While everyone and their mom are still talking about the Green Bay Packers' passing attack, it's the defense that's flying under the radar.

The Packers have quietly assembled one of the more fearsome units on paper. Not only does defensive coordinator Joe Barry have quality starters at nearly every position, but there is quality depth on that side of the ball, as well.

But there's one position that could stand to use some new blood and a veteran presence and that's the Packers' EDGE3 position.

The Packers lost Za'Darius Smith for practically the entire season in 2021. Fortunately, Rashan Gary was there to step in to where the pass rush didn't lose a step.

But, right now, the Packers don't have a top-12 pick waiting in the wings on the roster. If Preston Smith and/or Gary were to go down, it's likely the pass rush suffers in a big way.

That's because there are a lot of questions when it comes to the guys behind them.

Randy Ramsey, Jonathan Garvin, and Tipa Galeai have all been with the Packers for a few years now, but they're still considered developmental players and only have 2.5 combined sacks among the three of them. Kinglsey Enagbare was drafted in the fifth round, but there's zero guarantee he provides the Packers impactful reps in 2022.

Outside linebackers coach Jason "Rebs" Rebrovich said earlier in the year that he likes to rotate four guys on the edge. Meaning, the Packers could be in the market to add some depth at the position.

“I love four guys,” Rebs said back in March. “Four, legit guys that you can sub in, sub out; whether it’s situational, red zone, two-minute, third-down packages, etc. I’m not opposed to having two-on and then two-off. If you get four guys and that’s how we gotta rotate ’em, then that’s how we gotta rotate ’em.”

Enter two-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Pro Bowler, and first-team All-Pro Jason Pierre-Paul.

JPP is certainly not the impactful player he once was. Age and injuries have caught up to him, but, that could work in the Packers' favor.

As mentioned earlier, the Packers have two bookend starters in Smith and Gary. JPP would be a rotational guy, but not just any rotational guy. He can rush out of a two-, three-, or four-point stance and he can even slide inside in certain packages/situations.

The idea that he would be more of a role player should help the wear-and-tear on his body. Therefore, he should be able to be give the Packers impactful snaps throughout the entire season. And the reduced snap count will obviously help lower the risk of injury.

The only question is JPP's price tag. He's not going to be cheap, even if he's more of a role/depth player. But, the Packers could include incentives in his deal and structure it as a "worth up to x amount of dollars" deal, which should help things.

The Packers also have nearly $17 million in cap space, so they should be able to sign him, regardless of price.

Green Bay has a lot going for it on defense in 2022. Adding a proven veteran like JPP would only make the unit deeper and better, which

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