Cornerback - Al Harris and Charles Woodson are both in their 30s and depth is a real issue: Will Blackmon is questionable at best and Tramon Williams hasn’t turned any heads. The team must get younger here (they do happen to be the youngest team in the NFL, already) and fast, after Harris’s weaknesses were exposed in several games last season.

Offensive Line - Mark Tauscher and Chad Clifton turn 31 and 32 in June, and neither is getting any younger. And since Clifton has some health concerns, it makes sense to pick up a tackle who can be groomed into an eventual starting role. Meanwhile, the team’s starting guards are a bit weak and depth is almost non-existent.

Safety - Atari Bigby is a big hitter, but his coverage skills are weak, while Nick Collins is a fairly good safety. The team needs a little more talent here to boost the secondary.

Number to Know - 15 - The number of times Brett Favre was sacked last season. Even Peyton Manning was taken down 21 times last year, a testament to the strength of the Packers offensive line.

(Of course, I’m sure some fans who watched Favre last season are grinning; there were more than a few instances when he was getting dragged or spun, but he still managed to evade the sack by either throwing the ball (often for a successful completion) or escaping the rusher’s grasp in a way only Favre could. We’ll all miss you, Number Four.)

Tags: 2008, Analysis, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, NFL Draft

Entry posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 6:43 pm. Filed under tags: 2008, Analysis, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, NFL Draft,
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