Though the consensus seems to be in favor of the Green Bay Packers heavying up on defenders in April’s draft, there are those pounding the table in favor of an influx of multiple cornerbacks and another faction that is leaning more toward strengthening the pass rush in the early to middle rounds by enlisting the services of a variety of edge defenders that can inject new life in the front seven.
Luckily, the Packers have enough picks—nine with yesterday’s procurement of a fifth-round compensatory draft choice—to satisfy both requirements. But although the specific positions of need have been long ago delineated, the front office would also be well advised to take a wide-lens view of the available talent in an effort to add genuine playmakers to the roster at whatever role they may have been used in as student athletes.