The Green Bay Packers are close to greatness.

The Packers were the NFL’s youngest team in 2023. They became the youngest team since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger to win a playoff game. And expectations will be sky high in 2024.

“We’re coming,” left guard Elgton Jenkins said Monday. “We’re coming with a purpose. We want to win it all. Feel like we could have did it this year, but next year I’m very optimistic.

“We’ve got the guys in the building. We’ve got everything that we need to get it done. We’ve just got to go do it. We set a good foundation this year. We’ve just got to go win.”

If the Packers hope to take the next step, though, they need a big offseason. Here are five areas Green Bay must address to continue its upward ascent.

The Packers’ last four first round picks — and 12 of their last 13 — have come on the defensive side of the ball. Green Bay had eight first round defensive players on the roster this year, and the organization believed that unit should have been dominant.

It wasn’t — and it hasn’t been during Joe Barry’s three years coordinating the defense.

The Packers finished 17^th in total defense this year, and their average rank under Barry has been 14^th. Green Bay’s average rank in scoring defense during the Barry-era is also 14^th.

By now, Barry has had enough time to take the defense to the next level — and failed. It’s time someone else gets to try.

LaFleur backed Barry in his 2022 season ending press conference. On Monday, he dodged questions about Barry — and all of his assistants.

“I haven’t even thought about that at this stage,” LaFleur said when asked about the future of his assistant coaches. “Kind of going through everything right now. I want to certainly sit down with every assistant before any decisions are made.”