New season, same Maxx Crosby chatter.
The Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher is back in the trade rumor cycle, and once again the Chicago Bears are among the teams that keep getting mentioned as possible landing spots. The Dallas Cowboys are in that mix too, but the Bears make sense on paper because their pass rush outside Montez Sweat has been a problem.
For the Green Bay Packers, that would be a nightmare in the NFC North. It would also put a spotlight on exactly how much work this roster still needs up front.
The Packers looked shaky in pass protection in Week 1, posting a 9 percent pass-block win rate, according to ESPN. That was the worst mark in the league. For comparison, the Arizona Cardinals were next at 22 percent.
Yes, that came against a strong Minnesota Vikings defense. But Crosby is on another level entirely. He’s not just a good edge rusher or a very good one - he’s being described as a future Hall of Famer.
Green Bay has more than one problem on the offensive line. Aaron Banks did not play in the season opener, and even when he returns, the question is how much he can really stabilize the interior, especially after being a major issue there last season. Jordan Morgan also had a rough first game at his natural left tackle spot.
The Packers can’t run-block well right now, either. And while Jordan Love handles pressure pretty well, the bigger concern is whether the line can keep him healthy. Put Crosby on the other sideline twice a year, and that becomes a serious problem.
There’s an old truth that still holds up: the team that controls the line of scrimmage usually controls the game. The Packers know that.
If a Crosby move across the division were the push Brian Gutekunst needed to clean up the offensive line, so be it. But for now, that kind of move would be a risk Green Bay would rather not see become real.
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