Are the 2018 Packers Improving or Not?

We have reached the mid point of the 2018 NFL Season!  32 teams are trying to get to the 53rd Super Bowl.  Some of the teams are out of it, probably this list:

Teams Out of IT! (11 Teams) (NFC Team in Red)

Browns (3-6-1)
Bills (3 - 7)
Jets (3-7)
Jaguars (3-6)
Broncos (3-6)
Lions (3-6)
Buccaneers (3-6)
Giants (2-7)
Cardinals (2-7)
49ers (2-8)
Raiders (1-8)

Teams Probably in IT! (5 Teams) (NFC Team in Red)

Chiefs (9-1)
Rams (9-1)
Saints (8-1)
Patriots (7-3)
Steelers (6-2-1)

Teams Looking Good (5 Teams) (NFC Team in Red)

Chargers (7-2)
Texans (6-3)
Panthers (6-3)
Bears (6-3)
Redskins (6-3)

Teams Hanging on! (11 Teams) (NFC Team in Red)

Vikings (5-3-1)
Bengals (5-4)
Titans (5-4)
Packers (4-4-1)
Dolphins (5-5)
Ravens (4-5)
Colts (4-5)
Cowboys (4-5)
Eagles (4-5)
Falcons (4-5)
Seahawks (4-5)

So, the Packers are HANGING ON!  Bad news, we lost to the Redkins!  Good news, we still play the Falcons, Seahawks, Vikings & Bears!!  So, WE have the fate in OUR hands!  If we do not beat those teams, we DO NOT deserve to be in the playoffs!!!

So, we start by BEATING the Seahawks this Thursday!!!

Now, a look at the team!  And, BOY has this roster changed!

Packers Offense
QB - Rodgers, Kizer, Boyle
Still Rodgers is one of the top 3 in the game, BUT backups are VERY inadequate!  Grade A+

RB - Jones, Williams, Carson
Jones is coming on & looks like a possible weapon.  Williams is adequate, but not much depth & by the way, Packers have followed the NFL trend of NO fullbacks!  Grade B-

TE - Graham, Lewis, Kendicks, & Tonyan
Graham still has not had a BIG game, Lewis in invisible, Kendricks performs a lot of the Fullback jobs, & Tonyan is still a project!  Grade B-

WR - Adams, Cobb, Valdes-Scantling, St. Brown, Moore
Allison id done for the year, BUT Valdes-Scantling looks like a player.  Cobb is always injured(probably his last year!  Look for Davis to come back this week from the IR, and also help in the return game that has been pathetic!  Grade B

OL - Bakhtiari, Taylor, Linsley, Bell, Bulaga, Spriggs, Parick, McCray, Light.
A good, but not great line!  Bulaga is hanging on, Bell is filling in, BUT very little depth!
Grade C+

We can still score points, BUT only because of Aaron Rodgers!  A team without a lot of talent!

Packers Defense
DL - Lowry, Clark, Daniels, Adams, Lancaster
Thought to be a strength, but losing Wilkerson for year hurt!  Average at best - Grade C+

OLB - Matthews, Perry, Gilbert, Mackrell
Matthews a year older, wow, this is a weakness!  Grade C-

ILB - Martinez, Burks, Morris, Toomer, Crawford
Thank goodness for Martinez, the BEST tackler on the team!  BUT, average at best!!  Grade C+

S - Williams, Brice, Jones, Greene, Campbell
Lost our best Clinton-Dixx, but a DRAMA QUEEN!  This group is incredibly poor!  Grade D+

CB - Alexander, King, Williams, Breeland, Jackson,Redmond, Brown
Could be our BEST someday, BUT not yet!  Young and will make mistakes!  Grade C+

Wow!  An incredible lack of talent, how are we even winning or staying close?

So, there you have it, a team without much talent that Aaron Rodgers somehow keeps us in the conversation!  We NEED to build talent!