Effect of Nick Perry and the interior pass rushers

[RashanGary]

Capers said Nickle is going to be the D he plays most. Said NFL has changed and the player choices are a reflection of that.

They say the new CB is that super-savvy type who can handle complex coverages. Capers said he's a guy who he can see playing inside (most complex DB position.) With Woodson getting older, I could see this guy being groomed as our new inside nickle CB with Wood moving to SS in the twilight of his career.

Just a hunch. Wood is losing a step. He's getting by on pure savvy right now. He can do that as a SS for another 3 years. If this new corner can handle the complexities inside, Woodson won't get stuck covering speedy slot receivers and can stick to playing downhill and chasing TE's, not Percy Harvin or Deshawn Jackson.

[RashanGary]

If that new corner does evolve into that type of a player (highly likely a full year away at least) we'll have two inside cover guys who can tie down the middle of the field.

Still need a rangy free safety. Hopefully one pops up.

[Upnorth]

Yes, but I associate the 3-3-5 with 3 pass rushers, rather than the typical four out of nickel. And three pass rushers tended to appear on 3 and forever plays.

In 2010 with Jenkins, 3-3-5 resulted in a good play for us. In 2011 3-3-5 resulted in nothing, so it looked like we moved to a 2-4-5 (or sometimes it felt like a 2-1-8). The difference was our ability to disrupt the QB consistently from a 3 man front. Will Perry and Worthy change that, god I hope so.

DB injuries played a role as well, however later in the season when certain players were recovering from injuries (Shields and TWill especially) there was no improvement defensively. To me this says than pass rush was a bigger role player than DB play.

[Smidgeon]

If that new corner does evolve into that type of a player (highly likely a full year away at least) we'll have two inside cover guys who can tie down the middle of the field.

Still need a rangy free safety. Hopefully one pops up.

Did somebody mention my name?

From JSO:

He had a solid performance at the NFL scouting combine, ran a 4.36 at his pro day and here he is. The Packers have had their eye on McMillian for a while. Vashel said the team was even around a full year ago.

[woodbuck27]

Nick Perry is being compared favourably to this fella:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Orakpo#Professional_career

[pbmax]

In 2010 with Jenkins, 3-3-5 resulted in a good play for us. In 2011 3-3-5 resulted in nothing, so it looked like we moved to a 2-4-5 (or sometimes it felt like a 2-1-8). The difference was our ability to disrupt the QB consistently from a 3 man front. Will Perry and Worthy change that, god I hope so.

DB injuries played a role as well, however later in the season when certain players were recovering from injuries (Shields and TWill especially) there was no improvement defensively. To me this says than pass rush was a bigger role player than DB play.

Are you thinking the psycho package? That definitely worked better with Jenkins and fell off in 2011. I am not sure about the three man pass rush. Everyone was complaining about it both years, but it seemed to pick up late in 2011, not due to pressure, but the coverage was effective enough to force short throws. Sometimes the tackle was made before the sticks.

[mraynrand]

Did somebody mention my name?

eerily, he is clothed in #36

[woodbuck27]

eerily, he is clothed in #36

There you go.

That's why TT LOCKED onto him. Makes sense now.

Actually this kid has that special athleticism that one Donald Driver possessed.... well... maybe NOT that good; but he's certainly athletic.

His intelligence and will to learn need to be scoped and he needs to feel proud to be a Green Bay Packer and maybe something 'Special' might happen.