Why I Love The 2026-2027 Green Bay Packers

[OldSchool101]

On negative side PK is probably our biggest ? That said we do have a 2025 returning player + a dynamic young leg in the room. It’s the hardest position to predict so most volatile imo. We have to get away from losing games to makeable FG or XPA

KR/PR is our most probable area of improvement. Aside from several fumbles early in career Skyy Moore is a CLEAR upgrade over our experimenting in 2025. It could even be our biggest improvement if we get some 2024 Nixon like returns. Those become huge in closer games.

It’s all about Health and maybe 1 or 2 young players stepping on stage. Yet we do have a more robust Roster feel if we take some injuries. We also have $ and plenty of Day 3 picks to go trade for another Starter level player if needed

 

[milani]

On negative side PK is probably our biggest ? That said we do have a 2025 returning player + a dynamic young leg in the room. It’s the hardest position to predict so most volatile imo. We have to get away from losing games to makeable FG or XPA

KR/PR is our most probable area of improvement. Aside from several fumbles early in career Skyy Moore is a CLEAR upgrade over our experimenting in 2025. It could even be our biggest improvement if we get some 2024 Nixon like returns. Those become huge in closer games.

It’s all about Health and maybe 1 or 2 young players stepping on stage. Yet we do have a more robust Roster feel if we take some injuries. We also have $ and plenty of Day 3 picks to go trade for another Starter level player if needed

And it is most critical. Think of how many games we have played since Crosby left in which the kicker impacted the outcome whether for victory or defeat. After watching us beat the Steelers last season with Rodgers as the opponent I realized that the Pittsburgh weapon was not #12. It was a guy named Boswell shooting free throws from over 50 yards with his eyes closed. I said that I wished we had a guy like this.

 

[OldSchool101]

And it is most critical. Think of how many games we have played since Crosby left in which the kicker impacted the outcome whether for victory or defeat. After watching us beat the Steelers last season with Rodgers as the opponent I realized that the Pittsburgh weapon was not #12. It was a guy named Boswell shooting free throws from over 50 yards with his eyes closed. I said that I wished we had a guy like this.

Yes. Before our K woes was our Punting and also blocking. We literally gave away a low scoring game to SF49ers on a blocked Punt. If we recall that mess was troubling us all season. So much so, that several posters predicted it would be our demise and that became a reality. An instant 7 point blocked punt TD in a low score game was the Kiss of Death to the 2021 season. That happened just like usual with just 4 min of gameclock left. If we get that Punt off really good chance either hold them to 3 pts or turnover on downs with 2.5 min left and 10-3 or 10-6. Worse case is they Score a TD and we’d have the ball last in a Tie game with a 1 minute bonus possession.

 

[milani]

Yes. Before our K woes was our Punting and also blocking. We literally gave away a low scoring game to SF49ers on a blocked Punt. If we recall that mess was troubling us all season. So much so, that several posters predicted it would be our demise and that became a reality. An instant 7 point blocked punt TD in a low score game was the Kiss of Death to the 2021 season. That happened just like usual with just 4 min of gameclock left. If we get that Punt off really good chance either hold them to 3 pts or turnover on downs with 2.5 min left and 10-3 or 10-6. Worse case is they Score a TD and we’d have the ball last in a Tie game with a 1 minute bonus possession.

The historical woes of our playoff history. I would rather get blown out like Atlanta or SF did to us once rather than fall on our face.

 

[CarryTheG14]

The historical woes of our playoff history. I would rather get blown out like Atlanta or SF did to us once rather than fall on our face.

YES! 1 million percent. The ways we lose is so emotionally exhausting lol

 

[OldSchool101]

The historical woes of our playoff history. I would rather get blown out like Atlanta or SF did to us once rather than fall on our face.

Well we find new and improved ways to lose! We either lose close in Playoffs
Seattle, 49ers 3X, Bears, Cardinals or we just get humiliated Giants, Atlanta, 49ers 2X etc.
Rodgers lost to Arizona 2X in OT!

We are terrible in close games. We are 1-5 in OT playoff games since our 1996 SB.

In 1 score playoff games since 1996
We have a 5-13 record.

 

[Voyageur]

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Well we find new and improved ways to lose! We either lose close in Playoffs
Seattle, 49ers 3X, Bears, Cardinals or we just get humiliated Giants, Atlanta, 49ers 2X etc.
Rodgers lost to Arizona 2X in OT!

We are terrible in close games. We are 1-5 in OT playoff games since our 1996 SB.

In 1 score playoff games since 1996
We have a 5-13 record.

Those stats are disturbing to say the least. It doesn't reflect on the players as much as it does the coaching. It kind of fortifies one of the things so many of us believe, that the Packers go into a prevent game to hold a lead when they should still be pedal to the metal trying to put points on the board, and make big plays on defense.

History has shown they aren't capable of restarting the engine to be aggressive in a game, after they shut it down. That's bothered me for some time.

 

[milani]

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Those stats are disturbing to say the least. It doesn't reflect on the players as much as it does the coaching. It kind of fortifies one of the things so many of us believe, that the Packers go into a prevent game to hold a lead when they should still be pedal to the metal trying to put points on the board, and make big plays on defense.

History has shown they aren't capable of restarting the engine to be aggressive in a game, after they shut it down. That's bothered me for some time.

You expect push back from the other side but you have to pour it on when you can.

 

[Voyageur]

You expect push back from the other side but you have to pour it on when you can.

Absolutely. From what I've seen, a 2 TD lead at the 2 minute warning, even if you have the ball, is not a guaranteed win. I've watched too many games turn on a dime and a win snatched away. Prime example, the second game against the Bears this past season. Gawd! That was a total meltdown.

 

[OldSchool101]

Absolutely. From what I've seen, a 2 TD lead at the 2 minute warning, even if you have the ball, is not a guaranteed win. I've watched too many games turn on a dime and a win snatched away. Prime example, the second game against the Bears this past season. Gawd! That was a total meltdown.

There’s no question in recent history we’ll pull back on the reigns when we get a multiple score lead. Many times just 10 points in an entire 2nd Half would’ve ended games with a W

Instead we try to burn the clock instead of finalizing the game. Then Matt will have revelation and overcorrect hard. So as to run out of control in the opposite direction.

 

[milani]

There’s no question in recent history we’ll pull back on the reigns when we get a multiple score lead. Many times just 10 points in an entire 2nd Half would’ve ended games with a W

Instead we try to burn the clock instead of finalizing the game. Then Matt will have revelation and overcorrect hard. So as to run out of control in the opposite direction.

Hard to tell which was a worse meltdown. The Seahawk flop in Seattle or the Bear chokes in Chicago? In Seattle the SB was on the line and we actually had a healthier, better team. In Chi our opponent was the historically hapless Bears who were not that great and we were super banged up.

 

[El Guapo]

Hard to tell which was a worse meltdown. The Seahawk flop in Seattle or the Bear chokes in Chicago? In Seattle the SB was on the line and we actually had a healthier, better team. In Chi our opponent was the historically hapless Bears who were not that great and we were super banged up.

Both were good opponents at the time. Forget about the old Bears. They finally have an elite coach, a QB, and a solid roster.

The Seahawks NFCCG loss was worse. That collapse was at the very end of the game and completely unexpected. The Bears losses were second-half losses, and especially the playoff loss, you could smell death in the air.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

Both were good opponents at the time. Forget about the old Bears. They finally have an elite coach, a QB, and a solid roster.

The Seahawks NFCCG loss was worse. That collapse was at the very end of the game and completely unexpected. The Bears losses were second-half losses, and especially the playoff loss, you could smell death in the air.

A healthy Micah Parsons and Tucker Kraft likely would have made a difference, IMHO.

Without them, GB was limping towards the playoffs and running on fumes.

I still think they are better than the Bears, but we'll see this season. Hopefully we have a more intact roster by season's end.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Both were good opponents at the time. Forget about the old Bears. They finally have an elite coach, a QB, and a solid roster.

The Seahawks NFCCG loss was worse. That collapse was at the very end of the game and completely unexpected. The Bears losses were second-half losses, and especially the playoff loss, you could smell death in the air.

The NFCCG loss to Seattle was, IMO, the worst loss in Packers history, certainly the most devastating loss I've witnessed. It unfolded like a good horror story, the one where in the last few minutes, you realize everyone is gonna die a gruesome death before the credits roll.

You're right about Chicago, they have a legitimately good team with a rising star at QB, and as much as I detest him - their HC. No easy outs in the NFC Central this year.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Hard to tell which was a worse meltdown. The Seahawk flop in Seattle or the Bear chokes in Chicago? In Seattle the SB was on the line and we actually had a healthier, better team. In Chi our opponent was the historically hapless Bears who were not that great and we were super banged up.

Fo me milani it was the loss at Seattle. The Packers had that game in the bag, right down to the unlikely on-sides kick. Just a true horror show.

The loss to the Bears was truly painful, esp after holding a 3-possession lead at half time, and then giving up 25 points in Q4. It's still one of the more devastating losses in Packer history.

 

[gopkrs]

Losses to Cardinals, eagles, 49rs. Too many.

 

[OldSchool101]

Hard to tell which was a worse meltdown. The Seahawk flop in Seattle or the Bear chokes in Chicago? In Seattle the SB was on the line and we actually had a healthier, better team. In Chi our opponent was the historically hapless Bears who were not that great and we were super banged up.

Imo Seattle because of what you said. We had a SB dance locked in had Bostick done his assignment instead of playing hero ball and boxing out Jordy Nelson. They need to replay that every season to show why you have to function as a unit, not independently. Brandon would’ve had a SB ring too, it hurt everyone. That 1 play likely cost Brandon Millions of Dollars. He would’ve been better to Whiff on his Block than try to take over the game.

 

[El Guapo]

I almost won a $1 bet during the Seattle game, because we almost held the Seahawks to zero first downs in the 1st half. We gave up a first down just before halftime....so I lost. What a dominant half by Green Bay.

 

[milani]

Both were good opponents at the time. Forget about the old Bears. They finally have an elite coach, a QB, and a solid roster.

The Seahawks NFCCG loss was worse. That collapse was at the very end of the game and completely unexpected. The Bears losses were second-half losses, and especially the playoff loss, you could smell death in the air.

Good way to describe it.

 

[OldSchool101]

I almost won a $1 bet during the Seattle game, because we almost held the Seahawks to zero first downs in the 1st half. We gave up a first down just before halftime....so I lost. What a dominant half by Green Bay.

I can’t recall the exact era, but I want to say more Favre era our Team had great Halftime adjustments.i don’t see that as much anymore. I’m not sure how the Coaches behave differently more recently, but it was noticeable how we’d adjust to our circumstances better.
I know earlier in Rodgers career we never let off the gas. I recall games we were winning by 3 scores in Q3 but we just kept pounding away and eventually FOX would switch games and it wasn’t even 4th Quarter yet.

 

[El Guapo]

I can’t recall the exact era, but I want to say more Favre era our Team had great Halftime adjustments.i don’t see that as much anymore. I’m not sure how the Coaches behave differently more recently, but it was noticeable how we’d adjust to our circumstances better.
I know earlier in Rodgers career we never let off the gas. I recall games we were winning by 3 scores in Q3 but we just kept pounding away and eventually FOX would switch games and it wasn’t even 4th Quarter yet.

I hear players say these days that the "halftime adjustment' is a myth. Teams don't really do that....

Elite teams do that. I still play and coach rec sports leagues, and routinely see teams make mid-game and halftime adjustments. I can't believe that with all the technology and all of the young guys on coaching staffs, that they don't have a team of spotters in the stadium analyzing plays, looking for weaknesses, and suggesting adjustments to the OC and DC.

 

[milani]

I can’t recall the exact era, but I want to say more Favre era our Team had great Halftime adjustments.i don’t see that as much anymore. I’m not sure how the Coaches behave differently more recently, but it was noticeable how we’d adjust to our circumstances better.
I know earlier in Rodgers career we never let off the gas. I recall games we were winning by 3 scores in Q3 but we just kept pounding away and eventually FOX would switch games and it wasn’t even 4th Quarter yet.

That was mainly the 2011 and 2014 seasons. We had some blow outs. Our D would give up plenty but we did force some turnovers. And in lieu of that, Rodgers and Co. knew they had to keep scoring. MM did not always see it that way.
The Favre years were slightly different. More running. More screens. Shots down the field but not always fly patterns. Favre liked to move the sticks. He always played until the gun. Holmgren and Sherman looked at the game a little differently than MLF.

 

[milani]

I hear players say these days that the "halftime adjustment' is a myth. Teams don't really do that....

Elite teams do that. I still play and coach rec sports leagues, and routinely see teams make mid-game and halftime adjustments. I can't believe that with all the technology and all of the young guys on coaching staffs, that they don't have a team of spotters in the stadium analyzing plays, looking for weaknesses, and suggesting adjustments to the OC and DC.

It can come down to matchups. You will find that with teams in your division it comes down to Mano a Mano. You know each other. With teams you play once every 4 years or even 2 years all the game planning in a week cannot unravel all the wrinkles. So more adjustments are made in those games. But sometimes it also means just executing the game plan instead of changing it.

In SB 31 Bill Parcells made some adjustments at halftime down 13. They appeared to be working. But he could not account for 2 great players rising to the occasion, Desmond Howard and Reggie White.
Recognizing Howard's resume Parcells had prepared his special teams but the Packers responded and Desmond slipped through like a mosquito.
Down 14 Parcells knew he had to start throwing the ball more and hoped that the Pats could just chip instead of double team #96. Reggie just took it to another level and destroyed a pretty good lineman 3 times at the most crucial juncture of the game.
Adjustments can be made at halftime. But good coaches also use the TV timeouts which were not all there back in the day.

 

[Heyjoe4]

I hear players say these days that the "halftime adjustment' is a myth. Teams don't really do that....

Elite teams do that. I still play and coach rec sports leagues, and routinely see teams make mid-game and halftime adjustments. I can't believe that with all the technology and all of the young guys on coaching staffs, that they don't have a team of spotters in the stadium analyzing plays, looking for weaknesses, and suggesting adjustments to the OC and DC.

I agree with you. Some changes can be made during the game, although the Packers don't seem to do this. But I think every team uses half time to make changes to its pre-game plan. The Packers have been ok at this. Game-day change just seems to come hard for MLF. Even Hafley would wait for half time to make significant changes to both plays and personnel.

Anyway, I think half-time adjustments are very real.

 

[Heyjoe4]

I almost won a $1 bet during the Seattle game, because we almost held the Seahawks to zero first downs in the 1st half. We gave up a first down just before halftime....so I lost. What a dominant half by Green Bay.

For about 54-56 minutes, it was a completely one-sided game in GB's favor. The speed of the collapse makes it that much harder to accept.