JS Online · Jul 29, 2015
Packers' high picks have disappointed on defensive line
The Packers’ B.J. Raji returns to nose tackle after missing all of last season with a torn biceps.Green Bay — It looks like another year of just trying to be competitive in the defensive line for the Green Bay Packers after a series of disappointing high draft choices and pair of suspensions.
Other than the return from injury of nose tackle B.J. Raji, there is little reason to think the unit can emerge from the bottom quartile of NFL defensive lines.
Ryan Pickett, Cullen Jenkins and Johnny Jolly all played significant roles in one or more of the three best seasons for the D-line in the 3-4 era of coordinator Dom Capers. Those years were 2009, '10 and '12.
