Yesterday I analyzed the Green Bay Packers’ defensive linemen, prefacing it with some observations about the 3-4 defense.
To reiterate, in the three-linemen and four-linebacker scheme, the linebackers are supposed to dart through the gaps created by the down linemen to get to the quarterback. The outside linebackers are pass-rushers primarily, while the inside ones have to be run stoppers, pass defenders, and sometimes blitzers. Green Bay, however, has not used its inside linebackers as pass rushers nearly as much as many other 3-4 teams do.
Green Bay’s Current Linebacker Group
Includes size, age and where the player was drafted.