It shouldn’t be a surprise the Packers went defense in the first round of this years draft. Green Bay’s biggest issue the past couple seasons hasn’t been scoring points, its been stopping their opponent from doing so.
Datone Jones will add versatility, athleticism, and speed to a defense that seemed to lack in all three areas at times in 2012. Speed may be the easiest deficiency to point out. Just look at Green Bay’s 45-31 loss to San Francisco in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The 49ers ran right past Packer defenders on multiple occasions. Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers was asked if speed was a priority…