Each winter, Acme Packing Company breaks down the Green Bay Packers’ roster from the previous year by position to examine the team’s performance and needs in the offseason. Today we continue this series by looking at the defensive line.
Preston and Za’Darius Smith gave the Green Bay Packers’ pass rush a jolt in 2019, making good on the team’s offseason splurge last spring. The near-inseparable interview duo combined for 25.5 sacks and 60 quarterback hits, wreaking havoc behind the line of scrimmage throughout the season. While the Packers certainly added a dynamic presence to its edge defense, they did not remotely receive as heavy of a push from their defensive line.