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Packers Lack Muscle in Latest NFL Power Rankings

In the latest batch of NFL power rankings, the Packers land inside the Top 20 just once.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the first practice on July 26, Green Bay Packers training camp will begin in 36 days. With the first game on Sept. 10, the Jordan Love era will kick off officially in 82 days.

So, a lot can change over the next two-and-a-half months, making NFL power rankings particularly irrelevant. Nonetheless, here are some of the latest rankings, followed by a snippet of more extensive analysis by clicking on the links.

Pro Football Network: 25th

It’s not just the trade of Aaron Rodgers. “Joe Barry is still the team’s defensive coordinator, and Rashan Gary is returning from a serious knee injury.”

Falcons Wire: 25th

“The Packers are a quality organization and you have to commend the front office for setting the team up for success in the post-Aaron Rodgers era.”

ESPN’s Football Power Index: 25th

The Packers’ PFI is the lowest in the NFC North.

Outkick: 22nd

With Jordan Love following in the footsteps of Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, “It’s fair to expect growing pains, folks.”

DraftKings: 22nd

“Love won’t have to be perfect out of the gate and we shouldn’t expect him to, but he does have a good roster around him.”

PFF betting market-implied: 21st

Based on point spreads, the Packers, on average, are 1.2-point underdogs.

Insider: 21st

The last time the Packers replaced an iconic quarterback that played for the Lambeau faithful for more than a decade, they wound up with Aaron Rodgers. No pressure, Jordan.

The Athletic: 20th

“The NFC North is there for the taking and Love is just the guy to do it.”

DraftKings Sportsbook: 20th

The Packers’ Super Bowl championship odds at DraftKings Sportsbook are +6500. That’s the longest of the national sportsbooks and tied for 20th overall. So, if you feel like betting on the Packers to bring the Lombardi Trophy home to Green Bay, this is the most profitable option.

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Pro Football Focus: 18th

“The Packers did not make many moves during free agency while trading away their starting quarterback and losing a large chunk of their receiving corps. The team has a lot of targets to replace on offense, so [tight end Luke] Musgrave is a solid addition, as is wide receiver Jayden Reed.”

Want more power rankings? Here are a bunch from after the draft.

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BILL HUBER

Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.

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