The Green Bay Packers’ youth, on both sides of the ball, is certainly one reason why the franchise experienced a four-game losing streak this season prior to Sunday’s victory against the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field. And even though that four-game losing streak will likely impede them from making a playoff push late in the season, you want to see the young talent get better as the season goes on. The Week 9 performance was a step in the right direction, especially for the 2023 draft class.
General manager Brian Gutekunst’s trade of cornerback Rasul Douglas forced cornerback Carrington Valentine, the team’s seventh-round selection, into action as a starter opposite of Jaire Alexander against the Rams, and the Kentucky product delivered.