down passes since he was done so these past 2 weeks.

It does on to say:


He has more or less answered that. Probably not. But then he isn't on the field very often on 3rd and long. That's when they bring in Fackrell or Gary. They better at it than he is so why have him on the field?



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All of this backs up what I was trying to say. I don’t mean anything bad about him, I just don’t think we’re that well off with him being a starter. We need another DT beside Clark that is more of a “playmaker” on a consistent basis. Lowry would be a good rotational player that can fill in when needed. I haven’t seen where he’s all that great at stopping the run either. Time and time again we struggle to stop the run this year. Except against Minnesota with their third string running back.
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