Friday Open Thread: What does your ideal Packers secondary look like?

Reports say Jaire wants to be a Packer. Who do you want out there with him?

After yesterday’s news about Jaire Alexander, it might finally be time to move on from the offseason opera and into depth chart discourse.

The final official depth chart from last season looks incredibly different from what the initial setup might look like for week one.

At the end of the 2024 season, Jaire Alexander was still out due to injury. Robert Rochell was listed as LCB3 despite seeing only a single snap on defense. RCB2, Corey Ballentine, is now an Indianapolis Colt. Former first round pick and current hollowed out husk of his former athletic self Eric Stokes has signed a deal with the world’s richest bowl cut to play for the Las Vegas Raiders.

The safeties include monster free agent signing Xavier McKinney, three rookies, and a guy who may not even exist.

This week was the start of OTAs. Mandatory minicamp is less than two weeks away. The offseason is officially at the point where “things are happening”. So let’s WILDLY speculate on the state of the roster that won’t be set for another three months!

Question: If you were to build a depth chart for the secondary right now, what does it look like?

My answer looks quite a bit like the current projection on ESPN. Your starting 3 CBs (Nickel has been the new Base for the last decade. Argue with your mama) are expected to be Jaire, Keisean Nixon, and newly signed Nate Hobbs.

The starting safety pairing of Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams should go together like the pairing of my love for cheap bourbon and Evan Williams bottled-in-bond.

Carrington Valentine should continue to comfortably hold his spot as LCB2 behind Jaire, while Javon Bullard being a rotational Nickel also makes sense.

7th round pick Micah Robinson is a straight-line burner who may or may not beat out APC Comment Section Most Improved Player of the Century of the Week Kalen King. There might not even be room for King after the signing of Gregory Junior Jr.

There are currently 11 true CBs on the roster and trying to guess which of the bottom half will be listed on the depth chart is basically trying to read Rich Bisaccia’s tea leaves, as we’re arguing over special teamers by then.