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Green Bay Packers: 5 storylines to watch for in 2018

By Brian Sampson

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 22: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers watches action prior to a game against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field on October 22, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 22: Head coach Mike McCarthy of the Green Bay Packers watches action prior to a game against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field on October 22, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Jaire Alexander of Louisville poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked
ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Jaire Alexander of Louisville poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked /

5. Can the Packers finally hit on a corner in the draft?

For the third time in four years, Green Bay spent their first two picks in the draft on guys who play in the secondary. In 2015, it was Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins, 2017 was Kevin King and Josh Jones and this year it was Jaire Alexander and Joshua Jackson.

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Randall was very up and down during his brief tenure with the Packers and is now with the Cleveland Browns after an offseason trade. Rollins hasn’t shown much of anything and can’t be counted on as a contributor at this point. King and Jones flashed signs during their rookie seasons last year, but each has their own demons to exorcise before being counted on to contribute.

Add all that to the losses of Davon House, Tramon Williams, Micah Hyde and Casey Hayward in free agency (although, Williams and House have come back now) and the loss of Sam Shields to concussions and it makes it very difficult to overcome.

Green Bay needs to hit on one of either King, Alexander or Jackson and preferably two of those players in order to compete this season. Keep an eye out for their progress.

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