For many of the later offseasons under Ted Thompson as general manager, the Green Bay Packers appeared to be one or two players away from being true Super Bowl contenders. The Packers were able to push their way into the postseason on numerous occasions, only to fall short as some of their holes and lack of depth were exposed.
Since Brian Gutekunst took over the reigns, however, Green Bay has cast a wide net over free agency and other avenues of acquiring talent. Although the Packers have still been unable to move past the NFC Championship Game in recent seasons, it has not been for a lack of effort under Gutekunst, and much of the current push has come from the splashes the GM made back in 2019.