No choice but to trust in Brian Gutekunst

The future of the Green Bay Packers is very much up in the air at this moment in time.

And everyone seems to have the right idea of what should and shouldn’t happen between Wednesday, March 2, and the beginning of training camp at the end of the summer.

Let’s take a look at just a couple of topics that Packers fans are riled up about.

Let’s skip right over the Aaron Rodgers drama. Because, let’s be honest, we’ve all heard enough about Rodgers, and I think we’re just ready for his dang decision.

Right now, Packers star wide receiver Davante Adams is the hot button controversial topic amongst Packers fans. 

In a classic debate of “should he stay or should he go?” It seems everyone has their own opinions.

Should the Packers front office use the franchise tag before the March 8 deadline is up? That would keep Adams, who has arguably been the best wide receiver in the NFL for the past couple seasons, around for at least one more year. But $19.1 million is a steep asking price for one year. If that happened, it certainly would entice Rodgers to stay for at least another year.

But I’ve read many of your comments on this site, and many lean toward seeing 29-year old Adams pack his things and leave, if it’s going to take that much money to keep him. And, after Rodgers and Adams struggled to deliver in the playoffs for a second-straight season after earning the No. 1-seed, the frustration is certainly justifiable.

Keeping him would also take a massive overhaul of the rest of the team, between roster cuts and contract restructures. Players like Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith and Billy Turner would likely be players that the front office would look at cutting in order to make room for Adams’ cap hit.

There’s also a large group of players whose futures will also need to be explored, potentially outside of the organization in Titletown. The Packers entered the offseason roughly $50 million in the red.

Never fear, General Manager Brian Gutekunst has already been on the job.

Gutekunst and the front office have already restructured the contracts of David Bakhtiari, Aaron Jones and Kenny Clark to cut that $50 million number back to around $30 million.

This is only the beginning.

What does the future of players like Marcedes Lewis, Dean Lowry, Randall Cobb or Allen Lazard look like? Does the front office make a push to re-sign players like Rasul Douglas and De’Vondre Campbell? What position is the highest priority of need heading into the draft?

Here’s the deal: We can sit here collectively and argue with each other about what the best moves are, who the Packers should cut and keep and what the draft should look like for our favorite team until the cows come home.

But, ultimately, we don’t hold the keys to the car. That belongs to Gutekunst and the head honchos in the front office.

Gutekunst has made moves before that seemed impossible before they happened (i.e. pulling off cap space Houdini-like moves in the offseason of 2021 to make *one final run* last fall). Can he do it again? Only time will tell.

Until then, all we can do it put our blind faith and confidence in Gutekunst and his team.. and hope it works out for the best.