Over the last handful of years, after a number of swings and misses in the NFL draft and an unwillingness to utilize free agency, this Green Bay Packers’ roster was lacking some serious production at key positions.
By 2018 the Packers pass-rush was struggling to consistently get after the quarterback and although the team did finish with a fairly high sack total, that was more of a credit to Mike Pettine’s blitzes than the actual pass-rush. In fact, Green Bay’s two highest-paid edge rushers – Clay Matthews and Nick Perry – would combine for only 43 total pressures and just six sacks.