{"id":644888,"date":"2026-01-01T06:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T06:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/644888\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T06:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T06:07:12","slug":"new-years-resolutions-for-the-green-bay-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/644888\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s Resolutions for the Green Bay Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It happens every year. New Year&#8217;s Eve rolls around, and you start thinking about what you&#8217;d like to do better in the next year. Your favorite team, the Green Bay Packers, does the same. It&#8217;s just about guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Of course they&#8217;re going to spend some time looking in the mirror and evaluating what they can do better or improve on in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>What we know, for sure, is that the Packers at least have a chance to end this campaign on an epic win streak all the way to Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n<p>They would have to start by beating the Minnesota Vikings to end the regular season on January 4 and then from there, it comes down to getting hot for a playoff run as the seventh seed.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve done it before, but can they do it again? Frankly, the odds are against them because they <a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/nfl\/packers\/opinion\/packers-don-t-have-two-of-the-major-factors-needed-to-win-a-super-bowl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:don&#039;t have two of the most important factors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">don&#8217;t have two of the most important factors<\/a> an NFL team needs to win the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Still, we can look to 2026 with optimism because there is room for improvement. As such, here are some New Year&#8217;s resolutions for the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Love<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Love&#8217;s resolution is simple. We&#8217;ve seen him play at an MVP level in this past season, but we have not seen him do it consistently. Here&#8217;s hoping 2026 will be when he finally ascends the NFL quarterback mountain and stays at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Malik Willis<\/p>\n<p>Malik Willis&#8217; resolution is to get good with budgeting and finance, because <a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/nfl\/packers\/news\/former-packers-backup-qb-kurt-benkert-gives-bold-but-honest-analysis-of-malik-willis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he&#039;s about to get paid;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he&#8217;s about to get paid<\/a> this offseason. If he ends up playing in Week 18 against the Vikings, enjoy it, because next season he&#8217;s going to be a starting quarterback somewhere else in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Jacobs<\/p>\n<p>Josh Jacobs needs to decide to stay off his left leg for a few months so that he can come back in 2026 healthier than ever. He&#8217;s been battling a knee injury since mid-November and though he&#8217;s shown incredible toughness, at this point, he&#8217;s not helping the team.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Christian Watson<\/p>\n<p>Stay healthy for a full season. If Christian Watson can do that, he&#8217;ll ascend and become a no-doubt superstar for the Packers.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Golden<\/p>\n<p>Golden needs to catch a touchdown pass in 2026. He needs to catch many as a former first-round pick, but let&#8217;s start with one and take it from there.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker Kraft<\/p>\n<p>Come back in 2026 and be an All-Pro. Tucker Kraft should be fully healthy by the start of the 2026 season, and he was undoubtedly on an All-Pro trajectory before he went down with a torn ACL. Kraft has what it takes to be the best tight end in the NFL, so hopefully, he comes back strong.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Rashan Gary<\/p>\n<p>Rashan Gary must be resolute to resurrect his career on a new team, because he&#8217;s more than likely going to get cut by the Packers this offseason. He&#8217;s been a massive dissapointment as the No. 12 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Lukas Van Ness<\/p>\n<p>Lukas Van Ness&#8217; resolution is not to become Rashan Gary. Van Ness was selected with the No. 13 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and he&#8217;s been getting &#8220;bust&#8221; labels thrown on him because of his inability to get after the quarterback. He has the physical tools, but can he finally put it all together in 2026?<\/p>\n<p>Micah Parsons<\/p>\n<p>Parsons must have a goal to break the sack record in 2026. Defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley <a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/nfl\/packers\/news\/packers-dc-jeff-hafley-makes-huge-prediction-for-micah-parsons-in-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:believes he can do it;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">believes he can do it<\/a>, so let&#8217;s see it.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Xavier McKinney<\/p>\n<p>All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney notched eight interceptions in 2024, his first with the Packers. Teams quickly caught on in 2025 and they&#8217;ve largely avoided throwing it McKinney&#8217;s way. Still, he has gotten a few opportunities that he&#8217;s dropped this season, so his resolution for 2026 must be working on those hands. He has the talent and the instincts to put up a 10 interception season if he&#8217;s dialed in.<\/p>\n<p>Matt LaFleur<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a world in which Matt LaFleur may not even be the head coach of the Packers in 2026. If he finishes the regular season on a four game losing skid and then loses in the wild card round, he very well could get canned. LaFleur is a winning coach, but can he adjust when there&#8217;s adversity? Can he win big games? He&#8217;s not shown much of that ability, so if he&#8217;s back in 2026, those two things must be his focus.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Rich Bisaccia <\/p>\n<p>Rich Bisaccia should graciously except his pink slip from the Packers and resolute to never step foot near a football team again. At 65-years-old, he should simply enjoy retirement and leave fans of the green and gold alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It happens every year. 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