Green Bay Packers 2012 Draft Grade: Patch Up Pass D

The Packers came out of the 2011 season with two glaring areas of need. While they did almost nothing to improve the running game, the improvement to the pass defense should be staggering

Green Bay adds much-needed ferocity to their defense with the selection of linebacker Nick Perry.
FN writer Jaren Haser takes a shot at mocking all 12 of the Green Bay Packers' draft picks in the 2012 NFL Draft.
A season-by-season run down of #52 and why Cheeseheads can only look forward to improvement from this Green Bay linebacker

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