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You have spoken and decided on the final squad for our All-2000s team!
Over the last two-plus weeks, you — readers of Acme Packing Company — have helped us determine the best Green Bay Packers of the last 25 years. Our All-Quarter Century Team project has been a lot of fun, and we’ve been surprised by at least a few of the results.
Together, we have consolidated a team consisting of 31 positions plus a head coach. In total, you selected 29 players for the squad, with two individuals earning the nod at multiple positions. It’s not crazy to say that this lineup would match up to any other team’s squad from the last two-and-a-half decades, and the offense in particular would be nearly unstoppable.
So, on the morning that the Packers hold their first public practice of training camp for the 2025 season, let’s look at the team of the last 25 years.
What an offense this would be. Of course we start with a 4-time NFL MVP, who still holds the NFL career records for passer rating, adjusted yards per attempt, and interception rate. We already saw what Rodgers did with a young and healthy Nelson and Finley in 2011, and adding peak Davante Adams (probably circa 2020/2021) into the group along with turning the clock back on Driver would be a truly incredible receiving unit. Oh, and let’s add a pair of dynamic running backs who would provide this team with a fantastic 1-2 punch that would provide a level of balance to the offense that the 2011 running game never did (all apologies to Ryan Grant and James Starks).
Although you don’t have a hugely physical, road-grading offensive line that would destroy opponents in the run game with their power, Green and Jones should be able to find plenty of holes, particularly using more of a zone running scheme. And good luck getting near Rodgers, who would have all the time in the world to sit in the pocket and pick apart defenses. Sitton’s inclusion at two positions on this team shows how dominant he was both before and after flipping guard positions, while this team gets one of the two or three best pass-blocking left tackles of this century across the entire NFL to keep Rodgers’ blind side protected.
Defensively, this Packers squad looks a lot like the group that took the field in 2009 when he team ranked 2nd in yards allowed and 7th in...
