A season ago, the Green Bay Packers didn’t have many expectations because of a lot of changes to the franchise. No one expected them to compete or win many games because they lost Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets via trade. No one knew at the time how quarterback Jordan Love would perform in his first full NFL season.
They finished with a 9-8 record in 2023 and were the seventh seed in the NFC. To everyone’s surprise, the Green Bay Packers dismantled the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Round. In the NFC Divisional Round, Green Bay had the San Francisco 49ers on the ropes, but San Francisco won in the end.
The Green Bay Packers can learn a lot from last season and take it into the 2024 season. However, the NFC North will not be any easier this season. The Detroit Lions will be good once again and the Chicago Bears improved in the offseason.
CBS Sports Thinks That the Green Bay Packers Will Exceed Expectations This Season
CBS Sports Shanna McCarriston mentioned about teams that will exceed expectations this season and which NFL teams will fail to meet expectations. McCarriston had other staff members who chimed in on this topic as well. Garrett Podell thinks that the Green Bay Packers will exceed expectations this season.
Podell said:
“The Packers earned the distinction of being the youngest team to win a postseason game since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger (average age of 25 years and 214 days) following their 48-32 demolition of the NFC’s No. 2 seed, the Dallas Cowboys, in the wild card round. They led that game 27-0, and quarterback Jordan Love set the Packers’ single game playoff records for passer rating (157.2) and yards per pass attempt (13) after carving up Dallas’ top-five defense for 272 passing yards and three touchdowns while completing 16 of his 21 passes.
Green Bay nearly toppled the San Francisco 49ers, the No. 1 seed and eventual NFC champs, on the road in a 24-21 defeat — a game in which they led for most of the night. Since, they have aggressively added to their roster with the signings of two-time Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs (four years, $48 million) and Pro Football Focus’ best safety in coverage (91.2 coverage grade) in Xavier McKinney (four years, $67 million). They also addressed key positions of need by firing Joe Barry and hiring a more aggressive, man coverage based defensive coordinator in Jeff Hafley on top of drafting well to plug spots at offensive line, linebacker and safety. The Packers came away with USC running back Marshawn Lloyd in the third round, a player some viewed as the draft’s top running back.
In summary, the Packers could take a big leap to true Super Bowl contention with the youngest team in football getting a year older and because general manager Brian Gutekunst did what he needed to do this offseason.”
Did Gutekunst do everything he needed to do this offseason for the Green Bay Packers? He did not address the cornerback position through the NFL Draft or free agency. It could be the downfall of Green Bay this season, especially in a division with a ton of talented wide receivers,
CBS Sports thinks that the Green Bay Packers’ key losses this offseason were running back Aaron Jones and offensive lineman David Bakhtiari. This offseason, the key additions for them were running back Josh Jacobs and safety Xavier McKinney.
The over/under win total for the Green Bay Packers this season is 9.5. Green Bay should go over the 9.5 wins total mark this season and take the next step with quarterback Jordan Love being a potential MVP candidate.
