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Packers 2020 Additions: Gutekunst used every avenue to overhaul the ILB position

Over two weeks, Acme Packing Company takes a look at each position group on the Green Bay Packers and provides grades and insight on how they performed in the 2020 season. Today, we examine the inside linebackers.

In 2019, the middle of the Packers’ defense was anchored mostly by Blake Martinez. Martinez was a tackle machine adept at finding the ball carrier, but he was frequently targeted and exposed in pass coverage. The Packers of 2019 didn’t use two inside linebackers often, but when they did, the other was generally Oren Burks or B.