And not because the Packers want to win with one of the best arms to play the quarterback position, it’s because he’s in charge of changing an entire culture.
Think about his predecessor. Ted Thompson would rather walk across hot burning coals than spend money on free agents — from his own team or elsewhere. That mindset eventually makes its way around the league.
There’s a reason that Charles Woodson and Julius Peppers were the most impactful free agent signings in 2006 and 2014. Those two bookended marginal talents like Samkon Gado and Don Barclay.
Gutekunst has to make Green Bay a destination city for free agents again.