Interesting that the article did not mention Monk. He is a center and should be considered. Maybe Mitch left it to only players that have played.

Myers should only be signed if it does not cost too much. If he is reasonable with his negotiations he would be a good experienced player on the team. Yes he would have to compete to keep his job. My prediction is he will try free agency and some team will over pay him because teams are always looking for young experienced centers. The Packers need to get nastier upfront on both sides of the ball and stop the presnap and post snap penalties.

The Packers priorities in signing players is McManus and Slayton. Not saying which is more important but those are the two we must keep. The rest of the FAs are as we can get them. I would love to see the Packers sign a FA or two for both lines. Edge is difficult because any player you sign they will have to pay a lot. They need to be smart.

Draft looks to be sign the BAP in these groups no particular order, CB, DL, OL and possibly two CBs and DE. It all starts up front.

Andy made a persuasive case for why Khalil Mack (edge) would be a great free agent signing. I think we need to go big and bold in free agency. We have had a hard time finding someone to fill in for Jaire at CB. So that needs to be resolved as well. The great teams get turnovers they don't give them. So, edge and CB are the top priorities and it would be great if those could be bolstered in free agency.
I like to think that our number one pick of last year may be able to contribute on the OL in 25. Gute has this uncanny ability to be weak on his first round picks but excels in free agency. It is still to early to judge on both Watson and Morgan because of the chronic injuries. So, we will also need to draft another WR early.
For the Superbowl; it will be won by the team that had the best defense in the league ...The Eagles by 2.

packers need howie roseman! he has built the eagles on the trenches...and now he has the best roster in the nfl.
the prob he has not the refs and the clowns swift-kelce

A year ago, many of us thought that possibly the best Packers offensive line would be (left to right) Jordan, Jenkins, Tom, Rhyan, Walker. On paper, that line-up makes sense.
Unfortunately, reality has its own bias, and that's not going to be what happens.

At this point, the cost-benefit ratio says "keep Myers unless you can find a better starter in free agency." That could easily be a guard instead of a center. Jenkins is only 29, and could be a very good center for the next several years. Yes, he had a bad series of snaps in the sub-zero temperatures where EVERYONE was having problems; I don't worry about that.

I like the idea of Jenkins to center, adding a vet at either guard and drafting another stud guard. O-line needs to get stronger in the middle. Morgan needs to gain experience at NFL tackle because we need options on the outside. If we move our O-line up a level, our offense will have another gear - I promise.

On the defense, we need to get home with 4. We need a younger version of Kenny Clark to help collapse the pocket from the interior. Gutekunst also needs to pay heed to the college tape on these DE/OLB picks. If he hasn't shown the ability to do anything other than bull rush then don't expect a pass rush specialist.

We are now a run heavy team. We need an OL that is competent in the run game and the pass game as a result. Jenkins and Tom are that. Myers is, but we still need to see true consistency from him in both run and pass. There are signs that’s coming, but don’t fall into the trap of treating possibilities as certainties. Walker is extremely good in pass protection, but not in the run game. However I still have hope, and there were some signs, that he’s is improving there.

The weakness is C. That’s the fastest route into the back field and the source of most collapsed pockets and pressure this year. It’s also the key link in a between the tackles run game. It’s insane how well Jacobs covered that (Wilson too) with both broken tackles and yards after contact. When Barclay is getting 2 more yards per carry before contact than our RBs it makes one wonder how well he would have done with more stout C play.

Football is a game of small differences. When you have a weak spot that’s central to what one does, then it is imperative that one goes all out to improve it in terms of both talent and coaching emphasis, not just accept continuation.

On D, Slaton proved a useful piece. If his contract is reasonable I’d be open to resigning him as a situational piece. I still think we need another big man. It’s nuts that we don’t have depth and Wyatt isn’t that, he’s an attacking piece who is currently weak in the run game.

The big problem centers on Clark. Slimmed down he is no plugger and really struggled to overcome double teams. In the pass game that reflects the weakness of the non Slaton options, in Wyatt’s case mostly due to absence or being hindered. We need to improve our depth. We need to decide what Clark is and what he can do and go from there, but we need both more penetration and additional run capability (beyond Slaton). We need to unlock Clark or start planning to move on as he’s currently the fulcrum of our line and the most ever present member. Time for some really honest self appraisal of what we have and what we ask of them.

Watching this weekend, the Packers played as well as or better against these teams or at least the Eagles. The D especially. Wouldn't be surprised if the Chiefs don't make them their template to start with against the Eagles. Hope they fail because we don't want the Chiefs winning.

The losing QBs this weekend, and even Hurts made me feel better about Love and where he's at. When and if both lines on the Packers can take the next step, they can compete with anyone. The only way to beat KC is in the trenches, because as we saw this weekend, (and all season) if you give them a chance their QB will find and exploit it.

"...it’s likely the Packers will take at least one edge rusher in the draft."

I doubt it. It is possible they will draft a 4-3 DE.

Edge players play in a 3-4, from a 2 pt, far outside the OT's outside shoulder with the primary role to attack the QB, with run D is less a priority.

DE's in a 4-3 play on the OT in a 1 gap with co equal responsibility for run and pass D. Different skill sets and body types.

Preston Smith wanted to play edge, not DE...and requested trade to a 3-4 team.

I believe a quick, powerful big DT is a higher draft need than a DE. A successful, new DL coach will be the best off season acquisition, IMO.

Hopefully the Packers are still searching for an excellent DL coach-it's been quiet since 2 of their well-respected interviewees, Aaron Whitecotton (Jets) and Kacy Rodgers are now off the table. Jets will likely retain Whitecotton and Kacy R signed with the Lions.

Every single season, every single team wants to improve the trenches. There aren't many teams that are like "Oh,we're fine. We don't need any help."

A lot of it comes down to math....youcarry 9 Olinemen on the 53, and they're on 4 year contracts. You can't afford to pay everybody so most of those guys have to be on their rookie deal. The same applies to the the defense where we carry 9 DL.

I thought this was a solid write up. Kudos to the author.

I've been as supportive of Myers as anybody, but I'm hoping that bringing him back as a starter isn't Plan A. IMO, a better course of action for the Packers would be to spend some FA money on two dependable vet linemen. These don't have to be top tier guys, but they at least need to be good enough that we can put them on the field if we need to without them derailing the offense. We also need to spend a pick on an OL, because the next year we could lose 3 of our starters to FA. We also have to remember that Jenkins is expensive, he's getting older, and he does get injured sometimes.

IMO, for 2025, we move Jenkins to Center, put Morgan in at LG, and keep everybody else where they are. We acquire at least one solid, dependable vet. We hope that Glover or Monk has improved. And we should draft an OL in the mid rounds. Not some giant prospect, but a guy who can actually play if we need him.

For 2026, I'd try to resign Tom. He'd be the priority. In 2026, Jenkins would be 31 years old and a $25M cap hit, in the final year of his deal, so perhaps we could extend him and spread the cost over a couple of years. Morgan will still be under contract, so we'd have our starters at both tackle spots and Center.

Every year, I watch our season end with backup offensive linemen on the field for us. This year, we know what happened. Last year, we had Nijman on the field for an injured Tom when Bosa got around him and pressured Love into the game ending interception. In 2020, we lost Bakhtairi right before the playoffs, and the next year we still didn't have him AND we were missing Jenkins, too.

Over and over again. Every year. That #8 or #9 OL? He needs to be able to play, because he'll be on the field for us in the playoffs.

The Dline was one of the best in the league v the run, which was really important to people a year ago. Virtually every contributing member of that group is under contract for next year, except Slaton. I think it's really unlikely the Packers are going to opt to spend resources there when the need at CB, and on the OL, is so much greater.

We're also going to have to spend a premium pick replacing Watson. CB, WR, OL. I think those are the areas we're going to focus.

Last year Jordan Morgan was not allowed to compete at OT, or if he was, it was decided very early on that the team was going to roll with Tom and Walker, so they had Morgan compete strictly at guard. Has that equation changed in such a way that Morgan competes at OT this year? I'm not against it, but I would think that, if anything, he will be even more needed at guard now, with Josh Myers possibly leaving. Tom played very well, and I think Walker played well enough to start again next year. Morgan missed valuable experience with all of his injuries, and his second season unfortunately may need to be essentially a do-over.

I wouldn't consider the OL great, but there was some consistency there. Jacobs was very good at making defenders miss or break tackles. Take that away and the result may have been very different. And at the end of the season, the jet sweeps were not very effective. Myers was pedestrian at best and it showed in the playoff game how important depth is. We need more depth and some improvement from the young players. That was not evident during the year.

And we need more pass rush. Free agent or draft, we need an input of pass rush talent. Enough said.

But here is what we need: A defense and DC that can get two stops in the fourth quarter like the KC did. And second, a QB and HC to dink and dunk down the field like KC did. Mahomes never threw a long ball in the game yesterday. He managed the game to score at an effective rate. Their game plan had to be built on that. And his go to receiver caught two balls.

The Packers have the talent to win. Will they make the sacrifices and changes to take what the other team gives them and manage the game to win.

It feels like this O-Line is one "good" lineman from being a solid unit. Hopefully Morgan can live up to his pedigree this upcoming season.