It can also be very expensive as in "I have decided to keep Joe as Defensive Coordinator next season for continuity."

Well that is all the man can do at this time of year, so………🤷🏽‍♂️

I agree, but Barry gave away games for free! Hafley has to be better than that!

yes it is, lets hope he does great, he surely wasn't first choice but here's his big chance..

All it means when the cap is raised is more guaranteed contracts and higher market value for QB's, LT's, WR's and Edge players. The percentage cost of these players contracts go up and leave teams in the same spot they were already in. In other words, you raise the cap and soon to follow is the QB position now goes up to 50-60 million a year instead of 40-50. It doesn't end up being extra money.

The cap actually went up about $13 million ($255.4 million minus $242.5 million) from the expected 2024 budget, not $30 million, so Gute only has $13 million more than planned to work with. The Packers also just wrote off about $10 million in void year dead cap hits when they did not resign Savage, Nijman or Nixon, so Gute has pretty much spent the windfall already.

It looks like the Packers are using this windfall to get the cap right for 2025 rather than continuing to dig holes for the future. And I am just fine with that.

They should have determined which CB, LB and Safety to pursue last December. I still advocate for Kendall Fuller. Toss in Willie Gay, K.C. will protect Chris Jones. Only the Fans settle for the playoffs. Dial it in for the Big Game. Let Love do his thing.

I was hoping/praying/suggesting that the cap needs to start increasing by $25 to $30 million per year for a while just to keep pace with what QBs, OTs and Edges have been getting for years. Better late than never.

This helps us a bunch cap wise, but we still don't need a duplicate of 2019 again. This could be double whammy good if we play it right. Get some FA help and not destroy the cap for years to come.

We need at least a new Safety and LB. I would argue a younger up and coming Edge rusher would help too, depending on what we can acquire @ S & LB. GB should be able to find 2 fast, good tackling, preferably young, talented players for under $20 million total. That might be as much as we want to spend this year. The exception to young for me would be 2 years of Bobby Wagner tackling and teaching LB 101 in Green Bay for 2 years @ $5 million per.

Agree, '61. The D may go through a progression like the young O did last year. Took awhile to get the engine humming but finally all cylinders were firing and Matt pressed on the gas. I expect D growing pains followed by accelerating gains.

Perhaps the soft label on the Packers D will finally be replaced by a defense defined by a physical, snarly swarm of tacklers.

Agree and I would add Kenny and a healthy Stokes to your list.

I think Kenny will thrive with a 4 man front. Stokes had a promising rookie career playing man CB. Then Barry played him in zone and he regressed until his serious, unfortunate injury.

"Refreshing to hear that he’s going to be aggressive at times and hope he stresses better tackling. Good luck to our new DC!" Me too!!

I liked when he said he wants 2-3 guys attacking the ball at the same time every play. He also said he wants guys attacking the pile to make sure guys get taken down. So long as he stresses technique in there as well, his attitude alone is already in the right place.

Previously, under JB, it was always one guy at a time attempting arm tackle after lunging (no arms involved) shoulder pad only tackle.

Croat, my concern is that those stud players would have been studs regardless of our new DC. Name dropping and a tenuous association doesn’t equal excellence. However, fingers crossed and let’s hope for a few more takeaways this year and far fewer times heading into the last half of the fourth quarter when you really only wonder just how the Barry Defense is gonna give up the lead with little or no time left. More possessions for a hopefully high powered offense please.