Green Bay Packers: 5 biggest remaining needs at the rookie orientation camp

1. Pass rush

How the Packers get after the quarterback int he 2018 season might the biggest determining factor to their success. Sure, they appear to have addressed their cornerback position or at least improved it a bit, but that won’t matter if the can’t generate consistent pressure.

Clay Matthews and Nick Perry have the potential to contribute on the outside, but neither guy can stay healthy for a whole 16 games (unless it’s a payday season for Perry). Matthews did play in 14 games last year, but only recorded 7.5 sacks to show for it. Perry was dominant when he was on the field, with seven sacks, but the issue was his ability to stay on the field.

Outside of those two, there’s some hope the line can generate some nice push and make quarterbacks uncomfortable. With guys like Kenny Clark, Mike Daniels and Muhammad Wilkerson, they form a scary trio.

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Other than that, it might be up to new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine to design some interesting blitzes and fool the offense. It won’t matter how good the secondary is or how much they’ve improved. If they have to cover for five seconds on every play, someone’s going to get open.