This loss is different than the previous four with Aaron Rodgers at the helm. With Rodgers, each postseason failure felt like the clock was ticking toward its expiration.
With Jordan Love’s emergence and the youngest team in the NFL, the Packers now feel like they’re just getting started toward another run of greatness.
The roster is set up well, but not perfect. There are holes that seem obvious now, and others will emerge as free agency and cap casualties take their toll in Green Bay.
Here is our first look at the team’s five biggest needs with a potential draft and free agency solution at each of those positions.
Cornerback
Jaire Alexander finished the 2023 season strong, but getting there was bizarre to say the very least.
He missed time with two separate injuries, and a suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.
Eric Stokes was placed on injured reserve twice after recovering from a gruesome injury he suffered in Detroit in 2022.
Anything they get from him is considered a bonus.
The rest of the room is rounded out by Carrington Valentine who was up-and-down during the year.
Keisean Nixon and Corey Ballentine are both free agents. The Packers probably need guys at both the boundary and nickel spots.
