I can't say I feel very good about this season. The biggest reason is that the defense regressed. What looked like a talented young secondary became the team's achilles heel. Sure, they might rebound, but that's far from a sure thing. Matthews looks like a diminished player, Peppers and Perry could be gone, and Sam Shields' career might be over.

The situation is much better on offense. Rodgers is as good as anyone. Jordy showed he's still an elite WR, Adams rebounded big time, and Allison was a real find. Cook, if signed, gives the offense a dimension they haven't had in a while.

The offense will continue to be elite, but I don't feel right now that the 2016 season got the Packers any closer to a championship team than they were a year ago. Major changes and improvements are needed on defense to change that.