Is there factual evidence to back this up? Is Denver's D-Line that good that it makes Trevathan and his 4.8 speed look as good as he does? Not being a d*** here, I'm honestly asking because you say Thomas would "probably" look better. So, that would suggest that Thomas isn't nearly as bad as he looked, we don't need to vastly upgrade that position, and the ILB's as a group just needs help up front. So, I guess if this is true, then I would tend to agree and that IMO our biggest need would then shift to finding a NT who can make this happen.
No...probably means that he would likely look better but no guarantee. The NT position in the Packer's defense is a weakness. The 3-4 defense depends on the NT to keep olinemen off of the linebackers so that they (the linebackers) can make plays. Therefore, if the NT is not very good at doing their job, the linebackers are contending with more olinemen reaching the second level and that makes the linebackers jobs much harder.
Yes, the Broncos have a very good interior dline. Wolfe and Jackson are very good dlinemen, both are probably top-20/25 players at their positions.
I'm not saying the Packers don't need to upgrade at linebacker, just that, unless you think you can draft an ILB at the end of round 1 or 2 that will become Kuechly or Burfict, drafting an ILB high in the draft just isn't necessary. The Broncos get excellent play from a couple of ILBs that were 5th and 6th round picks because the Broncos have a very good defensive line and Von Miller. I'll also point out that both Kuechly and Burfict benefit from playing behind two VERY dominant dlinemen in Short and Atkins.
Just makes more sense to improve the dline in a draft this year that's noted for being very deep at the interior dline position. Imagine how nice it would be to have a guy almost as good as Mike Daniels on the dline playing WITH Mike Daniels...that alone would significantly improve the linebacking play since the Packer's linebackers wouldn't need to fight off blocks from olinemen nearly as often.
Or the Packers could go after Damon Harrison from the Jets. He's a 27 year old NT who is VERY good and the Jets will have some major decisions to make on the dline with Wilkerson also being a free agent. Wilkerson will be very expensive but Harrison, while pricey, won't be one of those major free agents. It's like last year when some were saying the Packers should go after Dan Williams, who ended up having a terrific year for the Raiders and would have been hugely valuable for the Packers. Williams signed a 4yr/$25mn deal last season. Harrison would probably cost more but he's also shown himself to be a better player than Williams did prior to last year with the Raiders.
