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5 reasons Packers can win the Super Bowl this year

By Rucker Haringey

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 30: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers reacts in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on December 30, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 30: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers reacts in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on December 30, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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ASHWAUBENON, WI – JULY 25: Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith (55) high fives fans on his way to practice during Green Bay Packers Training Camp at Ray Nitschke Field on July 25, 2019 in Ashwaubenon, WI. (Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ASHWAUBENON, WI – JULY 25: Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith (55) high fives fans on his way to practice during Green Bay Packers Training Camp at Ray Nitschke Field on July 25, 2019 in Ashwaubenon, WI. (Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. The Smith duo

There are legitimate questions about how much money the Packers gave both Za’Darius and Preston Smith in free agency. That doesn’t mean they aren’t good players though. Both linebackers should really help add some upside to this defense in 2019.

Za’Darius Smith is the player Packers fans should really be excited about. He flashed Pro Bowl ability with the Ravens, but was stuck behind some terrific players on the edge. Don’t be surprised if he finds a way to blossom into a guy who flirts with 10 sacks this season.

Preston Smith isn’t nearly as dynamic of a player, but he’s just the sort of steady performer that can help elevate the players around him. His job will be to gobble up a ton of tackles for this defense. If he doesn’t finish the year with close to 100 stops, things haven’t gone according to plan for the Packers.

It would be nice if Green Bay had a little more talent on their defensive line to make life easier for their linebackers, but no Super Bowl contender is blessed with a perfect roster. If the Smith duo can help turn this front seven into a menacing unit, it could bring another title to Green Bay.

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