The Green Bay Packers have not won the Super Bowl in 14 years. Prior to that win, they had not won the Super Bowl in 14 years. As fans are well aware, Green Bay had a different starting quarterback in each of their last two Super Bowl wins as well. Now with Jordan Love under center, is it possible that the Packers could finally win another one (and not have to wait 14 years to do it again)?
Of course, the regular season has not even started yet. There is, quite literally, a lot of football left to be played. That being said, Love led the youngest offense in the NFL since 1970 to a 9-8 record and an upset win over the heavily favored Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs. What is more, they had the San Francisco 49ers on the ropes in the Divisional Round before youthful mistakes cost them the game.
In other words, the Packers have already proven that they have the talent necessary to compete with the best teams in the NFL. However, as important as talent is, that alone does not win championships. Teams need something else, too.
Green Bay Packers Linebacker Quay Walker Says Team Has Championship Chemistry
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The Packers, like all NFL teams, have started mandatory minicamp. This is a time for the team to start building chemistry and learning how to play with one another. Fortunately for the Packers, all of their players have already gotten a head start on this as 100% of their roster was present for OTA’s.
It seems like they already have the chemistry that minicamp is supposed to build, and linebacker Quay Walker believes that could make the 2024 season really special.
During a media session by his locker after practice on Tuesday, Larry McCarren asked Walker if he believed the Packers were in a good spot right now. Walker responded:
Larry McCarren asked Quay Walker if the Packers are in a good spot right now.
“Mr. Larry, I’d be lying to you if I said we wasn’t because honestly, I done been on a championship team and I understand that it’s college and this is the NFL, but chemistry is there already … that’s… pic.twitter.com/bV1rA3TMhG
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“Mr. Larry, I’d be lying to you if I said we wasn’t because honestly, I done been on a championship team and I understand that it’s college and this is the NFL, but chemistry is there already.
“And anytime you have a team where the chemistry is already there, that’s a good, good sign. I mean, at the end of the day we still gotta play football, but the chemistry is there and that’s all you can ask for right now.”
Walker, obviously, is comparing the chemistry of this Packers team to the chemistry his team had at Georgia when they won the National Championship. While it is certainly different, it is noteworthy that Walker has an idea of what team mindset is needed to win it all, and he believes this team has it.
Can the Green Bay Packers Really Compete for a Super Bowl in 2024?
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As mentioned, the Packers proved last year, particularly late in the year, that they can compete with the best teams in the NFL. After all, the beat the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, at Lambeau Field in late November. Just a few days prior, they beat the Detroit Lions on the road on Thanksgiving. Detroit, fans may recall, played in the NFC Championship Game.
With Love and the Packers young pass catchers having a year of experience under their belts, they are primed to be even better in 2024 without the first half slump that hindered them early in 2023. The key will be on defense where new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley has completely turned the culture around.
If Hafley’s defense plays as well as he believes it will, and if the offense takes that next step, 2024 could be a very special year.
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