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Originally Posted by OldSchool
Why Nix and not Ealy? They need help for Clay Matthews in the worst way and you can find plenty of other NTs and 5-techs later in this draft.
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Because Raji hasn't done shit since his rookie year. They clearly brought him in for an extra year not counting on having him aboard long-term.
And sorry, but you CAN'T find plenty of other NTs later in the draft. Not ones like Nix. That's the whole point. The Packers have been messing around for years with Raji playing inside and out, and he's just not that kind of player. He's not Haloti Ngata. Nix is a bit of a risk given his disappointing 2013 year, but with what he did for two years prior, you know he's got something special.
Kony Ealy was in consideration. So was Kyle Van Noy. But I went with the position that I thought was far more rare and crucial to what the Packers want to accomplish on defense. In that way, I think Nix was more valuable than Ealy and Van Noy.
Also, I would have gone with Van Noy over Ealy had I taken a pass rusher.