The Packers have made it to the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, but their stays in the postseason have not been long ones.
After winning in Dallas to kick off the 2023 playoffs, the team has lost their last three postseason outings. The most recent defeat saw them blow an 11-point lead against the Bears in the fourth quarter and led to questions about whether the team would move forward with head coach Matt LaFleur.
LaFleur remains on the sideline and the team avoided major changes to the roster this offseason, but linebacker Isaiah McDuffie doesn’t believe the team is missing anything they need to get over the hump in 2026
“I think we’ve got everything we need,” McDuffie said on NFL Network. “At the end of the day, it’s just finishing. Getting late in the season, just finishing those games when we are up on guys, just putting the nail in the coffin.”
While the Packers opted against a major shakeup, they did bring in a new defensive coordinator when Jeff Hafley left to become Miami’s head coach. McDuffie said that Jonathan Gannon “definitely brings that juice” and that “it’s going to be fun to watch us” execute the things that Gannon has installed on that side of the ball.
That prediction will be likelier to come true if Micah Parsons can return to full speed, but McDuffie and the rest of the Packers will have to keep things afloat until that happens.
