But that’s the problem. I haven’t seen enough of Barrington to know what version will be suiting up for the Packers this season. Barrington was lost to a foot injury in Week 1 last year and a hamstring injury ended his rookie season in 2013.
However, Packers general manager Ted Thompson must know plenty. And Barrington is the reason why Thompson didn’t use an inside linebacker early in this year’s draft and instead opted to beef up both lines with the first two picks.
Maybe Thompson was on to something because this is what defensive coordinator Dom Capers said one day after Barrington ended his season this past year: “The guy who has been kind of the quarterback of your defense, you lose him early.