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The Packers media panopticon turned its attention to Brian Gutekunst on Tuesday as the Packers’ general manager weighed in on his team’s fate and fortunes from the NFL Combine.
Gutekunst was both guarded and candid at times, as you’d expect, and I think it’s a fair question when people ask whether or not we actually learn anything from these press conferences.
Most of what Gutekunst says needs to be taken with a grain of salt. He’s not going to get up there and call his own players bums — especially when the guy who hired them is the one answering the questions. Nor is he going to give you any kind of major indication what his draft or player-acquisition strategies really are.
But even if he’s going to stand up there and spew total nonsense, it’s important to make him do it, because he could inadvertently reveal something, like the tacit admission that the Packers are probably switching to a 3-4 defense this year. And if you ask him interesting questions, as our Tyler Brooke did, you might get an interesting response. It’s not often that you see Gutekunst giving a straight “yes, this is what I was trying to do” style answer, but you’ll never know if you don’t ask.
That’s the real value in these press conferences. You can’t ever expect that Gutekunst is going to reveal anything, but you’ve got to try. Maybe you’ll find out something you didn’t know before.
Brian Gutekunst Explains Why Rich Bisaccia Left Packers | Sports Illustrated
This is probably the biggest revelation from Gutekunst’s presser: Rich Bisaccia’s departure was entirely unexpected.
Packers GM talks Rich Bisaccia, positional needs, Rashan Gary | Packers Wire
Gutekunst’s takes on Rashan Gary were interesting. Did he really have a good second half of the season?
10 things learned at the NFL Scouting Combine | Packers.com
I offer up this link not in the hopes that you’ll actually learn anything, but for contrast in how people cover the Packers. The take from the Packers themselves is always interesting.
Brian Gutekunst needs big spring to get Packers over hump | Packers News
This probably goes without saying.
2026 draft prospects get important advice from NFL rookies | ESPN
There is a lot for NFL rookies to learn, and a good amount of it is off the field.
Potbellied pig shows up in Ala. family’s yard, refuses to leave | UPI
This is a bold move from someone who can be turned into bacon at a moment’s notice.