After going 6-2 in the last stretch of the previous season, qualifying for the postseason, and crushing the heavily favoured Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers surprised a lot of people. However, they were ousted in the following round by the San Francisco 49ers, who would play in the Super Bowl.
The team performed admirably and gained confidence as the season went on, despite being the youngest to win a playoff game since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Before the season, some fans and media had doubts about quarterback Jordan Love. However, he performed like the star many had predicted, taking charge of the young offensive team with maturity.
One of those areas of vulnerability seems to be safety, as the team might lose Christian Uphoff, Jonathan Owens, and Darnell Savage to free agency. The Packers might not restock the position by making a high-profile free agency acquisition, as they are not often recognised for doing so.
The seven-year veteran, who is currently in the final year of a four-year, $59 million contract with Arizona, seems like an unusual business match for the Packers front office, which has been cautious in its purchases. It would be particularly strange given that, according to Over the Cap, the team is now operating with less than $8 million in cap space.
But a number of analysts, including NFL Analysis’s Matthew Schmidt, believe the Packers should bite the bullet and make this move as a team that believes it may be as close as one or two exceptional impact players away from a legitimate Super Bowl run the next season. On the other hand, the Cardinals might want to trade current players in order to acquire draft capital to strengthen their club.
Schmidt stated, “The Packers could trade Baker for a 2024 second-round draft pick to Arizona, which would give Green Bay a fantastic Savage replacement and give the Cards a valuable draft asset to use towards the likely retooling of their roster.”
“Safeties Darnell Savage, Christian Uphoff, and Jonathan Owens may leave Green Bay in free agency this year. Reaching a deal for Arizona safety Budda Baker, who is nearing the end of his contract, might facilitate a speedy secondary rebuild.
Naturally, for a team like the Packers that is treading carefully with its finances, making such a move would involve some fiscal acrobatics. If Baker joins the team, Green Bay would likely need to quickly extend the veteran’s deal in order to reallocate resources and make the high-earning starter a better financial fit.
The 28-year-old will benefit the team right now and is still regarded as being in the prime of his physical abilities. Additionally, he would provide much-needed, seasoned, veteran leadership to a young team that is full of youthful belief in the Packers. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim that he would help everyone around him improve and serve as a mentor by example.
In addition, he is a trustworthy and resilient field presence who has only missed 10 of his career’s 115 regular season games.
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