David Bakhtiari’s future and what else we learned about the Packers at the NFL combine
New York TimesINDIANAPOLIS — The Packers have a big-money decision to make in the coming weeks about one of the best offensive linemen in franchise history. It’s just, different things can happen in the world, so don’t make decisions before you have to … I think we have a few weeks here before free agency starts, another league year starts, and we’ll get through that and go from there.” Assuming the Packers cut Bakhtiari if they think the risk at his cap number isn’t worth the reward anymore, Green Bay appears confident in who they have on quarterback Jordan Love’s blind side — for now. Great person and I’m excited to see where he’ll go.” Aside from the current state of Green Bay’s left tackle position, here’s what else we’ve learned about the Packers this week in Indianapolis. We’re gonna have to add and I think particularly, there’s not a lot of personnel changes we’re gonna have to make with the scheme change, but we’ll probably have to carry a couple more linebackers into training camp and maybe one or two more through the 53- and 69-man roster as we go through, so we’ll be a little bit more heavy there, so we’re gonna have to add some numbers.” The only certainties at the position are 2022 first-round pick Quay Walker, who might be in line for a more downhill role in Hafley’s scheme, and Isaiah McDuffie, the 2021 sixth-round pick who played for Hafley at Boston College and flashed promise last season filling in for Walker or Campbell when they were injured. I think Sean hit that pretty early compared to most, but I think that’s important you give that player the time to get there.” Carlson’s leash Anders Carlson missed at least one kick in nine of the Packers’ final 12 games of his rookie season, including a costly misfire from 41 yards late in the fourth quarter of Green Bay’s Divisional Round loss to the 49ers.