Welcome to NFL Trade Deadline day! All trades need to be finalized by 4 p.m. Eastern time today as teams try to make the last-minute moves they think they need to become contenders or stockpile future assets.
We’ve already seen quite a few moves leading up to the deadline with a few big-name players arriving at new teams, but the eternal question in these parts is whether or not the Packers will do anything.
Certainly the Packers have needs. They could use some help on the offensive line, even as the guard
situation seems to stabilize, and a running back with any amount of actual juice would be a blessing. And, if you believe the rumors going around, they’ve been sniffing around just about any trade-worth defensive lineman with a pulse.
But the question is whether or not any of those moves would actually fix anything for them. Would throwing a new running back behind the offensive line as it’s presently constituted actually improve the running game? That seems doubtful, and I’m skeptical of the idea that they could add any linemen who would make a real difference, either. And there’s also the question of price. Take Jonathan Taylor, for instance. He’d definitely be a better running back option than anything the Packers currently have, but it sounds like it’s going to take a king’s ransom to pry him out of Indianapolis.
The best intersection of price and value might be on the defensive line, but even then price is a huge consideration, since the Packers are already without a first round pick next year. Brian Gutekunst has gone on record about his high opinion of the 2027 draft class, and that seems to be the consensus view. Would he really surrender another valuable pick for a short-term player?
The Packers, again, undeniably have needs. But what it’d take to fix them might take them out of the trade market this year.
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If were of the mindset that the Packers should trade for a running back, Sunday’s injury to Josh Jacobs opened the door for a move.
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At this point, Kaleb Johnson might as well get the keys to the backfield. Who else are they going to lean on?
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Xavier McKinney: still good!
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Truthfully, it’s pretty hard to nail down the Packers’ best drive of the game from Sunday. There were a lot from which to choose!
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It’s weird to think of the Jacksonville Jaguars as would-be contenders, but they’re going for it this year.
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At this look-alike contest, you can see everything.
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