Packers Inside Linebackers - Uh Oh!

Uh Oh!  Packer inside linebackers!  Somehow we made it work!

AJ Hawk
Brad Jones
Sam Barrington
Jamari Lattimore
Nate Palmer
Joe Thomas

To begin the year - AJ Hawk & Brad Jones
AJ Hawk has had a GREAT career as a Packer!  Great leader!  NEVER hurt!  Call the defensive plays.  He knows how to play defense!  The problem is, he is 31 in his 9th year!  His speed is not there, and he never was a speed demon!!!  By season end, AJ was not playing many defensive snaps!

Still was third on the team in tackles with 89!  But, ……

AJ Hawk - a great Packer!!

Brad Jones was our starter.  Signed a nice contract!  $3,750,000 a year (only Matthews & Peppers make more!)  He played terrible early!  And was beaten out by Sam Barrington, drafted in the 7th round in 2013!!  Brad Jones also had some issues on special teams!!!  So,………..

We had Clay Matthews playing some inside linebacker!

And, Sam Barrington was starting!  If you watched the games Barrington had impact!  A rugged tackler!  Speed to chase down running backs & cover tight ends!  In his second year, starting at inside linebacker, had a nice season!!!

Jamari Lattimore - injured most of the year, Lattimore was helping!  He has shown signs of being a quality back up & special teams player, but starter?

Nate Palmer, and Joe Thomas practice squad players, did not play at all, unknown!

So, we need to either draft an inside linebacker in rounds 1, 2, or 3.  Or, free agent time!!!

This is a BIG NEED!