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Ranking the Rooms: NFC North Edges

By Parker Hurley

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 22: Leonard Floyd #94 of the Chicago Bears rushes against Ed Dickson #84 of the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field on October 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Panthers 17-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 22: Leonard Floyd #94 of the Chicago Bears rushes against Ed Dickson #84 of the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field on October 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Panthers 17-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – OCTOBER 22: Nick Perry #53 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates after recording a sack in the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field on October 22, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – OCTOBER 22: Nick Perry #53 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates after recording a sack in the second quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field on October 22, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

3. Green Bay Packers: Nick Perry, Clay Matthews, Vince Biegel, Kyle Fackrell

For four year, the Green Bay Packers waited for Nick Perry to live up to his first-round billing. In his contract year, he finally lived up to the hype and put up 11 sacks. This got him paid. While he had a slight decline, he was still extremely effective and put up 7 sacks. Still, in his ascension, the Packers have noticed a descent from Clay Matthews.

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A lot of it has had to do with Matthews having to move inside at times. On top of that, he did have 7.5 sacks last season. However, he is not the name brand Matthews of years past. If the Packers can get Matthews back to that point we are going to look back on this ranking as disrespectful. However, at age 32 now, the team is going to have to rely on their depth.

The depth as some real questions as well. Fackrell can slide inside and outside. However, he is pretty unrefined and at this point could be looked at as a jack of all trades and a master of none. Lastly is Biegel a fourth-round pick from Wisconsin. Biegel was hurt most of last season, only appeared in nine games and made little impact on the field. If Matthews were to take a step back this group could really have some issues.

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