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Survey Results: Your Expectations for the 2026 Green Bay Packers!

The time is nearly here! Next week the Green Bay Packers report for the 2026 training camp, and so as always at this time of year, I've taken the liberty of polling the fan base for their opinions on the team heading into the fresh new season.

The entire point of doing the survey this early is that we know nothing yet -- we're going almost entirely based on vibes and on what the team did with its draft and free agency. And the vibes to end last season were... not great. The fanbase fractured over whether to retain Matt LaFleur, and the team lost to the BEARS in the playoffs. Sorry for remininding you.

So coming out of that disastrous end, are fans feeling optimistic or pessimistic? Do they see Super Bowl, or do they see bust? Let's take a look at the results of this year's survey.

Jordan Love, Packers Roster Remain Underrated

This time of the NFL calendar, right before training camp, is when we feel the most starved for football, with very little to talk about. That means it is prime time for rankings, and plenty of consternation about perceived snubs.

The Packers seem perennially underrated in exercises like this, and this year is no different, with some questionable placing of their star players, if they are included at all.

Perhaps the most egregious example is Jordan Love. ESPN’s rankings, for which they surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts, to rank the top 10 players at every position, did not even have Love included in the top 10.

He was listed third among the honorable mentions, which essentially means he was ranked 13th. This follows NFL Media ranking him as the 14th best QB in the league back in February.

Those are frankly ludicrous rankings, especially after Love inarguably was one of the best three to five quarterbacks in the NFL in 2025 using any reasonable metric, beyond simple counting stats. The lack of counting stats is probably what hurts Love in these discussions, and is not his fault. Green Bay averaged the fewest possessions per game by any team in a season since at least 1999, when excluding kneeldowns.

Even beyond the stats, you can use your eyes and see that Love played incredibly well last season. On ESPN’s list, he was ranked below Jared Goff and Caleb Williams, both of whom he easily outplayed across the season. NFL Media ranked him below Daniel Jones.

Indeed, the entire Packers roster continues to be underrated by the wider league, and given how little some people apparently think of their talent, it makes you wonder how they still manage to make the playoffs every year… It is on Green Bay to go deeper in the postseason this year and start earning some more respect around the league, which seems to be lacking at the moment.

2026 Packers Training Camp Is Almost Here...

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Packers Sign Devonte Wyatt to Three-Year Extension

The Green Bay Packers have secured another key piece of their core roster, agreeing to a three-year, $57 million contract extension with defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt. The deal includes a hefty $20 million signing bonus and keeps one of the defense's most disruptive interior players in Green Bay for the foreseeable future.

Wyatt has flashed game-changing ability throughout his career, combining rare first-step explosiveness with the power to collapse the pocket from the interior. While injuries have interrupted his momentum a bit too often, the former first-round pick has consistently shown why the Packers believed he could become a difference-maker when they selected him in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Wyatt should enter 2026 healthy and positioned to play a major role in Jonathan Gannon's defense alongside veteran free agent addition Javon Hargrave. His ability to generate interior pressure has become increasingly valuable in today's NFL, where disrupting quarterbacks from the inside is often the quickest path to defensive success.

At $19 million per year, the contract reflects both Wyatt's production and the rapidly growing market for impact defensive tackles. Green Bay is betting that his best football is still ahead of him. With training camp just around the corner, the Packers have one less major contract question hanging over the roster.

2026 Packers Position-By-Position Camp Preview

As training camp approaches, it's time to take a look at the Packers roster from top to bottom. CHTV co-founder Aaron Nagler welcomes in Justis Mosqueda from ACME Packing Company to break down every position group and the battles that could shape Green Bay's 2026 season.

Packers Cornerbacks Need To Tackle Better

The Green Bay Packers cornerback room is full of questions as training camp approaches. They lack a legitimate number one cover corner and don’t have a lot of proven NFL depth. GM Brian Gutekunst did address the cornerback position this offseason. He signed Benjamin St-Juste in free agency and selected Brandon Cisse in the second round of this year’s draft and added Domani Jackson on day three. And yet, there is one area that the cornerbacks need to improve upon which isn’t getting as much attention as it should, and it has nothing to do with their ability to cover receivers and that is tackling. Neither of the Packers starting cornerbacks last season were particularly good tacklers. Both Carrington Valentine and Keisean Nixon struggled in this area. So did the now departed Nate Hobbs although injuries limited Hobbs’ playing time and effectiveness.

One reason Gutekunst signed St-Juste as a free agent is his size. The former University of Minnesota star stands 6’3” and weighs 200 pounds which makes him big for a cornerback. Last season, St-Juste made 27 total tackles and was not credited with any missed tackles by Pro Football Reference. He also contributed on special teams. It is possible St-Juste could give the Packers depth and better tackling at the position.

It remains unclear how much rookie Brandon Cisse will play on defense although he appears to be the heir apparent at the position once he gets up to speed in the NFL. He stands 6’0” and weighs 190 pounds. According to scouting reports, he is a willing tackler and played the run well in college. He did need to improve his ability to wrap up and finish tackles rather than just putting a shoulder on a ball carrier.

Many great cornerbacks have not been great tacklers. But good teams should have at least one regular cornerback who can be a reliable tackler and help defend the run. No doubt, the Packers need an upgrade in this area in 2026.

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3 Burning Questions For the Packers’ Special Teams

The Packers are set to kick off training camp in just under a week, and like every offseason, some questions need answers.

It's been a busy few months at 1265 Lombardi Avenue. Plenty of roster turnover, new faces stepping into new roles, key contract extensions, fresh coaching perspectives, and even an unresolved legal situation still lingering. That's a lot to keep an eye on this summer.

Over the last two weeks, we've focused on both the offense and the defense. This week, the focus turns to the Packers' long-time Achilles heel — special teams. Many of the same concerns remain, but 2026 brings some new wrinkles: a new special teams coordinator, a rookie kicker, a potential return man, and real questions about how Gutekunst fills out the bottom of the roster.

Poor special teams units have plagued the Packers for far too long — missed kicks, untimely botched onside recoveries, blocked punts, the list goes on. At this point, nobody's asking for an elite unit. They just need to be competent. The talent and potential for league-average special teams is there — it just always seems to unravel when the game is on the line. That's where these questions come in. Each one plays a real role in whether these units help or hurt the Packers in 2026.

So let's get into it. Here are three burning questions before the Packers kick off the 2026 season.

Packers Defense Under Pressure in 2026

With the recent extension for defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, the Green Bay Packers are putting much of their 2026 hopes in their defensive front. If the Packers are to win their first division championship since 2021 and get past the first weekend in the NFL playoffs for the first time since 2023, their defensive front will have a lot to say in accomplishing that goal.

Check out five reasons why the Packers defensive front will be the biggest factor in determining the 2026 team’s success.

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2026 Packers Position-By-Position Camp Preview

As training camp approaches, it's time to take a look at the Packers roster from top to bottom. CHTV co-founder Aaron Nagler welcomes in Justis Mosqueda from ACME Packing Company to break down every position group and the battles that could shape Green Bay's 2026 season.

Packers of the Past: Robert Brooks Leapt into Green Bay Lore

When Hall of Fame wide receiver Sterling Sharpe’s career ended due to an injury late in the 1994 season, fellow wideout – and fellow South Carolina alum – Robert Brooks looked poised to step into his role. He not only stepped in, he stepped up. During the Packers’ 1995 season, Brooks led the team in receiving with 102 catches for a then team-record 1,497 yards and 13 touchdowns. But early in 1996, injuries came looking for Brooks as well. He was never quite the same player following a right knee blowout that tore his ACL, MCL, meniscus and patellar tendon, although he did bounce back enough in 1997 to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

A year later, a herniated disk would end his career. And while his one huge season lingers in the hearts and minds of Packers fans, he might be best remembered for his contribution to an enduring Green Bay legend: the Lambeau Leap. We all know how it started, on a fumble return by Butler in 1993 and an impromptu jump into the stands, but it was Brooks who kept it alive. (He even recorded a song about the Leap titled, “Jump in the Stands.”) Brooks started making a habit of leaping into the crowd after touchdowns in 1995, and the more he scored, the more it caught on. Teammates started joining in, and before long, the media took note. Somewhere along the way, the term “Lambeau Leap” was coined.

Once his football career was finally over, Brooks went into the music business. He is now a minister and still lives in Wisconsin. And it’s well documented that he wanted no part of Green Bay when he entered the NFL Draft.

"When I went there, I started to get to know the people," Brooks said in 2006. "I got a sense of the history and the pride in just being a Packer. When you get a sense of that, it totally changes your mindset of Green Bay. Because there's no place, no professional franchise that can compare to playing in Green Bay. It's just not the same. "I think Green Bay is the best professional franchise that you can play for as an athlete. Especially if you go to Green Bay and win a Super Bowl. There's no place like it."

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