{"id":762669,"date":"2026-02-19T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/762669\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:46:20","slug":"thursday-cheese-curds-what-roster-problems-can-the-packers-solve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/762669\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Cheese Curds: What roster problems can the Packers solve?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The Packers have a lot of work to do this offseason and not many resources with which to do it. There\u2019s no first round pick coming this year or next, and while there\u2019s cap space to be had, it\u2019ll take some blood-letting to get there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But that\u2019s not to say things can\u2019t be fixed on this roster. They can! It\u2019s just a matter of what approach the Packers want to take.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Do they go for a broad quasi-rebuild, trying to fill as many holes and shore up as many weaknesses as possible? Do they go for a more focused approach, like we\u2019ve seen from Brian Gutekunst before? He spent richly on the offensive line last offseason, rebuilt the safety room from scratch in 2024, and brought in a bunch of wide receiver talent in 2022. Those attempts have brought varying degrees of success. Could something similar work at, say, cornerback this offseason?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It could be an approach worth trying, but the Packers may not have the luxury of putting all or even most of their eggs in one basket. The good news is, they\u2019ve got a pretty solid base at a lot of positions, and adding to an already solid roster is a lot easier than a complete rebuild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/packerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/packers\/2026\/02\/18\/which-need-position-is-most-important-for-packers-to-solve-this-offseason\/88741125007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Which need position is most important for Packers to solve this offseason? | Packers Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Which need position is most important for Packers to solve this offseason? | Packers Wire<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">If you could pick just one position, what would you fix?<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/packers\/onsi\/coach-who-led-nfls-no-1-ranked-special-teams-emerges-as-packers-candidate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coach Who Led NFL\u2019s No. 1-Ranked Special Teams Emerges as Packers Candidate | Sports Illustrated;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Coach Who Led NFL\u2019s No. 1-Ranked Special Teams Emerges as Packers Candidate | Sports Illustrated<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Who will replace Rich Bisaccia? Here\u2019s one option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packersnews.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/packers\/2026\/02\/18\/green-bay-packers-wont-play-in-mexico-city-but-other-options-remain-nfl\/88736084007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Green Bay Packers won\u2019t play in Mexico City, but other options remain | Packers News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Green Bay Packers won\u2019t play in Mexico City, but other options remain | Packers News<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It seems like a fairly safe bet that the Packers will be playing internationally in some capacity this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7043952\/2026\/02\/18\/nfl-2026-free-agent-rankings-best-available\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 NFL free-agency rankings: Trey Hendrickson, Daniel Jones, Kenneth Walker lead top 150 | The Athletic ($);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2026 NFL free-agency rankings: Trey Hendrickson, Daniel Jones, Kenneth Walker lead top 150 | The Athletic ($)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This is about as comprehensive a look as you\u2019re going to get at the state of free agency in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-free-agency-eight-players-who-could-be-misvalued-in-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL free agency: Eight players who could be misvalued in 2026 | NFL.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL free agency: Eight players who could be misvalued in 2026 | NFL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Speaking of free agency, here\u2019s a good guide to some bargains on the free agent market \u2014 and a few players to avoid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rhino-eye-treatment-florida-zimbabwe-dcf53d149e13cc077c2739999d2d6d9e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Ridiculous\u2019 plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino\u2019s eyesight in Africa | Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018Ridiculous\u2019 plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino\u2019s eyesight in Africa | Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">These people figured out how to give eye drops to a wild rhinoceros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Packers have a lot of work to do this offseason and not many resources with which to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":762670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2072],"tags":[2945,7,41,345,2514,2513,249,6,428,991],"class_list":{"0":"post-762669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-brian-gutekunst","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-green-bay","11":"tag-green-bay-packers","12":"tag-greenbay","13":"tag-greenbaypackers","14":"tag-new-england-patriots","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-packers","17":"tag-wisconsin"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116098078171805501","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/762670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}