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Green Bay Packers: 3 Reasons for Optimism about 2021 Season

By Kenny Jilek

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers talks with Jaire Alexander #23 and Oren Burks #42 before the start of a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on November 05, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers talks with Jaire Alexander #23 and Oren Burks #42 before the start of a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on November 05, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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Reason 2: Elite-Level Talent

If you ask anyone that knows the NFL game well what the premium positions are that teams need to have to be successful, they’d definitely say quarterback probably followed by offensive tackle, wide receiver, cornerback, and edge rusher.

Fortunately, if you look at the Green Bay Packers’ roster, these are the places where they are the strongest. Assuming Aaron Rodgers returns, they’ll once again have one of the best in the business under center. David Bakhtiari will be back eventually, and his absence was felt heavily at the end of the season. Davante Adams has been crowned by his teammates and many as the best receiver in the entire NFL, and Jaire Alexander absolutely clamps anyone that dares challenge him. On the edge, they should again have Za’Darius Smith, who earned a second-team All-Pro spot this year.

Of course, five guys don’t make a winning football team, but when you have some of the top players at all of the most important sports, you’ve got a great chance to be a contender. There’s a very fundamental truth about the NFL: A flawed team wins the Super Bowl every year. No team is perfect, so they find ways to cover up weaknesses with their strengths. This team still has plenty of strengths and guys that are legitimate game-changers every time they step on the field.

When you have an MVP quarterback to distribute the ball, one of the best pass blockers in the league protecting him, one of the most dangerous weapons in the NFL to throw it to, a shutdown corner, and a great edge rush, you’re going to be at least in the conversation as a contender. All of this, not even mentioning Kenny Clark, who, when fully healthy and at his best, can be one of the most disruptive interior defensive linemen in the game in both pass and run situations.

This team has plenty of star power on both sides of the ball, so it just comes down to utilizing that and filling gaps in other areas. The man responsible for utilizing his players to put them in the best position to succeed is the final reason to look on the bright side for next year.

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