Agreed. I also think 23 playing well puts even MORE pressure on the opposite corner, as QB’s will start to avoid Jaire. Stokes, Nixon, Valentine, etc have got to be healthy and up to the challenge. Also eager to see if the pass rush is going to improve without needing to send extra rushers. It’ll be an intriguing and fun thing to watch.

I also think even when we are in zone his approach will be to attack the catch point primarily, which will also help. I’d expect Valentine to benefit as well.

Alexander’s attitude had about as much relationship to Love as you do with reason.

Blah, blah, blah.

Rodgers is gone, and it was 100% the right move.

Get over it.

Right now, he's replacing either Savage, or Amos.

Amen to that Harry.
It's a business - do your job to the best of your ability.
It's healthy for experienced staff to question and challenge decisions but only if working together with management.
Pouting and giving lackluster effort is not acceptable.
Hopefully JA has matured.
LY he was not a team player.
This cheesehead is very excited about the potential for the 2024 version of the defense.
GPG!

The coaches seem very happy with him. He's sitting next to McKinney in DB meetings, probably because they won't be on the same side of the field very often.

https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1788622051810402536?t=_kmq7LWH...

Now- why didn't you leave this on my comment?
Attitude? - You just pointed at my first thought!
The Douglass trade hurt him. Not Gute.
Yet if you add up Gute's moves. -
Douglass - Jones -Campbell.
It started at the top.

No, Gutedkunst was reacting to social media postings by Douglas and Barry was not jettisoned, mid-season, when the message should have been sent to get more aggressive on the defensive side of the ball as the Offense struggled to find a rhythm.

Perhaps they just knew the problem was bigger , and would need an overhaul anyway.

A good Sunday morning 2nd cup of coffee question,gp1.

The Axiom is "no news is good news". And there literally is almost no news about his injury status. So that should be good news.

If he could play for us, that would be huge, but he's going to have to make the 53 man roster, first, and that would mean having a good training camp. IMO, he needs a good training camp to make the team this year. If he misses time with injuries I'm not sure he makes the team at the expense of some of these guys they've brought in like Rochelle or King . Do you keep Stokes on the 53 and cut a younger guy with more of a future with the team?

Six CBs on the 53: Alexander. Nixon. Valentine. Ballentine. King. Stokes.

I'm pulling for Stokes to stay on field this year. But if he can't, then I question whether there's a spot on the roster for him.

For what it's worth, on April 29th Matt LaFleur said of Stokes: “He’s been full go. He looks great." This was regarding the offseason workout program. I'm going to assume he's telling the truth. The next step for Stokes is getting out onto the practice field and making football moves.

If you want to know what is going with Stokes, you have to read between lines . so, look at the draft. Packers drafted multiple players for the team positions they feel slim. They waited till the last (Packers last pick, not far from the last pick of the draft!) pick to pick true CB, K. King. This pick was somebody that may become true starter, but also, regarding his fall down in last season he is something risky pick. It looks like Packers feel good about CBs they have, but still optimistically cautious what to expect from Stokes.

That is all you need to know to understand that Stokes is healthy and ready to compete with others CBs Packers has.

LaFleur stated at the end of April that Stokes has been a full participant to start the offseason. “He’s been full go. He looks great.” The significance of “full go” at that point isn’t exactly clear to me, admittedly.

LaFleur said he was 100% and looked good in drills in their 1st OTA sessions. I think Valentine has a good shot to win the starting spot opposite Alexander but a healthy Stokes pushing him would be great.

MLF commented during an interview over the last few days that stokes was in the building training recently and that he looked great and had no restrictions.

Could just be coach speak, but that's as close to a real update as there has been.

From LaFleur last week:

"Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said cornerback Eric Stokes and receiver Christian Watson, who both had their 2023 season wrecked by soft tissue injuries, look “great” to start the offseason workout program.

LaFleur went as far as to say Stokes, specifically, has been a full participant to start the offseason.

“He’s been full go. He looks great,” LaFleur said Saturday."

He was good in the playoffs.
Gute would have dumped him otherwise
And he did pass on CB, early in the draft.

Showing up 2 weeks before the phase 1 & 2 workouts he skipped last year tells me all I need to know. I think he would have been ok anyway (primarily due to the DC change), but McKinney being there seems to have fired him up also.

Making Alexander Great Again

I'd think that the infusion of play-making talent at the safety position will allow all of our CB's to play far more aggressively more frequently in Hafley's defense. If that's the case, JA could have a field day in 2024.

I mean, look at the transformation at the safety position. While I understand the rookies have to prove it on the NFL level, the infusion of talent is undeniable. I don't remember the last time the Safety group had this much depth and play making ability.

Much like how DL play trickles down and makes all other levels of the defenses' jobs easier, if this safety room gels and performs on the field, the CBs may get a real boost in both confidence and production when let off the chains to get after the ball.