Addressing the cornerback position is undoubtedly on the Green Bay Packers radar this offseason, but more specifically, they need to find a slot cornerback — and Michigan’s Mike Sainristil will be a top option in the draft.
Naturally, a lot of time has been spent dissecting the defensive transition the Packers are making moving from a 3-4 to a 4-3 defense. However, roughly two-thirds of the Packers defensive snaps are likely going to come in nickel and not in the 4-3 base defense.
“I think this league’s a 4-2-5 league,” said Brian Gutekunst at his season-ending press conference, “and I think, I’m certainly, as Jeff comes in, and we’re very excited about that, the conversations about kind of how we’re going to want to play.