I feel like I’ve spent most of the offseason complaining about the way people have talked about the Packers’ offseason. Most NFL media seems to be fixated on the idea that the Packers had a bad offseason because they lost some players they weren’t going to use anyway, disregarding the fact that no Packers fan is sitting around shedding tears for Nate Hobbs or wondering how they’ll possibly get by without the lackadaisical services of Rashan Gary.
That’s the hazard of working as a national writer,
though. There just isn’t enough time to understand the entire league. There are too many teams and too many players and too many coaches to have a good understanding of what everybody’s up to, and as a result, most national-level analysis happens on the surface, at best — and often it’s not the best. The national take artists seem to often be making an attempt to one-up each other, and the analysis suffers as a result.
The best offseason analysis happens at the local level. That is, if you’ve got the writers who take the initiative to take a comprehensive look at what’s happened over the past few months. And fortunately, the Packers have a decent enough crop of beat writers to get the job done. I’ve been critical of the Packers’ beat in the past, but there are some gems out there, too, and I think our first link today is one of the best pieces about the Packers that I’ve read in a while.
Bill Huber takes an interesting approach to the offseason, looking at the winners and losers within the context of the Packers themselves. There’s no comparison to the league as a whole, or even the NFC North. It’s just a question of who won and lost the offseason relative to the rest of the team. And that’s the best way, I think, to look at the team, because it’s the closest to the way the Packers are going to look at themselves. The Packers aren’t evaluating their roster relative to the rest of the league. They’re going to look at every position relative to itself. Are the cornerbacks the best they can be? What about the edge rushers? The offensive line?
These are the questions that matter most, and when training camp kicks off, it’ll be what the Packers are trying to solve.
Five Winners, Five Losers With Packers Training Camp Approaching | Sports Illustrated
Some of the names here might surprise you in a couple of different ways. Jonathan Gannon a loser of the offseason?
Packers S Xavier McKinney ranked No. 70 in NFL ‘Top 100’ | Packers.com
I feel very whelmed by this ranking.
Warren Brinson’s rookie stats show pass rush potential for Packers | Packers Wire
Somebody’s going to have to produce a little pass rush juice while Micah Parsons is out. Could second-year Warren Brinson do the job?
One breakout player to watch for every NFL team in 2026 | The Athletic ($)
Matt Schneidman goes with the obvious choice here (Matthew Golden), but I think he’s correct.
As you might guess, Vince Lombardi ranks pretty high.
Ontario police: Do not bring grenades to police stations | UPI
As far as explosive ordinance goes, the Ontario Police would prefer to make house calls.
