The Green Bay Packers finished the season well, winning four of their final five games (their only defeat came in the
division round against the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers). The Packers had finally clicked, and it appeared
that first-year starting quarterback Jordan Love was putting the pieces together after sitting behind Packers
superstar Aaron Rodgers for a few years.
After Week 15, the Packers won a series of close of wins including against the Panthers, the Vikings, and the Bears to
close out the regular season. They would also beat the Dallas Cowboys in a not-so-close battle in Dallas in the wild
card round. But it seems that the Packers will be even better, next year. Here’s why.
They draft 25th and rank 21st in NFL Cap Space, according to OverTheCap.com. They will have to cut $2.85 million
before the new season and there are some easy ways to do this for the Packers. If they were to cut David Bahktiari,
they would save more than enough money in order to prepare for the draft as well as any other free agents they
might be able to get for cheap. While his dead cap space would cost the Packers $19 million, the remaining money on
his contract is huge and he has been injury-prone the past few years.
As free agency approaches, rumors abound that the Chicago Bears and safety Eddie Jackson may part ways. The
second section of the article states that Jackson will join the Packers. Given the rivalry between the two clubs,
Jackson’s decision to make such alteration would be highly unusual.
