Had there been some better options available at kicker towards the end of the season, the Green Bay Packers would have explored those options. But, as Brian Gutekunst told reporters on Thursday, rookie Anders Carlson was their best option.
“I think as we got towards the end of the season,” said Gutekunst, “and we were headed towards the playoffs and had an opportunity to be in the playoffs, certainly something, if there was a veteran option out there that would have been really good, then maybe we would have considered it.
“But there wasn’t.