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There are reasons the Packers' coaching staff likes seeing B.J. Raji work at nose tackle in the base defense this spring.
At 6-foot-2 and 337 pounds, he has the prototypical build for the position, and he has the same quick feet as veteran Ryan Pickett, who was the full-time nose tackle a year ago. In addition, because Raji played a lot of defensive end in his rookie season, the coaches like adding to both his and Pickett's versatility up front, with each learning the adjacent spot to provide more alignment options.
Then there's Raji's reason he prefers lining up straight across from the center, right on top of the ball.
"My relationship to the quarterback is a little bit closer," Raji said with a smile.
Put another way, Raji feels his one-sack rookie season did not reflect the player he can be, or expects to be. Especially not after posting eight sacks in his final season at Boston College, before the Packers made him the No. 9 overall pick in the..
Source: Packers.com
