Throughout the offseason and into training camp, many fans get a bit delusional about how they think our favorite team will perform this season. We have visions about the Green Bay Packers that are beyond just bold, but we will never share them because of the pushback we may get.
I am one of those people.
Today, I am creating a safe space to express some thoughts that I don’t truly believe in and don’t want to be held accountable for, but deep down in my mind and heart, I’ve wondered… maybe?
This is my 2025 Green Bay Packers take purge.
I got this idea from the Ringer Fantasy Football Show. They do this twice a year,before the start of the season and theNFL draft. Where “all NFL and fantasy-football-related takes, including those you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended during this time.”
I applied the same set of rules to myself for three takes – one offensive, one defensive, and one team – throughout this article.
Micah Parsons will break the all-time sack record
Thursday was one of the all-time non-game days in recent Packers history. The rumors that had been swirling for weeks came true. The Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers. Parsons, the three-time All-Pro, is one of two players to have 12-plus sacks in his first four seasons in the NFL. The other one is Packers legend Reggie White.
New Packers LB Micah Parsons is one of two NFL players to have at least 12 sacks in each of his first four seasons.
The other was Reggie White. pic.twitter.com/kEVxJCCnH4
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 28, 2025
However, Parsons isn’t going to have just 12 sacks to continue that streak this season; he’s going to break the all-time sack record, currently held by Al Baker with 23. (Yes, we recognize the record that was set before sacks were officially recorded as a stat.)
Parsons is primed for a huge season. Pro-bowler Rashan Gary and two ascending pass rushers in Lukas Van Ness and Brenton Cox will flank Parsons. Meanwhile, Jeff Hafley, the architect of Green Bay’s first good defense since they won a Super Bowl, will scheme him up. Green Bay’s offense will keep the pressure on opposing offenses, allowing the pass rushers to tee off. It’s a recipe for an all-time season from one of the league’s best players who’s now in Green Bay.
Micah Parsons reacts to becoming a Packer. You love to see it🔥🧀 #Packers pic.twitter.com/RVHJg1MY8N
— Alec (@Alec_332) August 29, 2025
Romeo Doubs will finish top five in the NFL in receiving touchdowns, but will not pass 900 yards
This one crossed my mind last weekend after Doubs scored a touchdown on Green Bay’s 14-play, 96-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks. It was his only catch on the drive. However, his catch reminded me how much Doubs is relied upon in short down-and-distance and goal-to-go situations. Still, outside of those situations, he’s not always a featured player.
Touchdown @Packers!
Malik Willis to Romeo Doubs 🎯
Watch on @NFLNetwork
Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/7lwpFSVOfI
— NFL (@NFL) August 23, 2025
Doubs has already had a season in which he finished tied for eighth in touchdowns with eight, but only had 674 yards in2023. Green Bay’s passing game is also due for some positive touchdown regression after Love’sinjury-riddled season; the run game typically led the way in the red zone.
The Packers were fifth inrushing touchdowns scored with 23, only behind three teams with running QBs (Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders) and the best run game in the NFL (Detroit Lions).
Doubs is reliable in short-area and goal-to-go situations, has a knack for scoring TDs while not being a featured player, and is due for positive TD regression in the passing game. That leads me to the unusual stat line of him having around 11-plus TDs while not eclipsing 900 yards.
The Packers will have a top-five offense and defense, and a top-10 special teams unit
The Packers already finished third in offensive DVOA and seventh in defensive DVOA last season. With a healthy Jordan Love and a second year in Jeff Hafley’s defense with the addition of Micah Parson, they already look like they have a shot of being a top-five offense and defense. The real hard one is the special teams, which has been a nightmare for a decade.
Green Bay’s special teams have finished in the bottom eight ofPFF’s special teams rankings every year since 2015, when they finished 15th. They finished 30thlast season, but last in PFF grade.
However, Brandon McManus was absolutely nails in camp, going 73 of 79 on field goals in camp and preseason action, capping it off with a 48 and 52 yarder against the Seahawks. Daniel Whelan also had a great preseason,finishing second in punt average and third in net average.
Punting and kicking are integral parts of special teams. However, they are not all of it, and have not been the part that has always ailed Green Bay in the past.
#Packers actually finished last in special teams grade at PFF. Unit had 30 missed tackles and 21 penalties. 3 muffed punts, Nixon's fumbled KO return. Brayden Narveson missed 5 FGs in 6 games. Daniel Whelan had a nice year overall but still finished 26/29 in net punting.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) January 27, 2025
However, Green Bay’s kicking is back on track after the post-Mason Crosby nightmare, and it has a punter who seems to be ascending, setting the foundation for a good special teams unit. On top of that, they’re just due for a season where they figure it out in that phase of football.
I don’t really have any other reason for feeling this way because Rich Bisaccia and his unit haven’t given me much confidence in the three years that he’s been Green Bay’s special teams coordinator. Packers fans just deserve this, and this is the take purge, so I’m allowed to say something that feels impossible without repercussions.
It feels really good to get those takes off my chest. Now we can focus on the more reasonable things that can happen, such as Rashan Gary leading the pass rush with eight sacks, Romeo having 800 yards and six touchdowns, and Green Bay’s special teams finishing 30th.