Credit: Associated Press
Green Bay — So what if the Green Bay Packers have four — count 'em, four— former first-round draft choices at outside linebacker.
The success or failure of their linebacking corps this season rests with the seven inside linebackers, none of whom was selected before the fourth round.
Clay Matthews' return to the line of scrimmage, the forever-young Julius Peppers, perennially promising Nick Perry and lineman-turned-linebacker Datone Jones give the Packers star power on the outside.
Inside? The modest list of candidates starts with Jake Ryan, Blake Martinez and Sam Barrington.