Donald Trump Predicts This NFC North Team Is Going To Be Good In 2024

The Green Bay Packers are hopeful a strong finish by a young team last year can lead to even better results this coming NFL season as they've matured and added talent. And we now know this is going to come to pass because Donald Trump is predicting it.

At the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, Trump accepted his party's nomination to be its presidential candidate. And during his acceptance speech, on national television, Trump took time out to give the Packers a boost.

An attendee wears a cheesehead hat with "MAGA" written on the side during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Donald Trump Endorses The Packers  

"You are so easy to spot," Trump told cheesehead-clad delegates from Wisconsin as he spoke from the stage. "And Green Bay is going to have a good team this year, right? They're going to have a good team.

"They're going to have a good team. Most of the audience doesn't like it, but it's true. You're going to have a good team this year."

Well, that settles it.

The Packers, who finished 9-8 last season and second in the NFC North behind the Detroit Lions, might become like Trump's America: Great again.

So is that a little pandering from a candidate that needs to win Wisconsin to help collect enough electoral college votes to win the November election? 

Or is it studied commentary from a man who once owned a USFL team and counts many current and former NFL players as friends and supporters?

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: U.S. President Donald Trump jokes with Heisman trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow (C) while honoring the Louisiana State University football team in the East Room at the White House, on January 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. This past Monday the LSU Tigers defeated Clemson 42 to 25 in the college playoff final. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Donald Trump Knows Football

Your answer will probably tell you what party you're voting for in November.

But regardless of your affiliation, the fact is Trump is probably correct.

The Packers are expected to be good in 2024 for reasons tied to the maturation of the team.

The Packers struggled the early part of last season, starting off with a 2-5 record through the end of October. The struggle was kind of predictable because the Packers fielded one of the youngest teams in the NFL and perhaps the youngest offense in the league.

But something happened to all that youth as the season progressed: It gained experience. And cohesion.

The Packers got better.

And they rallied to a 7-3 mark in their final 10 games, including three consecutive wins to finish the regular-season.

That late push got the Packers in the playoffs, where they upset the Dallas Cowboys in a wild card round game before losing 24-21 in the divisional round at San Francisco. 

January 20, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) during the second quarter in a 2024 NFC divisional round game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Jordan Love Carries Packers' Hopes

When the season was over, the Packers felt like better days lay ahead and much of that started with the fact quarterback Jordan Love played so well as a first-year starter. 

Love, only 25, threw 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions last season, with much of his best play coming later in the season.

Promising.

"To go through the tough stretch in October and to see him so steady through all that, and just really lead our team to get better week in and week out, and to see the rewards at the end of the season, I was very excited for him and our football team," Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said during the offseason. 

"And, just again, for as good as he played, there’s so much more in front of him and just excited for him and where he’s going."

The Packers are so excited about Love they're going to sign him to a big contract extension in the coming weeks – maybe even by Sunday when they begin training camp.

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Green Bay Youth Is Everwhere

That move would lock down an offense whose oldest playmaker is running back Josh Jacobs, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason.

Jacobs is 26 years old. 

The rest of Green Bay's playmakers? 

The presumed starting receivers are all 25 or younger. Christian Watson is 25, Romeo Doubs is 24, and receiver Jayden Reed is 24. Backup receiver Dontayvion Wicks is 23.

Tight ends Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft are both 23 years old.

So is this the reason Trump sees good things for the Packers? If so, he sees the same thing the Green Bay personnel department and coaching staff see.