This won't be popular, but since it's Easter season, the 'put all their eggs in one basket' saw applies.

Unless the Packers catch a lucky dip at CB with their first second pick this year, or a Diggs-like reclamation project can be found on the cheap, the back end will remain the liability it's been.

The Parsons get wasn't necessarily a bad move, but everyone in the building had to know the impact it was going to have filling position group needs both in the sense of cap space and draft capital.

Rather than the thorn.
Look for the Beauty of the rose.
Our secondary will be just fine.
It's the pass rush you need to worry about.

Gute has failed the organization by neglecting the cornerback position in the draft . The current situation speaks for itself . Any other team would have fired him and MLF . I hope this is their last chance to prove me wrong .

The Packers would do well to replace both Nixon and Valentine's their starting CBs. They need at least one NFL level shutdown CB and another legit NFL starting CB. CB is yet another position group neglected by Gute along with the DL and OL. The question is why? The Packers may be in a championship window but as of today they don't have the roster for it and they don't have either the draft capital or the salary cap space to get there, at least not for the 2026 season.

Maybe that will change with the draft and subsequent UDFA signings but that is a big ask. Let's see where we're at after the draft. Thanks, Since '61

Who needs CBs when you have Parsons. Most fans think he equals three players so I guess as long as he is on the field we only need nine good players. Oh that's right he has to be on the field. It would be nice to have 8 picks this year with one of those being a first rounder. Life will only get worse as a Packer fan.

There are plenty of Jeff Hafley fans around here, but his lack of creativity in rushing the passer--especially after Parsons got hurt--really exposed the DBs. Yes, teams adjusted to the Packers' pass rush early by throwing quick hitters and running mis-direction, but there never really was a response by Hafley. He wanted to play coverage, and that did little to help his DBs or his defense in general. Wyatt's injury cut down on the interior pressure...coupled to the injury to Parsons, Hafley needed to be better. Some question whether it was LaF telling Hafley to play it conservatively. I guess we'll find out with Gannon.

"Not to mention that, purely from a numbers perspective, the Packers need to start adding more corners to the roster, because after the 2026 season, they’ll have just one! "

As we've been saying around the discussions, the Packers need to start turning over the CB room--last season. Actually, they did start that process by not offering to Stokes or Ballentine and bringing in Hobbs, but Hobbs couldn't make the transition to the outside like Nixon did. They cut him loose with a June designation, which needed to happen, although Gute could've done what he did with Banks which was trust that there would be improvement. That said, the strength of the safety group means that they're often only playing 2 CB which means that good health can allow them to get away with being top-heavy at the position.

"Benjamin St-Juste represents a mid-tier signing to the cornerback room, the kind of signing that I was, quite frankly, a little scared that the Packers might pursue. "

He's exactly what we expected, isn't he? He played very well as a role players on a very good defense with the Chargers, and he's a good fit for the defense Gannon wants to run. It's possible that his improvement was a product of the players around him, but the Packers aren't paying him top dollar. A high-end CB is going to demand around $15M AAV, and that just wasn't going to happen.

I agree: there will be a flurry of signings right after the draft, and I'd expect--unless they draft heavily into the defensive backfield--that the Packers bring in another vet at that point. I don't think Carrington Valentine weighs into the Packers' future plans, so displacing him in favor of a rookie who can play right now shouldn't be a big deal.

"My guess as of now is that we’d see one rookie, Kamal Hadden, who MLF had extremely high praise for at the end of last season. "

The kind of injury Kamal Hadden suffered can be career-ending. Not everyone comes back from a fully broken lower leg. The Packers have a better clue as to how he's progressing in his recovery and will have some idea whether or not he might make it back, but I'd be moving forward as if he's not going to make it. Melton is mostly a special teamer. After his much-publicized position change, he didn't play one snap on defense all last season. He played 96 on offense.

Is it time for the second "Randy Moss Draft" as Ron Wolf called it where they took Antuan Edwards at 1, Fred Vinson at 2 and Mike McKenzie at 3. Edwards busted, Vinson had injury issues and was traded for Ahman Green and McKenzie was the real deal as a starter and won a Super Bowl with the Saints. Talk about going all in.

" While Bullard did have a breakout season in 2025 and should be a viable long term option for the Packers, Valentine and Nixon failed to hold their own once the pass rush collapsed late in the season. In my opinion, teams with Super Bowl aspirations can’t rely on corners like that."

Look no further than what the Rams did this off-season. They realized in 1 year( it's taken the Packers 4 years) that they couldn't win it all with average or below average CBs, no matter how good the rest of the defense is. I still don't understand how they managed to pay that much money out and still be cap compliant, but kudos to them for committing to fixing a problem.

Gutey blew the Hobbs signing, plain and simple. His injury history was common knowledge, yet we still signed him for alot of money. Maybe even worse was the fact that he played primarily Slot and we needed Boundary. It's way past time to stop experimenting with square peg in a round hole. It's not as big of a deal when it a 6th round draft pick or a vet on minimum that fails, but flushing the money we paid Hobbs really sets us back.

This rebuild should have started last year as dobber said. Everyone was so fired up about whether GB would finally pick a WR early, when we were already 6 deep at the position. I understand drafting for the future, but when all the best DTs and first round WRs were gone by #22, we should have traded back for more picks. Who knows? Golden would probably still have been there at #40. At the worst, if GB really wanted a WR, Higgins, Royal, Tre Harris, & Luther Burden were all still available.

At worst, GB could have moved back, gained another 3rd round pick or more, selected 2 CBs in the first 3 rounds, and started our rebuild then. I know it's hindsight, but we didn't need a first round WR, or for that matter a WR in the 3rd. The biggest holes were CB & DT, we ignored them both, and now they are the biggest needs in 2026 too. Since there are different bigger needs every year, now add in OL, NT, Edge, & TE as big needs for 2026. That's a big list to fill and Santa Claus isn't going to do it.

In today's NFL with the salary cap and the Packers seldom drafting among the top ten in the league, it's tough to have a football team with stars at all positions. The Packers are fortunate to have one of the better starting quarterbacks in the league along with one of the best pass rushers in the league as well. The defense on the back end is among the best. The NFL draft along with the salary cap continually shuffles the NFL towards parity. The Packers have remained a cut above for decades in large part because of the success we have had with the talent playing directly behind the center. It's no longer a given that we will run away with the crown in the NFC North, but I do believe we will be among the better teams to take the field this year. Overall, we have more positives than negatives regarding our favorite team.

Packers never get corner right, remember when they drafted 2 safeties to convert to DB, Rollins and somebody?

I would generally say that over the last 10 years, the Packers have been "aggressive but inconsistent" in drafting CBs. They know that you can't have enough corners, but their inability to develop 2nd-round talent (Rollins, King, Jackson) forced them to keep spending 1st-round picks to fix the same problem. Compared to the NFL average, the Packers have drafted more CBs in the first and second rounds than most teams...yet the results have been 'mixed' If not for JA, their ROI in 1st and 2nd rounders at CB would be horrible - and a deep self-study would be in order (do our scouts suck, do our coaches suck, did our schemes suck, do we misplay/position our CBs, etc.) because there's a pattern...

GB's prioritization of CB drafting has changed in the last 10 years. From 2017–2021, their average CB draft position was Pick 61 (early 2nd round). From 2022–2025, that average fell way to Pick 241 (late 7th round) relying on the 7th round and free agency (e.g., Keisean Nixon) to fill the room. Maybe they realize they are poor at assessing/drafting/developing more top end college CBs and so stay away from 'wasting' early round picks on them. If so, good for recognizing their weaknesses and finding other avenues to fill those needs. (Why keep banging your head against a wall and expecting different results, eh?)

Despite the recent 7th-round trend, the Packers' 10-year average draft position (121) is "higher" (earlier in the draft) than the NFL average (138). This indicates that when the Packers decide they need a cornerback, they are more willing than the average peer to use a high-value pick rather than waiting for the middle rounds.

So to sum, studies like FTN Fantasy and PFF have noted that while the Packers have spent high capital, the "hit rate" has been inconsistent. Aside from Jaire Alexander (All-Pro), high picks like Kevin King, Josh Jackson, and Eric Stokes (due to injuries/performance) did not provide the long-term ROI typically expected of Top-33 selections.

This is different than, GB's 'edge'/OLB drafting where they are aggressive and top-heavy in their defensive end drafting. They spend roughly 45% more draft capital (in terms of pick value) on the position than the average NFL team, preferring to secure one elite prospect every few years rather than taking a "flyer" on a late-round DE every season.

FYI -- over the last decade the Chiefs arguably hold the highest Return on Investment (ROI) in drafting cornerbacks. While teams like the Jets (Sauce Gardner) or Ravens (Marlon Humphrey) have drafted elite "shutdown" corners in the first round, the Chiefs find All-Pro and high-level starting talent in the middle-to-late rounds. Maybe this is b/c DC Spag's system prioritizes physical, press-man corners and the scouting department has mastered identifying the specific traits (length and speed) that fit this scheme in later rounds whereas the Pack flounders around more? They found something that works...so they can let their top CBs go in UFA vs. pay 'em and just 'draft and reload' allowing them to allocate cap dollars elsewhere on the roster and have more CBs on rookie contracts doing above average jobs...

Well I was having a good day until you mentioned the words Green Bay & cornerback DAMMIT MAN where is my blood pressure meds

Dairyland Express just posted this article on possible FA CB:

Martin Emerson Jr. is Worth the Gamble for the Packers
Emerson Jr. suffered a season-ending injury in training camp with the Browns ahead of the 2025 campaign. He had a down year in 2024, but his physical tools and athleticism made him a prime bounce-back candidate before that unfortunate situation torpedoed whatever chances he had of changing the narrative around his play.

Emerson broke out in year three, logging 80 total tackles (62 solo), three tackles for loss, five passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovered, playing and starting all 17 games for Jim Schwartz's defense. As a rookie, Pro Football Focus gave him a 72.5 grade, a 72.4 pass-rush grade, and a 75.1 coverage grade, so the potential to be a difference-maker on the back end is most definitely there.

Standing at 6'2" and weighing in at 201 pounds, Emerson is a big-bodied cornerback who can hold his own against larger and possibly stronger receivers. He has covered tight ends and running backs, lining up all over the field; in the box, in the slot, and outside. Of course, there are always risks when it comes to players coming off an Achilles tear, but he makes perfect sense on a one-year "prove it" contract.