Finally out from the financial shadow of the Aaron Rodgers era and with a young, mostly cheap roster constructed, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst

Brian Gutekunst, who just finished his seventh season as Green Bay’s general manager, spoke for 35 minutes about the state of his team Thursday.

I think there were times we were exceptionally explosive this year, but I want to see us be able to control the game," Gutekunst said. "Whether it's the run game or pass game, you always want to be explosive because as Matt [LaFleur] says,