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Green Bay Packers: Ten ways Packers can have perfect offseason

By Freddie Boston

Nov 26, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte (22) practices before the game against the Green Bay Packers for a NFL game on Thanksgiving at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte (22) practices before the game against the Green Bay Packers for a NFL game on Thanksgiving at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 7, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Darron Lee (43) gets the crowd fired up during first quarter action versus the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State leads 14-0 at halftime. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Darron Lee (43) gets the crowd fired up during first quarter action versus the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State leads 14-0 at halftime. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Fix inside linebacker

More important than the need to draft a defensive linemen is to fix the situation at inside linebacker. The Packers waited until the fourth round to address the position last year, selecting Jake Ryan out of Michigan. Ryan improved as the season went on and offers support to the run defense.

Clay Matthews has spent the past season-and-a-half at inside linebacker, but Mike McCarthy has insisted he will be starting outside next season. For this to happen, the Packers will need to find an inside linebacker capable of dropping in coverage. An athletic, speedy player like Darron Lee would be a good fit.

The Ohio State product will possibly fall to the Packers at No. 27, but he lit it up at the combine and could be taken higher as a result. He would add speed on defense and has the look of a new-age inside linebacker.

Reggie Ragland would be a great fit, but it’s hard to imagine him dropping to the Packers’ pick at the bottom of the first round. To bring in Ragland, Thompson would need to find a dance partner and trade up in the first round.

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