GREEN BAY, Wis. — The annual NFL Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis. 

One of the topics that Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst was asked about in a session with local reporters was the recent resignation of Special Teams Coordinator Rich Bisaccia.

“Losing him is tough, just because of what he brought to our football team,” said Gutekunst. “I think there were just other opportunities that he wanted to pursue. He’s coached a long time in the National Football League and, as you know, that can be a grind. I think he had some other opportunities that he was looking at. Really good coach. Wherever he ends up, that place is going to be better for it.”

The Packers’ season ended on a sour note with a playoff loss to the Bears in Chicago. Gutekunst said he knows Packers fans expect more.

“We talked a lot about this,” said Gutekunst. “Our ability to be more consistent in situational football and finishing off games. A number of our games the past couple of years, we’ve been up in the games and have not been able to close them out. Our group’s got to get to that point. I think we’re on our way there. I really like the guys in our locker room, and I like the makeup of our team. But that’s an area that we have to fix.”

Even without a first-round draft pick because of the Micah Parsons trade, Gutekunst said he remains confident in the time-tested Packers draft process.

“I think for me, it goes back to Ron Wolf,” said Gutekunst. “He got hired there in 1991. He instilled a process that I think we’ve all learned over time. It’s been obviously proven in Green Bay for a number of years. It’s been taken to other organizations and proven as well. I think it’s really about the process and, and really the process over all that time has stayed foundationally the same. Certainly, we’ve tweaked and evolved as the league has. But the foundation of how we build our football teams has stayed the same.”

Gutekunst said players usually don’t make huge moves, up or down, his draft board Combine week. He said the medical exams and physical testing help the Packers gather information.