3 positions the Green Bay Packers could address on the waiver wire

Position the Green Bay Packers could address on the waiver wire: Any position that will help special teams

As we all know, the Green Bay Packers special teams unit is coming off an abysmal 2021 season. And while that year may take the cake as the worst of the bunch, this group has consistently ranked in the bottom-third of the NFL for 10-plus years.

Although it is still too early to know what we will expect from this group in 2022 under Rich Bisaccia, their performance in the preseason hasn’t exactly given us a ton of confidence, either. There’s been poor blocking, a dropped return attempt, missed tackles, and some big returns given up.

This is why, regardless of the position, if there is a player on the waiver wire that the Green Bay Packers feel can improve their special teams unit, Brian Gutekunst should strongly consider putting in a claim and figuring out the roster math later when it comes to having to make a corresponding cut.

We saw on a few occasions during the offseason the Packers bring in some special teams-specific players, most notably Dallin Leavitt, but also Rico Gafford — who didn’t make the team — and Keisean Nixon.

This 2022 Green Bay Packers team is shaping up to look a bit different than what we’ve grown accustomed to in the Aaron Rodgers era, with the defense going to play a very important role in this team’s success. But if the Packers are going to rely on their defensive unit much more, they better make sure that special teams are squared away and not routinely giving this defense short fields that they have to defend.

So whether it be a safety, cornerback, edge rusher, running back, long-snapper — which is still an upgradeable position even after a solid preseason from Jack Coco — or just about any other position, if there is a player who can potentially be an upgrade on special teams, the Packers should be interested.