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Three reasons to be excited about the Packers in 2019

By Freddie Boston

GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 16: Jaire Alexander #23 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after making a defensive stop during the first quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on September 16, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 16: Jaire Alexander #23 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after making a defensive stop during the first quarter of a game against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on September 16, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – NOVEMBER 04: Marquez Valdes-Scantling #83 of the Green Bay Packers makes a reception against Jason McCourty #30 of the New England Patriots during the second half at Gillette Stadium on November 4, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Three reasons to be excited about the Green Bay Packers in 2019.

The past two seasons have been tough to watch. When the Green Bay Packers fell short in overtime of the NFC Championship Game back in 2014, many believed the Packers were just beginning a run of trips to the late stages of the postseason. But while they did get back to the doorstep of the Super Bowl two years later, it felt like an overachievement for that season’s team.

And since the Packers’ heavy loss to the Atlanta Falcons with a trip to the big game on the line in 2016, they haven’t been back to the playoffs. A broken collarbone kept Aaron Rodgers on the sidelines for much of 2017, but even after starting all 16 games in 2018, injuries again were an issue and the Packers went backwards.

But if there’s one positive from the past two years, it’s that it forced the Packers to make a fresh start. And change can be a good thing in the NFL. With a second-year general manager and first-year head coach, the Packers used two first-round picks and an active free agency period to restock the roster at positions of need.

Entering the new season, there’s reason to be excited. In fact, there are three reasons in particular.

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