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We need one of those guys that come from nowhere and light it the fuck up, ya know.
Some think "that guy" could be Brandon Moses.
The Packers moved two outside linebackers — Brad Jones and Jamari Lattimore — to the inside, which has helped give Moses an opportunity. Also, Frank Zombo hasn’t taken part in OTAs because an unspecified injury. Last year, Lattimore and Vic So’oto made the team as undrafted rookie outside linebackers, but neither got much playing time.
In one team period during Wednesday’s OTA session, Moses had a sack or a near sack of quarterback Aaron Rodgers during a team blitz period. With the No. 2s, Moses was paired with So’oto, who played left outside linebacker as Perry’s backup.
“We like what we’ve seen of him, and as everyone knows we’ve brought a lot of guys in here at that position,” defensive coordinator Dom Capers said. “In this defense, you’re always going to be looking for that. He’s played the position, and he’s been pretty productive at the position, so he’ll be an interesting guy to follow. He’s competing right now, and you can tell he’s been at the position before.”
Moses wasn’t invited to the scouting combine and drew minimal interest in the free-agent frenzy after the draft. He said only the Packers, Saints and perhaps one other team tried to sign him. He picked the Packers even though they spent their first-round pick on another passing rushing outside linebacker, Southern California’s Perry.
“I felt like this was the perfect position for me,” Moses said. “They’re looking for a pass rusher, and the position is exactly what I do — rush and play outside linebacker. So this is where I wanted to be all along.”
Though he took a roundabout path to the NFL, at least one Packers player wasn’t surprised to see Moses land in Green Bay. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga and Moses were in the same recruiting class at Iowa, and Bulaga remembers being impressed by Moses’ pass-rushing ability when they practiced against each other their first two seasons.
“I thought he was a good player,” Bulaga said. “He was strong and quick. I’d go against him, and I thought he was good player. He can rush the passer. He’s doing a pretty good job here.”
I'm into it, gimme that Kool-Aide. I'm drinkin', goddamnit.
Some think "that guy" could be Brandon Moses.
The Packers moved two outside linebackers — Brad Jones and Jamari Lattimore — to the inside, which has helped give Moses an opportunity. Also, Frank Zombo hasn’t taken part in OTAs because an unspecified injury. Last year, Lattimore and Vic So’oto made the team as undrafted rookie outside linebackers, but neither got much playing time.
In one team period during Wednesday’s OTA session, Moses had a sack or a near sack of quarterback Aaron Rodgers during a team blitz period. With the No. 2s, Moses was paired with So’oto, who played left outside linebacker as Perry’s backup.
“We like what we’ve seen of him, and as everyone knows we’ve brought a lot of guys in here at that position,” defensive coordinator Dom Capers said. “In this defense, you’re always going to be looking for that. He’s played the position, and he’s been pretty productive at the position, so he’ll be an interesting guy to follow. He’s competing right now, and you can tell he’s been at the position before.”
Moses wasn’t invited to the scouting combine and drew minimal interest in the free-agent frenzy after the draft. He said only the Packers, Saints and perhaps one other team tried to sign him. He picked the Packers even though they spent their first-round pick on another passing rushing outside linebacker, Southern California’s Perry.
“I felt like this was the perfect position for me,” Moses said. “They’re looking for a pass rusher, and the position is exactly what I do — rush and play outside linebacker. So this is where I wanted to be all along.”
Though he took a roundabout path to the NFL, at least one Packers player wasn’t surprised to see Moses land in Green Bay. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga and Moses were in the same recruiting class at Iowa, and Bulaga remembers being impressed by Moses’ pass-rushing ability when they practiced against each other their first two seasons.
“I thought he was a good player,” Bulaga said. “He was strong and quick. I’d go against him, and I thought he was good player. He can rush the passer. He’s doing a pretty good job here.”
I'm into it, gimme that Kool-Aide. I'm drinkin', goddamnit.
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