The inside linebacker position has lately been all the rage. Inside linebackers are expected to both stuff the run and pass-defend the middle of the field. A delicate mix of size (or toughness) and speed is called for. The Green Bay Packers have not found a player with the right mix for a decade. Nor have they gone after a top inside linebacker prospect in all those drafts.
From 2007 to the present, the Packers haven’t chosen an inside linebacker in the first, second, or third rounds. I’m excluding Clay Matthews in 2009, who has played inside linebacker, but was chosen to be a pass rusher.