If the Packers are going to build on the momentum of their finish to 2023, it's going to have to include a better secondary. Last year's group struggled to defend good passing attacks and ranked 24th in EPA allowed per dropback.
Part of that had to do with a safety group that didn't look good on paper and wasn't any better once the games started being played. The Packers tried to fix it in 2023 with incumbents and a few veteran free agents on cheap one-year deals.
This year, they paid up to add Xavier McKInney and it already seems to be doing wonders.
"I know Sav (Darnell Savage) left, that's my dude, and I miss Sav, but having X, we're already on the same page with things. He communicates," Alexander told media at OTAs, per Zach Kruse of Packers Wire.
Communication is going to be key for the Packers secondary in 2024. Not only are they breaking in some new personnel, but the existing personnel is learning Jeff Hafley's system after he was hired as defensive coordinator this offseason.
