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<blockquote data-quote="Wood Chipper" data-source="post: 453803" data-attributes="member: 2906"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">5. <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="color: #000000">Green Bay Packers</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Given that the Packers finished 2011 with the third-best pass offense DVOA since 1991, it's not surprising that the vast majority of their 25-and-under talent resides on that unit. Tight end <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11325/jermichael-finley" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Jermichael Finley</span></span></a> has finished in the top 11 of both DVOA and DYAR for the past three seasons. RT <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13247/bryan-bulaga" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Bryan Bulaga</span></span></a> (23) has surrendered only 5.0 blown-block sacks in two years. His counterpart, LT <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13428/marshall-newhouse" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Marshall Newhouse</span></span></a> (25), assumed the left tackle position in place of an injured <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2175/chad-clifton" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Chad Clifton</span></span></a>(released in April) before he was ready, so his team-leading 9.0 blown-block sacks aren't as much of a concern as they otherwise would be.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">On defense and special teams, <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13264/morgan-burnett" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Morgan Burnett</span></span></a> (23) was involved in nearly 14 percent of the Packers' defensive plays last season, making him one of the most active safeties in the league. First-round pick <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14929/nick-perry" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Nick Perry</span></span></a> will start opposite <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12438/clay-matthews" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Clay Matthews</span></span></a> at outside linebacker. In a down year for pass-rushing prospects, Perry was No. 1, according to SackSEER (SackSEER is Football Outsiders' projection system for pass-rushers, <a href="http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2012/sackseer-2012" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">explained here</span></span></a>.)".<a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14053/randall-cobb" target="_blank"><span style="color: #225fb2"><span style="color: #000000">Randall Cobb</span></span></a> (22) might be fifth on the depth chart at wide receiver, but he was the third-most valuable kickoff returner last year (6.4 expected points added), as well as the seventh-most valuable punt returner (4.7 expected points added).</span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wood Chipper, post: 453803, member: 2906"] [SIZE=4][B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]5. [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers'][COLOR=#225fb2][SIZE=14px][COLOR=#000000]Green Bay Packers[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/URL][/SIZE][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]Given that the Packers finished 2011 with the third-best pass offense DVOA since 1991, it's not surprising that the vast majority of their 25-and-under talent resides on that unit. Tight end [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11325/jermichael-finley'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Jermichael Finley[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] has finished in the top 11 of both DVOA and DYAR for the past three seasons. RT [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13247/bryan-bulaga'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Bryan Bulaga[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] (23) has surrendered only 5.0 blown-block sacks in two years. His counterpart, LT [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13428/marshall-newhouse'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Marshall Newhouse[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] (25), assumed the left tackle position in place of an injured [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2175/chad-clifton'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Chad Clifton[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL](released in April) before he was ready, so his team-leading 9.0 blown-block sacks aren't as much of a concern as they otherwise would be.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]On defense and special teams, [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13264/morgan-burnett'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Morgan Burnett[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] (23) was involved in nearly 14 percent of the Packers' defensive plays last season, making him one of the most active safeties in the league. First-round pick [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14929/nick-perry'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Nick Perry[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] will start opposite [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12438/clay-matthews'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Clay Matthews[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] at outside linebacker. In a down year for pass-rushing prospects, Perry was No. 1, according to SackSEER (SackSEER is Football Outsiders' projection system for pass-rushers, [URL='http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2012/sackseer-2012'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]explained here[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL].)".[URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14053/randall-cobb'][COLOR=#225fb2][COLOR=#000000]Randall Cobb[/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] (22) might be fifth on the depth chart at wide receiver, but he was the third-most valuable kickoff returner last year (6.4 expected points added), as well as the seventh-most valuable punt returner (4.7 expected points added).[/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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