INDIANAPOLIS (WLUK) — The NFL Scouting Combine kicks off Tuesday morning in Indianapolis, marking the unofficial start of the NFL offseason.

There’s a lot of questions the Green Bay Packers will need to answer this offseason. That includes who will be the team’s new special teams coordinator.

Replacing Rich Bisaccia, who stepped down last week after four seasons in Titletown, is one of the hot topics Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst will be asked about during the combine. It will be Gutekunst’s first time speaking to the media since Bisaccia’s departure was announced.

The timing of it was rather interesting, considering just a few weeks ago, Gutekunst was praising Bisaccia for his impact on special teams production.

“We’ve improved. We’ve gotten a lot better. So, I have a lot of faith in Rich and what we’re doing there,” Gutekunst said. “What Rich brings to this football team and our culture is… he’s a really impactful coach around here,”

However, both he and head coach Matt LaFleur did acknowledge after the Packers’ season-ending loss to the Chicago Bears that there are some areas of improvement when it comes to special teams — the unit the team calls “We-Fense.”

“That last game, obviously we missed some kicks. Brandon [McManus] had made 32 straight going into that game, so we certainly didn’t see it coming, but we’ve got to be better in those situations,” said Gutekunst.

Added LaFleur, “We did give up a big return in the game. We just didn’t win on the outside. Our flyers got pinned inside and you saw the result. Those are the things, for a protection standpoint and a coverage standpoint, that I absolutely think they’ve got to be on point.

Along with examining new draft picks, the NFL Scouting Combine is also an opportunity to talk with agents and begin courting players set to hit the open market. The Packers will be looking to add depth at cornerback and defensive tackle, but there’s also a lot of question marks regarding the offensive line — especially at center.

With Elgton Jenkins’ release seeming inevitable, will the Packers look internally or externally for his replacement? Maybe bring back Sean Rhyan? The O-line, which was such a strength for the Packers in 2023 and 2024, was anything but that last season, including in the playoffs.

“A good play is the first play of the second half. I mean, we’ve got Luke Musgrave — that’s gonna be a huge, explosive gain — and we don’t fan out to the corner blitzing off the edge. There was multiple protection busts. Give them credit, they amped up their level of pressure and we didn’t adjust to it,” LaFleur said of the Bears.

“Yeah, I think it was a lot of moving parts. We just never quite got off the way we wanted to,” Gutekunst said. “We had some young players in there, some guys that had moved positions because of injuries that happened, some guys in contract years and things like that. There was a lot of things going on there. But that is definitely one of the areas we need to be better at if we’re going to accomplish the things we want to in December and January,” said Gutekunst.

He will speak twice Tuesday from Indianapolis –first with Wisconsin media in a private session, then publicly at the combine podium.