The cones have barely been picked up off the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, but the NFL world has already moved on to free agency. The new league year starts next week, and with it comes the tidal wave of spending on newly available players.
Bolstered by the cap’s unexpected growth, the Packers could end up being players in the free agency market, though as always we have to temper expectations accordingly. Just because there are players available and money to spend doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to arrange a meeting between the two, and though they overachieved last year, the Packers are still in the fragile early stages of the post-Rodgers era.