5 dream scenarios for Packers in 2023 season
By John Buhler
After narrowly missing out on the playoffs, the Green Bay Packers are hoping for good fortune in the upcoming NFL season.
Although the 2023 Green Bay Packers may not have the highest of ceilings, they are actually picking a pretty good time to reload, or slightly rebuild, to be totally honest here.
While making the NFC playoffs with a new starting quarterback in Jordan Love would certainly be incredible, that is not what this year is about. What is most important is being able to reset and solidify a new foundation in which to build on in the years to come. Green Bay has done a better job than most NFL franchises of sustaining success for the better part of three decades now.
No, they are not winning the Super Bowl, but these five outcomes would be tremendous for them.
Green Bay Packers: 5 dream scenarios for the upcoming 2023 NFL season
5. Detroit Lions crumble, Minnesota Vikings pull back, Chicago Bears still stink
Outside of their six games in-division, this scenario is entirely out of the Packers’ control. However, it would be pretty sweet from their perspective to see the entire NFC North division not live up to expectations, outside of all the good things the Packers can do. This is all about the Detroit Lions crumbling under pressure, the Minnesota Vikings pulling back and the Chicago Bears being awful.
In truth, I don’t think we are going to get all three of these scenarios, in addition to the Packers playing up to their relatively low potential for Green Bay standards. But if I had to pick two of three outside of Green Bay to unfold, it would be to short the Bears and for the Vikings to pull back. I do like what the Lions are doing, so if the Packers aren’t winning the North, my money is on Detroit.
My beef with the Bears is I don’t think Ryan Poles knows what he is doing, and Kevin Warren is a walking disaster. With Minnesota, you do realize that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah wants to blow this thing up like a science fair project, right? As far as the Lions are concerned, they do have the potential of getting to the NFC Championship game. They have the highest ceiling, but it is Detroit!
The Packers might be able to win 11 games, but to see their three rivals struggle would be funny.