The Green Bay Packers have just finished a very unexpected season.
Few anticipated that they would be as good as they were by the end of the season, much less go to the NFC Divisional Round.
Matt LaFleur’s team looked ahead of schedule, and they addressed Aaron Jones’ injury concerns by replacing him with Josh Jacobs.
This will essentially be the same roster next season, and the young players will only be better and more experienced.
On top of that, they finally replaced the underachieving Joe Barry with a new defensive coordinator, so they could be even more dangerous.
Nonetheless, NFL analyst Craig Carton doesn’t think they’re Super Bowl contenders right now.
If anything, he doesn’t even think of them as contenders in their own division.
Talking on The Carton Show, he stated that the Packers would finish third in the NFC North Division next season.
“The Green Bay Packers are coming in 3rd place in their own division this year,” Carton said.
This makes sense when you take into account that the Chicago Bears have improved greatly and will now have the No. 1 and No. 9 picks in the mix, while the Detroit Lions should still be the best team in the division.
However, the Packers have a young coach who has shown he is capable of leading the team and a wealth of skill on both sides of the ball.
To be honest, it’s difficult to foresee what will happen with this separation.
With the Minnesota Vikings as the lone exception, it ought to be among the league’s most competitive on paper.
Nevertheless, this league has witnessed stranger incidents in the past.
