First I have always agreed that the Packers would get compensation for Rodgers however your posts earlier in the year clearly stated they were going to get 2 #1s and #2s. I could quote them back to you by I don't think it's necessary for me to go that far out of respect for you.

Second, I advocated for Rodgers to be traded after the 2021 season. In fact I specifically posted that after the Packers offensive debacle against the 49ers in the playoff game at home. I will quote myself from my first post after the game. "The Packers need a new QB. It''s time to move on from Rodgers to get as much as possible for him in a trade during the upcoming post season." So I realized that Rodgers was no longer capable to take us where we want to go immediately after the loss to SF and I posted accordingly and continued to advocate for Rodgers to the traded throughout the 2022 off season. At least until the Packers signed him to his current ridiculous contract. So I would appreciate it if you don't put either words or thoughts in my posts that I have not expressed. I'll thank you in advance for that.

Third, If the team is not in cap hell then what would call the Packers current cap situation and why didn't we sign any meaningful and significant Free Agents during the current FA period? On Monday, general manager Brian Gutekunst said during the owners meeting, in Phoenix, that "we're limited financially" when asked if the Packers would re-sign Mason Crosby. Instead of "cap hell" may be it would be better if I used Gute's phrase "we're limited financially". sounds like the GM of the Packers admitting that the team is in cap hell.

As for weak spots the Packers do not currently have a starting TE on the roster. They currently do not have a starting Safety on the roster unless you want to consider Savage, who was benched last season, as a starting Safety. Think about that, being benched while playing on a Joe Barry defense is not exactly a sign that All=Pro is in his future, but who knows anything can happen. The Packers need help at Edge at least until Gary returns and that assumes that Gary returns to his All-Pro form which is unlikely in 2023 given the injury he suffered. Let's not forget that Preston Smith has not been an epitome of consistency during his time in Green Bay. At DL we have exactly one legitimate NFL player, specifically Kenny Clark. Playing next to him we have thoughts and prayers. Yes, they may evolve in 2023 but that has yet to be seen. On offense not only do we not have a starting TE but at this point we really have only one starting WR in Watson. Doubs and Toure have potential but Doubs needs to stay on the field and Toure is a question mark at this point. Starting OL should be solid but depth as you yourself have pointed out in numerous posts is questionable. You have posted that we have 6 or 7 OLs depending on the day and the post but we need 9. So we are at least short 2 players there. The Packers have yet to identify a backup QB for Love and the team needs at least one more RB. As for STs who is our kicker?

So out of 9 position groups on the team, QB, RB, OL, TE, WR, DL, Edge, ILB, DB the Packers have holes to fill in 8 of the position groups. all except for ILB where in reality we could use to add some depth with the loss of Barnes via FA. But you don't see any weak spots. OK I feel much better now.

The coaching staff is an entire article by itself. We have an HC who doesn't appear to know anything about defense or STs and who is an alleged offensive genius. Yet during 2021 and 2022 he has shown nothing effective in terms of a Red Zone offense, who has made questionable decisions about the OL in 2022, the 2020 and 2021 playoffs. Decisions which probably cost us both of the playoff games and at least a few games during 2022. Then in 2022 he continued to play his starting QB through broken thumb, knee and rib injuries when he had a backup QB allegedly ready to play. What? Really? Why? Then there is the hiring and now retaining of DC Barry for "continuity". Continuity of what? Playing our DBs 7-10 yards off the LOS. Plus unable to tackle or stop the run or generate an effective pass rush. Should we get to the promoting and keeping of Drayton as the ST coach after Drayton demonstrated that he was clueless and a decision which ultimately cost the Packers their 20221 season. To be fair I will give whoever made the decision to hire Bisaccia credit, whoever that was. I don't know if it was Murphy, Gute or MLF. But if MLF then he deserves Kudos for the hire. Plus Bisaccia has now been promoted to Assistant HC and hopefully that is warming MLFs seat for 2023 because the next step for Bisaccia is at least interim HC if Matt LaChooch falters.

You may be correct and I hope that you are about not being 2 seasons away but I think we need good to excellent drafts in 2023 and 2024, plus 2 seasons to free up our cap space plus at least 2 seasons for Love to reach the point to be ready to lead the Packers back to an SB. Hence I think 2025 will be our next best season to compete late Ito the playoffs. It could happen sooner and that would be great but I'm not expecting it.

This will be my 62nd season as a Packers fan and I hope you're correct that "this', whatever that means will play out this season. As I have since 1961, I will be rooting for the Packers to win the championship. I will not give up on a game or a season until it is played out. However, you are relatively new here at CHTV so I will give you the benefit of the doubt. I always come down hard on mangement during the off seasons unless the team wins the championship. For me the off season is the time to question the FO and the coaching and consider what they could/should have done better and should be doing to improve the team. So I play the critic and Devil's Advocate for most of the off season. However, once the season begins I support the team 100% and as I posted I never give up on a game or a season until it's over. Long term posters here know and have known this about me going back to 2010 and the ALLGBP blog.

In conclusion there may be crow on the menu however it won't be for me because I will be supporting the Packers all the way to the SB in 2023 and beyond. But I will give the coaches and the FO hell in the offseason when the team fails to reach their annually stated goal. Realistically in 2023 I can see the Packers winning an average, at best, NFC North. But given Love's first season as a starter I can and accept that the Packers won't get that far. As I have also posted we need to give Love a chance and we need to manage our expectations accordingly. But who knows stranger things have happened in sports and I've witnessed many of them. LH you can wake up now, I'm done. Thanks, Since '61

Oppy you're spot on as usual. The Murphy/Gute/Ball dynamic has been the biggest issue with this team since Murphy established it back in 2018. I agree completely. Two more seasons to go. Then who knows? But it will be a time to get the FO correct again. Thanks, Since '61

It was funny, gross, and not sure if I was supposed to be comparing the two lol - so I didn't know how to take it. Horrible imagery for sure though lol.

My only worry is the cap hit and whether the Packers view that as worthy enough to take on considering out current dilemmas with an almost empty player bank account.