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After signing Aaron Banks and Nate Hobbs, how did the Packers\u2019 offseason compare to those of their NFC rivals?<\/p>\n
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Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst speaks during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n
GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 The Green Bay Packers entered the offseason with money to spend. They spent it, but did they improve?<\/p>\n
The 33rd Team\u2019s Tyler Brooke graded every team\u2019s offseason (AFC and NFC). The good news is the Packers got a B-minus. The bad news is only 10 teams received a C, D or F.<\/p>\n
Green Bay entered the offseason with only one player it absolutely had to re-sign. That was kicker Brandon McManus, who signed a three-year contract before the start of free agency.<\/p>\n
The biggest signing was guard Aaron Banks. Not only do the Packers have a new starter on the offensive line but they\u2019ll have a new configuration on their line, with Elgton Jenkins moving from left guard to center to replace Josh Myers and Banks stepping in at left guard.<\/p>\n
The size of Banks\u2019 contract was staggering, though. The four-year, $77 million contract makes him the sixth-highest-paid guard in the NFL by average salary. Banks has not been a top-six guard. Or a top-10 guard. Or even a top-20 guard.<\/p>\n
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PFF\u2019s grades should not be taken as definitive but, for what they\u2019re worth, Banks ranked 32nd out of 66 guards who played 500 snaps last season. In PFF\u2019s pass-blocking efficiency, which measures sacks, hits and hurries allowed per pass-blocking snap, he ranked 36th.<\/p>\n
The Packers are betting $27 million \u2013 that\u2019s the size of his signing bonus \u2013 that Banks will take the next step in his career and become a significantly above-average blocker.<\/p>\n
The Packers also signed cornerback Nate Hobbs. His four-year, $48 million contract ranks 21st at the position in annual pay. That\u2019s a lot of money for a player who has spent a lot of time sidelined by injuries.<\/p>\n
Hobbs played 49.9 percent of the defensive snaps in 2024, 68.5 percent in 2023, 59.4 percent in 2022 and 72.4 percent as a rookie in 2021. After missing only one game in 2021, he was sidelined for 16 of a possible 51 games the last three seasons.<\/p>\n
The Packers are betting $16 million \u2013 the size of his signing bonus \u2013 that he\u2019ll stay healthy and become an every-down defender.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose are two moves that definitely improve Green Bay’s roster, but there are still holes that went unaddressed, most notably a premier pass rusher and a proven No. 1 receiver,\u201d Brooke wrote. \u201cThe Packers will need to hit home runs at both spots in the NFL Draft to elevate themselves into legitimate Super Bowl contenders.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Packers\u2019 ability to contend isn\u2019t only about their offseason additions. It\u2019s about gaining ground on the premier teams in the NFC.<\/p>\n
The Detroit Lions, who swept the Packers last season survived an enormous list of impact injuries to repeat as NFC North champions, received a B-plus. They lost both of their coordinators but got better on defense with cornerback D.J. Reed and defensive tackle Ray Lopez.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Vikings, who swept the Packers to earn a chance to win the No. 1 seed in Week 18, got an A after adding power in the trenches and re-signing running back Aaron Jones and cornerback Byron Murphy. The Vikings and Rams, who replaced Cooper Kupp with Davante Adams, had the best grades in the NFC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Vikings now have a loaded roster on both sides of the ball that should take a lot of pressure off of their first-round quarterback,\u201d Brooke wrote.<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Eagles, who swept the Packers and won the Super Bowl, got a C-plus after losing Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Darius Slay and Mekhi Becton in free agency.<\/p>\n
The Washington Commanders, who surged into the playoffs behind rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels got an A-minus after acquiring left tackle Laremy Tunsil, among others.<\/p>\n\n
GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 The Green Bay Packers entered the offseason with money to spend. They spent it, but did they improve? The 33rd Team\u2019s Tyler Brooke graded ever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"\n
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