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San Fran, Seattle, Cincinnati, and Washington were the top four. Minnesota is 18th. Detroit is 22nd. Chicago is 28th.
Two giant leaps spearheaded Green Bay's annual top 10 ranking: (1) the breakout year enjoyed by Randall Cobb, and (2) the show that Casey Hayward put on in his debut. Hayward ranked first among all cornerbacks in adjusted success rate, and Cobb finished sixth among wide receivers in defense-adjusted yards above replacement (DYAR) despite being the No. 1 option while Jordy Nelson and Greg Jennings were fighting through injury-plagued seasons. They're joined as true stars by safety Morgan Burnett, who was recently given a large extension by general manager Ted Thompson that will keep him in Green Bay for the long term.
Youth, as always, is a focus for the Packers. Bryan Bulaga will come back from a fractured hip to assume the left tackle role, and Nick Perry will come off his wrist injury and get a chance to give Green Bay a second terrifying pass-rusher. (In our SackSEER system used to project the pass-rushing success of college edge rushers, he was the top-ranked prospect in the 2011 draft.) The Packers also have a stash of solid young defensive backs like Davon House and Sam Shields, and they were able to address their long-standing running back problem in the draft by selecting Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin.
Youth, as always, is a focus for the Packers. Bryan Bulaga will come back from a fractured hip to assume the left tackle role, and Nick Perry will come off his wrist injury and get a chance to give Green Bay a second terrifying pass-rusher. (In our SackSEER system used to project the pass-rushing success of college edge rushers, he was the top-ranked prospect in the 2011 draft.) The Packers also have a stash of solid young defensive backs like Davon House and Sam Shields, and they were able to address their long-standing running back problem in the draft by selecting Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin.
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