Tucker Kraft’s ACL recovery promises a game-changing boost for the Green Bay Packers in 2026, potentially re-establishing him as Jordan Love’s elite target.
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And you have the Packers who, they’re, they’re clearly, they’re clearly kind of, their whole game is development, right?
And you have the Packers who, they’re, they’re clearly, they’re clearly kind of, their whole game is development, right?
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
We’re, we’re gonna develop, we’re gonna, we’re gonna hope Jordan Love takes one more step to get to that elite category.
We’re, we’re gonna develop, we’re gonna, we’re gonna hope Jordan Love takes one more step to get to that elite category.
I think they’re putting a lot of playoff hopes on Jordan Love being an MVP-type quarterback.
I think they’re putting a lot of playoff hopes on Jordan Love being an MVP-type quarterback.
I think the Lions are taking a step backward.
I think the Lions are taking a step backward.
They, they haven’t- Yeah done anything in free agency.
They, they haven’t- Yeah done anything in free agency.
what are your thoughts on just in general where the Packers stand right now?
what are your thoughts on just in general where the Packers stand right now?
Right now, to me, it seems like we’re, we’re kind of in a three-way tie between the Bears, the Vikings, and, and let’s see kind of how things shake out over the course of the season.
Right now, to me, it seems like we’re, we’re kind of in a three-way tie between the Bears, the Vikings, and, and let’s see kind of how things shake out over the course of the season.
It’s, it’s kind of fun, isn’t it, Andrew, where all three of those teams are trying to, like, actively win, right?
It’s, it’s kind of fun, isn’t it, Andrew, where all three of those teams are trying to, like, actively win, right?
Those are three teams that are trying to make runs, like, like deep runs into the playoffs.
Those are three teams that are trying to make runs, like, like deep runs into the playoffs.
The Bears, we have their eyes set on an NFC Championship game.
The Bears, we have their eyes set on an NFC Championship game.
The, the, the Vikings feel like, “Man, if we had Sam Darnold, we’d be Super Bowl champions.”
The, the, the Vikings feel like, “Man, if we had Sam Darnold, we’d be Super Bowl champions.”
Yeah.
Yeah.
you know, the Packers all the same, you know, like, “Hey, we, we were so close,” so number- If Michael Parsons was healthy, if Tucker Kraft was healthy And how cool is that where it’s like all of these teams are all feeling that and wa- and feeling that level of, like, we can go now.
you know, the Packers all the same, you know, like, “Hey, we, we were so close,” so number- If Michael Parsons was healthy, if Tucker Kraft was healthy And how cool is that where it’s like all of these teams are all feeling that and wa- and feeling that level of, like, we can go now.
Makes it fun.
Makes it fun.
Makes it super competitive.
Makes it super competitive.
Now, where do the Packers stand?
Now, where do the Packers stand?
I, I think that, you know, I, I don’t love honestly where they stand.
I, I think that, you know, I, I don’t love honestly where they stand.
I really like what, you know, Chicago’s gotta feel pretty good.
I really like what, you know, Chicago’s gotta feel pretty good.
Well, actually, no, I, I don’t know, man.
Well, actually, no, I, I don’t know, man.
I, I, I actually think Minnesota might be, might have the most excitement around them because they bring Kyler in.
I, I, I actually think Minnesota might be, might have the most excitement around them because they bring Kyler in.
Like, if he’s got something, and they’re r- reportedly shopping J.J. McCarthy around right now- Mm-hmm so it’s like are they, are they, you know, where, where do they stand?
Like, if he’s got something, and they’re r- reportedly shopping J.J. McCarthy around right now- Mm-hmm so it’s like are they, are they, you know, where, where do they stand?
What are you gonna get for J.J. is the question, you know?
What are you gonna get for J.J. is the question, you know?
Fourth-round pick, fifth-round pick.
Fourth-round pick, fifth-round pick.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But, like, it’s like all right, if they can turn Kyler into something, then that unlocks Justin Jefferson again, and then maybe that defense gets to be really, really good again, and it’s like, all right, they’re gonna be a tough team to beat.
But, like, it’s like all right, if they can turn Kyler into something, then that unlocks Justin Jefferson again, and then maybe that defense gets to be really, really good again, and it’s like, all right, they’re gonna be a tough team to beat.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Man, I don’t know.
Man, I don’t know.
What do you think?
What do you think?
I, I- You know what?
I, I- You know what?
Detroit for, for as, as quiet as their off-season has been, they still have a, a great You know, Jahmyr Gibbs is one of the best running backs in the NFL.
Detroit for, for as, as quiet as their off-season has been, they still have a, a great You know, Jahmyr Gibbs is one of the best running backs in the NFL.
Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL.
Amon-Ra St. Brown is one of the best wide receivers in the NFL.
Jared Goff is a, is a guy who’s played in a Super Bowl.
Jared Goff is a, is a guy who’s played in a Super Bowl.
I think as with anything, it’s gonna come down to which quarterback is going to be elite in this division.
I think as with anything, it’s gonna come down to which quarterback is going to be elite in this division.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Is it gonna be c- you know, if, if Kevin O’Connell can unlock Ky- Kyler Murray and bring him back to that level where he was kind of a top 10 quarterback, then that, that really worries me.
Is it gonna be c- you know, if, if Kevin O’Connell can unlock Ky- Kyler Murray and bring him back to that level where he was kind of a top 10 quarterback, then that, that really worries me.
Is Caleb, i- is he for real in Chicago, right?
Is Caleb, i- is he for real in Chicago, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Is That’s the question.
Is That’s the question.
and then is Jordan Love, is he, is he a top 15 guy, or is he a top five guy?
and then is Jordan Love, is he, is he a top 15 guy, or is he a top five guy?
That’s- Yeah th- those are the, I think the three biggest questions that are gonna determine what the NFC North looks like this y-
That’s- Yeah th- those are the, I think the three biggest questions that are gonna determine what the NFC North looks like this y-