5 lingering questions Packers still must answer before 2026 season
Even after making various moves to augment the roster, there are plenty of questions left to answer regarding what the 2026 Packers look like.
The NFL Draft is still to come, but based on the Green Bay Packers' transactions over the last couple of weeks, some insight has been gained into what the decision makers thought needed to change on the roster, and what their plans were for the solutions. However, there are still some lingering questions to be answered between now and when the Packers open training camp, with some position groups not fully settled just yet. Are the Packers content at backup quarterback?
Brian Gutekunst has shown before that he will not settle for substandard backup quarterback play. Ahead of the 2024 season, he traded for Malik Willis after Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt underwhelmed during the preseason. That turned out to be an important move in ensuring Green Bay made the playoffs in each of the last two seasons.
Right now, it will be Desmond Ridder and Kyle McCord battling for the QB2 spot. Ridder has experience as a starter in the NFL, but it was not overly positive. McCord was a draft pick of the Eagles just last year, but a franchise who likes to collect quarterbacks choosing to move on from him pretty quickly may not be a great sign.
There is still the potential for Gutekunst to add more competition, perhaps via a Day 3 draft pick. Whether that happens or not, this may be a ‘wait and see’ situation where the Packers let training camp play out before trying to make a move to upgrade the position if no one stands out. Could changes be coming at wide receiver?
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