State of the Packers With Training Camp on Horizon
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers haven’t won the Super Bowl since 2010. They will restart what’s been a fruitless pursuit of their fifth Lombardi Trophy when they hit the practice field for the first time of training camp on July 27.
“I think our guys came in with the right mindset and it was very, very productive,” coach Matt LaFleur, who has led the Packers to three NFC North championships in his three years on the job, said at the end of the offseason practices.
“It was nice to get back to some normalcy and having these guys around all offseason and implement a few new things and really in each area. And so, I think the foundation’s been laid, so to speak, but it is important that these guys can continue to build upon what they’ve done and come in to training camp in great shape and ready to go.”
The Packers are favored to win the NFC North and, as usual with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, are on the short list of prime Super Bowl contenders. The trade of Davante Adams will add an additional hurdle.
“I like production over potential,” Rodgers said of a receiver corps that also lost Marquez Valdes-Scantling but added Sammy Watkins and three draft picks. “We have some production. We have a lot of potential, so we need to temper expectations and heighten the accountability.”
The uncertainty at receiver notwithstanding, the reasons for optimism are obvious. Rodgers has won back-to-back NFL MVPs, the running back duo of Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon is one of the best in the league and the defense could be elite.
Here’s a look at the state of the Packers with training camp on the horizon.