Green Bay Packers: Rookie Spotlight on Nick Perry

September 5, 2012   ·   Andrew Garda   ·   Jump to comments


The key to the Green Bay Packers' season is a return of a semblance of pass rush. Last year they had virtually no rush and it hurt them—badly.
This year they spent a ton of time and draft picks addressing the defense in general and the pass rush in particular.
Enter Nick Perry. 
Perry was a defensive end at the University of Southern California, with a great deal of burst and a fierce amount of strength. 
His transition from end to outside linebacker is one people have expected to be an issue but as you'll see, isn't as big a deal as we assumed.
The hope is that Perry will draw attention away from Clay Matthews and visa versa. If Perry can get to the quarterback, the offense needs to focus on him, relieving Matthews of some blockers.
That's what happened in week one of the preseason. I'm breaking down a pair of plays—one briefly, one more deeply—to give you a glimpse of what Perry could do for this defense in his rookie ye...

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