Green Bay Packers free agency 2020: Top 5 targets

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers looks on from the sidelines in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship game at Levi's Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 20: David Mayo #55 and Antonio Hamilton #30 of the New York Giants celebrate a touchdown in the second quarter of their game against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on October 20, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

1. LB David Mayo (New York Giants)

And here’s some more potential help when it comes to stopping the run. Last offseason, Gutekunst addressed the team’s linebacking corps in the form of veteran free agents Preston Smith (Redskins) and Za’Darius Smith (Ravens). The duo proved to be major assets when it came to chasing down opposing signal-callers.

All told, the latter led LaFleur’s finished sixth in the league with 13.5 sacks and Preston Smith was eighth in the NFL with a dozen quarterback traps.

Then again, there’s not much use to tackling the quarterback when the running back has the football. As previously mentioned, Green Bay’s biggest weakness was its inability to stop opponents consistently on the ground.

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Five-year pro David Mayo is not the most glamorous of names. As a member of the Carolina Panthers, he did a solid job filling the bill when perennial Pro Bowler Luck Kuechly was unavailable. He spent 2019 with the Giants and via PFF, only three linebackers graded out higher when it came to shutting down the run.

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