And it all started with Anthony Barr’s hit on Aaron Rodgers. If Rodgers hadn’t got hurt, would there have really been so many changes in Green Bay? Would Brian Gutekunst have replaced Ted Thompson as general manager? Would Mike McCarthy have made such big changes to his staff?
Despite the excitement in January, the offseason is only just beginning. The Packers have a number of questions to answer in the coming months, and how they do so will determine whether they are ready to make a serious Super Bowl push in 2018.