GREEN BAY, Wis. — Quay Walker has the size and speed that fully justifies his status as a first-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers.
His speed (4.52-second 40) and height (6-3¾) are ready made for pass coverage responsibilities of an inside linebacker in today’s NFL. But Walker has a long way to go as a run defender and was one of the main reasons the Packers’ run defense struggled for stretches in the team’s 27-10 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
Far too often Sunday, Walker either was hesitant or took bad angles in run defense by trying to back-door blocks rather than staying true to the technique and going over the top of them.