The Green Bay Packers are headed to Cleveland for the preseason opener against the Browns on Saturday afternoon. Matt LaFleur’s team looks young, deep and talented entering 2024, but the depth chart is far from settled, especially at a few key positions. While all the work on the practice field and in meetings is important to determining winners and losers of various competitions, performances during live preseason games might be the most important evaluation point overall.
Here are the most important position battles to watch when the Packers open the preseason schedule on Saturday in Cleveland:
Kicker
It’s certainly possible the Packers would have been playing in the NFC title game this past January had team’s kicking situation been in a more stable and reliable place.