APC’s writers weigh in on the best and most encouraging things they’ve seen from the Packers in 2023.

The Packers are 1-1 through two weeks but have put together some pretty solid stretches of football — as well as at least one quarter where everything seemed to go pretty badly.

Focusing on the positive side of that equation, we asked our writers what they’ve liked most from what they’ve seen in 2023 so far. Here’s what they had to say.

Rcon14 — Jordan Love: Competent!

The biggest question coming into the season was how would Jordan Love look. While...

Jenkins left Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons with an MCL sprain.

Following practice on Wednesday, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced that running back Aaron Jones (hamstring), left tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) and left guard Elgton Jenkins (knee) did not practice on the day while receiver Christian Watson (hamstring) and outside linebacker Lukas Van Ness (elbow) were limited. The fact that Jenkins, who left action in Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, wasn’t put on the injured reserve for his now-confirmed MCL sprain is a positive sign. When asked about Jenkins’ injury and the fact that Jenkins...

New Orleans will be without one of its starting defensive backs when they play in Green Bay on Sunday.

The Green Bay Packers return home this week, and on Sunday they will play their first home game of the 2023 regular season against the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans has the 5th-ranked scoring defense in the NFL and a top-ten passing defense, but they will be without one of their starting defensive backs for the week three matchup.

On Wednesday, the NFL announced that safety Marcus Maye has been suspended for three games after he was found to be in...

The Packers’ youngest players are playing well to start 2023

The Packers’ youth movement has been pretty successful so far in the 2023 season.

Sure there have been growing pains — Jordan Love’s one-man quarterback sneak, for instance — but that’s to be expected. Generally speaking, the Packers’ young players have lived up to their billing. And that’s good, because the veterans who should have been stepping up to augment the youngsters were either unavailable or ineffective in Week 2.

It’s still early, so there’s plenty of time for youth and experience to come together for mutual aid, but it’s...

Did any of the Packers’ third-round picks bounce back against Atlanta?

In case you missed it, I decided to give myself the amazing and extremely fulfilling job of examining the Green Bay Packers’ cursed third-round draft picks every week. Week 1 in Chicago was a doozy, with each of the third rounders (TE Josiah Deguara, TE Tucker Kraft, OL Sean Rhyan) seeing little to no meaningful action, and the verdict was a big, fat, witchy curse. Let’s examine each of these players and their contributions to Week 2’s loss in Atlanta.

Josiah Deguara

I expected the game in Atlanta...

Was Joe Barry really the biggest issue with the defense against a team specifically designed to beat the Packers’ preferred personnel?

Several Acme Packing Company contributors have joined forces for a Packers-focused podcast: Reporting As Eligible. If you’ve ever wondered what Paul Noonan, Tyler Brooke, or Matub sound like in real life, tune in as they join JR Radcliffe of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel for discussion and banter about the Packers and whatever else is going on out there.

On this episode of Reporting as Eligible, Paul, JR, and Matub discuss the tough loss to the Falcons, whether the defensive...

The most likely first-ballot candidate is former pass-rusher Julius Peppers, who was a six-time All-Pro.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a pool of 173 modern-era nominees on Tuesday. Those 2024 class candidates will be boiled down to 25 semifinalists by November, when their merits will be inspected under much stronger microscopes. Among the 173 nominees are nine first-time candidates, the only players in the group who have a chance at being “first-ballot” Hall of Famers.

The Packers are well represented in that collection of nine players, with receiver Jordy Nelson, guard Josh Sitton, guard T.J. Lang and edge...

Do you buy the official story on David Bakhtiari?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Green Bay Packers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Question 1: Are you confident in the direction the team is taking?

After a win last week, Packers fans were riding high. 98 percent of you said that you were confident that the team was heading in the right direction. Now that the season has hit a speed bump,...

Green Bay seems to be interested in adding another cornerback and running back, based on their visits.

On Monday, the Green Bay Packers brought in six players for workouts, but the team has not signed a single one of those players as of Tuesday night. According to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, the Packers continued their quest for a roster addition today by bringing in quarterback Holton Ahlers and running back Aaron Shampklin for looks.

Ahlers was a late riser in the draft process, earning MVP honors at both the Hula Bowl and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, lower-level college all-star games....

Green Bay has plenty to clean up, especially on defense, after their first loss of the season.

Acme Packing Company’s Justis Mosqueda and Pack-A-Day Podcast’s Andy Herman gathered together again to recap the Green Bay Packers’ most recent effort: their 25-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Plenty went wrong in the game, which saw the Packers lose a double-digit fourth-quarter lead. While the team only had about 50 percent of their 2023 cap hits on the field by the end of the fourth quarter, there were plenty of opportunities to put the game away.

Defensively, there are debates swirling about...

Green Bay seems to be focusing on additions at running back and cornerback.

The Green Bay Packers apparently brought in six players in for workouts on Monday, following their one-point loss to the Atlanta Falcons. According to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, the six players consisted of two running backs (Jerrion Ealy and Ellis Merriweather), one receiver (Thyrick Pitts) and three cornerbacks (Cameron Brown, Delonte Hood and Raschad Wildgoose.)

Ealy is a smaller, pass-catching back. According to Pro Football Focus, Ealy was the second-ranked pass-catching back in college football during the 2021 season and [finished third among running back grades versus...

The Packers lost a lot of close games in 2008. How do they compare to how the Packers lost on Sunday?

The Packers carried a 24-12 lead into the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons only to fall 25-24. These things happen, especially with young teams, and especially when those young teams are missing as many pieces as the Packers were on Sunday.

But people have been quick to point out that the Packers also had a problem closing games in Aaron Rodgers’ first year as starter. That’s broadly true; the Packers did lose 10 games in...