Desmond Bishop
1) Introduction: It’s been a long time since Bishop was “Mr. August” (named for being spectacularly awesome during the preseason only to be equally spectacularly terrible during the regular season) and since then Bishop has arguably turned into the Packers best inside linebacker, supplanting fellow inside AJ Hawk in pretty much every regard. Bishop is easily option 2 behind Clay Matthews in terms of rushing the passer and a solid presence in the middle against the run.
2) Profile:
Desmond Lamont Bishop
Position: ILB
Height: 6-2
Weight: 238 lbs.
AGE: 27
Career Stats
3) Expectations coming into the season for that player: High; Bishop had become a regular starter in 2010 and had shown enough to warrant him being the sole linebacker when the Packers went into the nickel package (as evidence by Hawk’s dismay during the opening regular season game in 2010 against the Philadelphia Eagles where Hawk didn’t see the field in favor of Bishop). Bishop was again expected to b...
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