All Entries Tagged With: "inside linebackers"

With no big additions at linebacker this off-season, Green Bay will be hoping for just 'good enough' in 2021.

Will linebacker De'Vondre Campbell make the Packers roster?

When Joe Barry was hired to replace Mike Pettine as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator, many wondered what a “Joe Barry” defe

Earlier this week, I looked at the existing position groups on offense and ranked them based on which units seem the most so

It's a new weekly column with Maggie giving six things to look for each game. 

The Packers may ask some of their safeties to play in the box more in 2020. 

This roster is loaded with edge rushers. Will it be enough to shore up the defense to start the season?

Avoiding Injuries and Development Key to Success for Packers ILBs

The Packers had their final public practice on Monday, August 19th. We wrap up training camp and give some position battles to watch heading into Preseason Week 3 against the Oakland Raiders. 

Very few players in the NFL can say they've matched the tackle production that Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Blake Martinez has this season.

Inside linebacker is still considered a weakness in Green Bay's defense, but the team is at least poised to enter next season with more options. 

Green Bay's ILB corps can't be accurately assessed without including the Claymaker. 

When you come out of a small college in Topeka, Kansas with hopes of making it to the NFL, the chances are that those dreams end up unfulfilled....

Bruised, battered and mediocre would be a few words to properly sum up the 2016 season for Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews.

Nick Perry may lead the team in sacks, but the edge-rusher opposite of him has been kryptonite for opposing offenses this season.

In recent coaches interviews just this past Monday, it became apparent that rookie inside linebacker Blake Martinez was taking a majority of reps...

Carl Bradford enters a crucial year that could either prove as a stepping stone or disaster for the third-year linebacker.

A deep dive on inside linebacker prospects and a look at Kenny Easley's old moonlighting gig. 

You might be surprised to find out players like Denzel Perryman compares favorably to Lance Briggs and Eric Kendricks is similar to D'Qwell Jackson.

A breakdown of the top ILB prospects ahead of the 2015 combine. 

In our worst-case scenario, A.J. Hawk is replaced in the starting lineup by the end of the Packers' 2013 season.

With seven inside linebackers currently on the roster, and most of them mediocre players at best, the Packers are preventing themselves from improving the position.

In the best-case scenario, D.J. Smith makes nearly 150 tackles in 2012. But in the worst-case scenario, it's another disappointing season from A.J. Hawk with few sacks, interceptions and forced fumbles.

But at the same time, Mike McCarthy also said A.J. Hawk is their starter, and they'll move forward with him.

Three things to watch tonight: on offense it's the offensive line, on defense it's the health of the inside linebackers, and on special teams it's the fringe players.