Thursday Cheese Curds: Your favorite football writer didn’t watch the 2025 Packers
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Ah, yes. Big Opinion season.
Look, I get it. The content monster doesn’t care that it’s March 26th. It demands sacrifice. So, if you’re a nationally known football opinion haver, you need to keep having opinions. That’s what you get paid for. Me too, for that matter (hence the clickbait headline of today’s Curds).
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The problem I always run into at this time of year is that opinions sometimes feel untethered from reality.
In an article published yesterday, my friend Paul Noonan made eloquent work of the case for not relying too heavily on free agency — or at least taking a much more nuanced approach to the give and take that is long-term NFL roster building. I highly suggest you read it.
He mentions one such opinion haver, Ben Solak, who has sharply criticized the Packers’ “philosophy” this offseason. Other self-described Gonzo NFL journalists (lol ok) have also piled on with similar takes.
I’m not here today to give you extremely incisive football analysis (though, “look at all the snaps they lost” isn’t that either), but what I can tell you is that I watched every second of Packers football in 2025, and many of those using large platforms to make sweeping claims clearly did not. Because if they did, their opinions would better reflect the reality of the players the team recently lost, how they actually played last season, and what their possible upside is given a philosophical change on defense. Oh, and the fact that there’s a draft around the corner, and yet more players to sign.
That’s all I have to say on the matter, really. I enjoy reading football content year round, and I’m glad it’s available. I’m also glad that we now have a lot more options on the menu, many of which are provided by folks who actually have a robust context for the team I support.
Packers having one of the worst offseasons in football– Ben Solak gives his takes on offseason winners and losers so far. Spoiler alert: to read about the Packers, scroll to the bottom.
The problem with free agency over-investment – Paul Noonan strikes back at those who claim the Packers are offseason losers with an insightful look at free agency, draft and develop, and threading the needle between the two.
LISTEN: Draft Talk – running backs episode – Tyler Brooke is joined by special guest Justis Mosqueda to break down this year’s crop of draftable running backs and any possible Packers fits.
Is Brian Gutekunst good at drafting? – Read on to see how Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst’s draft success stacks up when compared to the rest of the NFL.
Packers questions that remain unanswered – Bill Huber identifies an unmet need at this point in the Packers’ offseason, offering his take for how to close the gap.