Green Bay Packers: Julius Peppers reunion should be considered

The Green Bay Packers need some help in the pass rush and Julius Peppers still needs a Super Bowl ring. Should the two give it one more go?

The 2018 NFL Draft has plenty of potential quarterback nightmares. The Green Bay Packers should be able to find pass rushers in multiple rounds that can bolster a defense. One question that comes to mind though is how much can they help immediately?

As long as Aaron Rodgers is on the roster and healthy, Green Bay is a playoff team. That means every year if they surround him with the right pieces, a Super Bowl run is possible. One of the Packers’ biggest weaknesses is their pass rush, hence the exceptions of them focusing heavily on it in the draft.

While adding through the draft is great, you can’t always bank on a rookie to be the game-changer at a position in year one.

Julius Peppers on the other hand is 38 years old. He also had 11 sacks last season with the Carolina Panthers. This could all equal out to the perfect storm for the Packers.

Hear me out — Peppers has one, maybe two more years left in the tank, right? He’s also never won a Super Bowl ring. That means he’s probably interested in going to a team that can contend (i.e. Green Bay). He’s familiar with the team and they seemed to part on great terms.

Meanwhile, Peppers can be a placeholder and mentor. The Packers can still draft young pass rushing talent this year, but take away a lot of the pressure of performing immediately. The rookies will have a chance to learn under one of the greatest to ever do it in Julius Peppers.

In return, Peppers will be placed in a situation where he not only has a chance to finally win a ring, but he’ll be contributing. Even with the draft coming up, it makes sense for the Packers to find some help in free agency. With Julius Peppers all the worries of finding a free agent should evaporate.

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He’s comfortable with the team, and they don’t need to worry about locking him up on a long-term deal. Oh, and it’s hard to find a better mentor than someone heralded as a great teammate with 154.5 career sacks.

This almost makes too much sense.