As mentioned in the blog this morning, Brian Gutekunst met with the media on Tuesday evening. While Aaron Rodgers was the star of the show even though this is about the NFL Draft, Gutekunst delivered an awesome response related to free agency. Many people criticized Green Bay for not going after anyone in free agency. They started to call Gutekunst, a young Ted Thompson. Well the response that Gutekunst delivered was a pure message to the haters and losers. He doesn’t always show a personality, but here was a good example of it.

COCKY AF https://t.co/IKKfrXRS2l

— Charlie of SnoTapWI (@SnoTapWI) April 27, 2021

In a lot of ways, he’s right. Think about this for a second. There wasn’t a better running back option than Aaron Jones. What other running backs were available that were better than the Packers running back? Packers made a great deal with Jones too which helps things. If David Bakhtiari was on the market, he would have easily been the best free agent on the market even with his ACL injury. Kenny Clark would have been a top-five free agent without question. For Gutekunst to retain Jones, Clark, and Bahkiari is truly impressive, and in a weird way, this is a very successful offseason.

Put it this way, there are teams that would not be able to bring back all three guys because of other moves, they’ve made in the past. But due to Green Bay’s consistent approach with free agency and not overspending, they’re able to bring back their guys. For those who might disagree, consider this. If Green Bay had Bakhtiari, Packers are likely in the Super Bowl. While that sounds a bit intense, it’s true. One of the bigger reasons the Packers lost in the NFC Championship was they couldn’t stop the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers’ pass rush.

Also it’s worth noting, June 1st is still coming where free agency starts up again. Those are usually situations where Green Bay can get good value. I wouldn’t sleep on them making a move or two.

Charlie.