The Green Bay Packers' draft class could get WEIRD with a new defensive coaching staff

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Brian Gutekunst's preferences in players aren't going to change with a new coaching staff, but Jonathan Gannon and Bobby Babich could make things get ... weird. Plus, why the Packers need to add another tight end, and don't expect a reunion with former Green Bay stars in free agency.

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0:00.0	Brian Utikins is not going to change the way that he drafts for a new defensive staff,
0:05.9	but it could change the priorities, which means this draft could look a little weird.
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0:35.4	I'm Peter McCaskin.
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1:05.3	I want to talk about potential reunions with former Packers.
1:10.1	I want to talk about the tight end position,
1:11.7	which everyone I think has overlooked for reasons that I'm not quite sure about,
1:19.7	but I want to start with the draft because I wrote last week for The Leap, a newsletter I would love for you to subscribe to,
1:29.3	about how Brian Gutikins does not change his preferences when it comes to players
1:33.9	based on the coaches, based on the scheme.
1:39.0	They drafted and signed the same edge rushers when it was Jeff when it was Mike Patton when it was
1:45.9	Jeff Hathley and when it was Joe Barry and that's three distinctly different schemes
1:53.1	Brian Gudecans believes in the models that they have and I think for the most part
1:58.8	that makes sense but the way that the league has changed and the amount that Bobby Babbage's bills and
2:07.9	Jonathan Gannon's Cardinals played smaller personnel groupings, more dime, more big dime,
2:14.8	more big nickel, more of these hybrid back-end personnel groupings,
2:21.9	the more you look at this roster and you go, okay, do they have the right people to do those things?
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