The Green Bay Packers are almost at the point where the talking stops and the pads come on. Training camp opens next Wednesday, July 29, and over the next five weeks or so, the team will be sorting through a roster that still has some real uncertainty on both lines.
The biggest questions are not the same on each side of the ball. On defense, the Packers need to figure out who fits where up front and how they want to build the edge rush while Micah Parsons is expected to miss at least the first four games of the regular season as he works through ACL rehab.
That makes the early pass rush a priority, and Lukas Van Ness is set to be the lead piece. The real camp battle is who can help him.
Rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton should get plenty of chances to prove he belongs in the rotation right away, and to show that his slide to the fourth round was a mistake by much of the NFL.
Inside, the defensive line puzzle is more about alignment than star power. The key question is who handles which spot, especially at nose tackle when Green Bay uses a three-man front.
The offensive line comes with a different kind of uncertainty. There are only two projected starters who were in the same role at the start of last season: Aaron Banks at left guard and Zach Tom at right tackle.
Everywhere else has shifted. Jordan Morgan is taking over at left tackle, Sean Rhyan has moved to center, and Anthony Belton is expected to play guard instead of the tackle role he handled early last season.
That leaves the Packers hoping the group can come together quickly, stay healthy, and turn into a dependable unit. The organization has long prided itself on developing offensive linemen, but there are still enough moving parts here to make camp an important proving ground.
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If Dani Dennis-Sutton beats historical trends to become a sack machine in his rookie year despite being a day-three draft pick, it won’t surprise everyone - especially not most of us here at APC.
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It’s about time. Frankly, after seeing how he played at tackle towards the end of the 2025 season, it’s a bit frustrating that he didn’t end up starting over Rasheed Walker last year.
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Given the Packers’ success in developing linemen over the years, it’s reasonable for fans to have a knee-jerk reaction to reject this analysis. Still, there are questions at multiple positions that need to be settled, with several players (including the aforementioned Morgan) lining up in different spots from where they played in much of 2025.
Tex joins Larry Dyer for a quick look back at the Packers’ 2025 and a more lengthy preview of what to expect from Green Bay in the upcoming season.
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