Packers Position Report Defensive Linemen; Bodies of All Shapes and (Large) Sizes Will Try to Fill Holes in Defensive Line
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › July 27, 2006
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Green Bay Mike Sherman traded up into the fifth round to draft James Lee in 2003. A year later, he moved up into the third round to select Donnell Washington.
The Green Bay Packers' former coach and general manager knew full well that both players had been notorious underachievers in college. But Sherman readily assumed the risk because the value of mountainous defensive tackles with athletic ability is off the charts.See the full content of this document
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Packers Position Report Defensive Linemen; Bodies of All Shapes and (Large) Sizes Will Try to Fill Holes in Defensive Line
Lee, 6-foot-4 1/2 and 323 pounds, and Washington, 6-5 1/2 and 328, were busts. Lee is out of football, having played 135 forgettable snaps in two seasons, and Washington is in Oakland, having been in a Packers uniform for just one game out of his two fruitless years.
Partially as a result, the Packers were 23rd in the NFL last season against the run, their worst ranking since 1983. A lot went into why coordinator Jim Bates' run defense fell apart in the last seven weeks, but not being able...See the full content of this document
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