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<blockquote data-quote="OldSchool101" data-source="post: 1018391" data-attributes="member: 10086"><p>Keep your chin up. In the short term things look dismal. However we’ve got some changes coming. This year was expected to be a major step back the moment Rodgers was traded. However I see these positives on the near horizon.</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Defensive changes are coming. </strong>Along with a new staff comes a renewed focus on making sure that hire makes improvements. The best way to do that is apply resources to that area. I fully expect a good FA veteran to be added. I also wouldn’t doubt if we see a top 10 area Defensive player drafted, or 2-3 guys in Day 2.</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Defensive youth gained experience. </strong>Lukas Van Ness, Karl Brooks, Colby Wooden, Corey Valentine, Anthony Johnson all gained valuable experience. You’d fully expect 1 or 2 of that group to rise a little earlier than the traditional 3rd season due to being ramped up faster.</p><p></p><p><strong>3. A fresh look</strong></p><p>A new DC would bring a renewed sense of inspiration to put the past behind us. We know what we’ve got, it would be unlikely to get worse imo. As the Offense matures, it will also inspire the D to partake in their success. Also going +1 or +2 in the CB with Stokes and Alexander is a big deal. We’ve played with our bench most of this year. We won’t be anywhere close to that next season.</p><p></p><p><strong>4. Drafting Earlier to Mid Rounds. </strong>We already can see how drafting at #13-#15 in each round pays dividends over our usual 26th or whatever. Also we have 5 draft picks in the first 90 players from college and 3 in the top 45-50 area. We have another 2 stabs in each Round3, Round 4. That’s 7 selections by close of the 4th rd. You can see what the 2023 draft produced. Double that and sprinkle and extra 3rd Rounder and go ahead and move up a spot or two each round. Last draft 2 spots backwards 2X got us Karl Brooks and Dontayvion Wicks. Don’t underestimate our draft power</p><p>Help is on the way.</p><p></p><p><strong>5. Fiscal Maneuvering.</strong> Revisiting Contracts and Cutting dead weight = up Cap space and roster spot or three. I fully Expect us to spread a smidge of cap into 2025. That extra 5-10mil will cover resigning our incumbent lower level FA guys. With modest adjustments? We can play in $FA$ again. This is something we haven’t been able to under Rodgers straining contracts. Expect outside help and I’m talking an immediate weak link replaced with a Pro bowl alternate type player.</p><p></p><p><strong>6. Last but not least</strong></p><p></p><p>The youngest Offense in the Super Bowl era just played league average. It makes perfect sense that another 7-8 players in their 1st n 2nd seasons don’t all regress in year2 or year3. We are young on O. Maybe the youngest ever. Not 1 person to date has shown us evidence of a younger offense. The best argument to date was reach across decades of Rosters… an “expansion team”, even that argument failed once we put it in the lab table with a microscope. Those expansion teams each brought in several FA Veteran players and thus they still were not the ‘23 Packers youth movement. Historically young is not an insult. It’s a MAJOR compliment and I’d expect a major growth pop over the 2024-2025 seasons.</p><p>Keep an eye on Musgrave, I think he cracks 1000+ inside his Junior NFL season or before. He’s only got his feet wet. We also won’t stay stagnant. FULLY expect a KEY addition on OL that is noticeably better. Also I fully expect we pipeline 1-2 more O Weapons. I don’t believe we’re done adding O talent at WR or TE like some in here do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldSchool101, post: 1018391, member: 10086"] Keep your chin up. In the short term things look dismal. However we’ve got some changes coming. This year was expected to be a major step back the moment Rodgers was traded. However I see these positives on the near horizon. [B]1. Defensive changes are coming. [/B]Along with a new staff comes a renewed focus on making sure that hire makes improvements. The best way to do that is apply resources to that area. I fully expect a good FA veteran to be added. I also wouldn’t doubt if we see a top 10 area Defensive player drafted, or 2-3 guys in Day 2. [B]2. Defensive youth gained experience. [/B]Lukas Van Ness, Karl Brooks, Colby Wooden, Corey Valentine, Anthony Johnson all gained valuable experience. You’d fully expect 1 or 2 of that group to rise a little earlier than the traditional 3rd season due to being ramped up faster. [B]3. A fresh look[/B] A new DC would bring a renewed sense of inspiration to put the past behind us. We know what we’ve got, it would be unlikely to get worse imo. As the Offense matures, it will also inspire the D to partake in their success. Also going +1 or +2 in the CB with Stokes and Alexander is a big deal. We’ve played with our bench most of this year. We won’t be anywhere close to that next season. [B]4. Drafting Earlier to Mid Rounds. [/B]We already can see how drafting at #13-#15 in each round pays dividends over our usual 26th or whatever. Also we have 5 draft picks in the first 90 players from college and 3 in the top 45-50 area. We have another 2 stabs in each Round3, Round 4. That’s 7 selections by close of the 4th rd. You can see what the 2023 draft produced. Double that and sprinkle and extra 3rd Rounder and go ahead and move up a spot or two each round. Last draft 2 spots backwards 2X got us Karl Brooks and Dontayvion Wicks. Don’t underestimate our draft power Help is on the way. [B]5. Fiscal Maneuvering.[/B] Revisiting Contracts and Cutting dead weight = up Cap space and roster spot or three. I fully Expect us to spread a smidge of cap into 2025. That extra 5-10mil will cover resigning our incumbent lower level FA guys. With modest adjustments? We can play in $FA$ again. This is something we haven’t been able to under Rodgers straining contracts. Expect outside help and I’m talking an immediate weak link replaced with a Pro bowl alternate type player. [B]6. Last but not least[/B] The youngest Offense in the Super Bowl era just played league average. It makes perfect sense that another 7-8 players in their 1st n 2nd seasons don’t all regress in year2 or year3. We are young on O. Maybe the youngest ever. Not 1 person to date has shown us evidence of a younger offense. The best argument to date was reach across decades of Rosters… an “expansion team”, even that argument failed once we put it in the lab table with a microscope. Those expansion teams each brought in several FA Veteran players and thus they still were not the ‘23 Packers youth movement. Historically young is not an insult. It’s a MAJOR compliment and I’d expect a major growth pop over the 2024-2025 seasons. Keep an eye on Musgrave, I think he cracks 1000+ inside his Junior NFL season or before. He’s only got his feet wet. We also won’t stay stagnant. FULLY expect a KEY addition on OL that is noticeably better. Also I fully expect we pipeline 1-2 more O Weapons. I don’t believe we’re done adding O talent at WR or TE like some in here do. [/QUOTE]
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