But can he and Russ Ball pull it off?
An early exit from the playoffs is always a disappointment, but this year’s loss to the 49ers seemed especially crushing. Probably because everything was supposed to be set up to work in the Packers’ favor. Home field, cold weather, bye week, injured players coming back, et al.
For me the loss was most devastating because of my perception that this was the last shot before the team is forced to break up the band. Even after redoing the contracts of Kenny Clark and Aaron Jones, Green Bay is still around $39 million over the 2022 cap limit, and that doesn’t even include money for free agents, draft picks and practice squad.