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Why I'm Still Taking Brian Burns at 12

Adding two starting caliber edge rushers in free agency opened up endless possibilities for what the Packers can do with their first pick in the 2019 draft. Brian Gutekunst pushed all his chips into the center of the table by signing Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith and then releasing Nick Perry. As a result, Green Bay’s outside linebacker position will look very different than it has for most of the last decade with Clay Matthews unlikely to be back as well. The Packers addressed their biggest need in free agency and that will certainly help their approach in the upcoming draft, however, does that mean an outside linebacker is completely out of the question at 12thoverall?