The Packers biggest positions of need still need addressing.
The Packers entered free agency needing help at edge rusher, on the defensive line, and at wide receiver.
The Packers exited free agency needing help at edge rusher, on the defensive line, and at wide receiver, depending on how much help you think Mecole Hardman will bring to the wide receiver room.
Even if you’re a fan of the Aaron Banks and Nate Hobbs signings, it’s hard to argue the Packers are stronger at their positions of need than they were a month ago. This puts them in the unenviable position of having to hit at a couple of positions in this year’s draft lest they head into next season facing mostly the same problems with which they ended the last one.
It’s not impossible to do that, you just need to hit your picks and get some help — stacking your draft board the right way doesn’t matter much if all the good players are gone by the time you get your turn.
Still, it seems Brian Gutekunst has the right mindset. Even if the Packers need defensive line help, he’s vowing not to chase that position. Reaching for a pick just because you need a certain position is a quick way to waste a selection, which is obviously just as bad as not picking or signing someone at all.
The overall point, though, is obvious: as always, the Packers still have work to do.
Packers banking on internal improvement from pass-rush, won’t chase DL during draft | Packers Wire
The Packers are asking for a lot from the pass rushers they already have on the roster if they’re hoping for big improvement.
How Elgton Jenkins’ move to center affects Packers’ offense | ESPN
What are the implications of the Packers formalizing Elgton Jenkns’ move to center?
Urgency? Packers GM Brian Gutekunst Put Money Where Mouth Is | Sports Illustrated
The Packers did spend in free agency, but they’re still far from the top of the league.
With free agency mostly in the books, Brian Gutekunst has some big decisions on Packers contracts | Packers News ($)
The work never stops.
Browns owner Jimmy Haslam admits Deshaun Watson trade was ‘a big swing and miss’ | CBS Sports
Boy was it! If only someone had pointed this out at the time.
A look inside the Tampa Bay Rays’ 120-hour makeover of the Yankees’ Steinbrenner Field | Associated Press
“Sports venue gets rapid facelift” is one of my favorite subgenres of sports media.