GREEN BAY — Brian Gutekunst told anyone who would listen what the 2023 Green Bay Packers’ priority was a couple of weeks ago.
Sure, the sixth-year general manager wants the team to win as many games as possible. It’d be great if the Packers can do what the Seattle Seahawks did last season — trade away their franchise quarterback, revamp the roster with youngsters and still make the playoffs at 9-8.
But if you listened closely, Gutekunst made it clear the primary objective for the season — a guiding principle that was confirmed by the 37 roster moves he made Tuesday to get down to the NFL-mandated 53-man roster limit — is to allow one of the youngest rosters in the NFL to gain valuable experience and weather the bevy of rookie mistakes and growing pains that come with such an approach.