The last time the Packers defense featured a No. 55, he was a bruising, hard-charging inside ‘backer reminiscent of a by-gone era in defense. In the old days (days that aren’t even that old), 3-4 defenses loved to have players like Desmond Bishop who could fly downhill, attack ball carriers and pressure quarterbacks. Even Mike Pettine just a few years ago used guys like Bart Scott, once an A-plus interior blitzer, to terrorize quarterbacks. But as defenses evolved to meet the burgeoning rise of spread offenses, coaches countered with more mobile cover players at linebacker.
Anthony Barr is the kind of underutilized, high-upside play the Packers should consider
