They are certainly one of the best in the NFC, Tampa has a strong roster as well, likely a better defense.....but I want to see if they can defend our offense....That game week 6 will be a real interesting barometer..if the Packers get healthier and learn how to tackle they are very dangerous....

Also the tackling was atrocious against NO but I do not see this being an ongoing issue, Kamara has a tendency to make people look ridiculous and we are still very early in the season.....we can clean it up like we have before

My thoughts from the game. They didn't run many of the mesh crossers. Instead they ran the TE running crossers from behind the line of scrimmage. It appears they start the game with the short passing game and are able to move the chains and then score. Then as the defense begins to react to the running game, the longer passing game comes into play. I didn't see many passing plays specifically for downfield plays. Perhaps more will be made when Adams returns. But I like the look of the offense, the scheming to get WR's open.

Regarding the defense. There were two plays that made a big difference in allowing NO to score. I am ignoring for this the Kamara touchdown run where half the defense whiffed on him. The first play was in the first half on a 3rd and about 15 where Kamara caught a short pass, Redmond missed the tackle and Kamara got the first down. Then NO scored. The second was a second and 17 just before the half and Z. Smith was penalized for holding on a rush. If that wouldn't have happened, a third and 15 would have happened and a good chance to stop the drive. NO went on to score a touchdown just before the half.

Not sure they are better than the niners or the seahawks, or others---gute needs to work harder on the defense, or new coaches to teach tackling 101

Slow your roll, Corey. It's still September. GB sucks at 5 Tech, ILB and (surprisingly) safety right now. The cupboard is bare at DT and ILB. There are no answers on the roster, and good teams will take advantage of that. Pettine has shown no ability to adjust his personnel to the problems plaguing the defense, nor has Gute done enough on the front 7.

Yes, the OL, TEs and WRs are surprisingly good. Kudos to Gute, MLF, the offensive coaches, the players and Hackett for making that happen. But this roster has plenty of warts.

Stats, stats, stats.....we get too caught up in them to determine our perceived or lack thereof problems? So far this year it is missed tackles. Would you believe me that San Francisco, which many would say was the best D in the NFC last year, had more missed tackle then the Packers in 2019? Yes they did, both teams were around average. What this tells you is one stat doesn’t tell the whole story.

Is limiting missed tackles very important,YES, but so is, rushing the passer, few penalties, interceptions, etc....you get my point. Every team has it weaknesses and no team can fill them all due to the salary cap. The best you can do is to mitigate damages. And, this is what MLF is doing by keeping track of each games missed tackles, thus keeping players conscious about the importance. Just another example of Mlf’s coaching abilities. Look at Baltimore last night their vaulted D couldn’t get the chiefs down when it mattered. They also had many missed tackles.

Sure we want thumpers, but is that at the risk of having less coverage abilities? Only All Pro type players are great at both. So, you pick your poison and the Packers put their emphasis in drafting and FA on pressure the QB and coverage in back field. You might as well understand we will be an average tackling team like last year and enjoy the ride, because even adding one thumper isn’t going to change it much.

Don’t sleep on Seattle. Their defense is suspect, but Russell is on a roll.

What I love about what the Packers are doing offensively right now is that it's a really simple concept - stretch run, and then play action. MLF keeps defenses guessing by adding some misdirection, motions, underneath routes, etc., but the base concept is the same one the Texans used to make Shaub look like a stud, and what GB was using in 2014 when Lacy was busy demoralizing defenses.

Defenses are going to start keying in on this, so Rodgers will need to stay disciplined on checking down to the underneath route if he doesn't want to end up getting planted by a safety or CB coming in on a delayed blitz.

I'm very happy with the Packers right now, defensive issues aside.

However, the Chiefs just steamrolled the Ravens. That offense is electric. It's a long season but KC looks way ahead of the rest of the league at the moment.

Yes I am excited about the offense it does look sharper but Corey this defense is not championship caliber , we know there will be no improvement at inside linebacker although Summers may surprise us but we need another big body for the D line to help with the run , there has to be someone available , I thought Mack was the answer but that was short lived, also lets see if our Hyped corners can cover Ridley Monday night.

Q- Why are the Atlanta Falcons terrible salesmen....?

A- Because they're afraid of leads.

Hey it’s fun to debate but what does it really mean? I’ll take it game by game because whose the “best” team really is a week to week proposition. Just look at what injuries have done to the 49ers. One week of bad injuries could derail the whole thing. Also, before last night the Ravens were the “juggernaut”. Now they got exposed on National TV by the defending SB Champions and you would think the Ravens are terrible. We might want to circle back on that in six weeks and see where that stands. Let’s just worry about crushing the Falcons at Lambeau and go into the bye at 4-0. Many tests still remain.

One game at a time. We can go to 4-0 this week. KC and Baltimore are of no concern to us unless we meet in the Super Bowl.

Packers and Seattle. Everybody else in the NFC is behind those two...

Unlike Bearmeat, I do not believe that multiple positions on this team “suck”. I think our offense is outstanding and our defense is better than average. .

Fantastic start, didn’t expect this. However, this D is not championship caliber. Hope Gute can add a couple more pieces and Pettine can add a few more wrinkles....GPG!

If our defense were stronger I would agree that we are the NFCs best team. However, it’s way too early to make that claim in any case. Let’s beat the Falcons this week and take it one game at a time.
Our offense should get better with the return of Adams and Deguara. If our OL continues to play as well as it has we will be fine because they score points and keep our defense off the field.
As for our defense we lost both Kirksey and Gary against the Saints. That took a lot of speed off the field. As I posted earlier this week, take out Kamara’s two big plays and we may have held the Saints to 13 points. If we can get Clark, Kirksey, Gary and Martin back after the bye our defense could look much faster and better. I think we need to see more of Raven Green as well. Our DL should Lowry, Clark and Keke. Maybe just Clark and Keke on passing downs with Z and Gary pass rushing.
The key for the defense is making plays and stops when they need to which they did against the Saints on Sunday. First they forced and recovered a fumble and then they got a 3 and out on the next possession giving the offense the chance to expand a 3 point lead to 10 points and effectively end the game.
Not many defenses go into NOLA and hold down the Saints offense or come away with a win but the Packers did.
Take care of business against the Falcons and enjoy the bye. Although I would prefer the bye to come a few weeks later. But here we are. Go Pack Go! Thanks, Since ‘61

Hope Kirksey and Gary won’t miss too much time. Don’t take the Falcons lightly, this game has trap written all over it.

Seattle and Green Bay are pretty similar in that they both are getting excellent QB play, good coaching, and suspect Ds. Perhaps the road to the Super Bowl will go through GB because of divisional opponents. The North has some pretty weak teams. The West looks far stronger (although the Lions just beat the Cards). I’d expect this to mean we’ll have a home game if the two meet. Hope fans will be there to witness the thrashing by the Pack.

It's a bit too early to say that the Packers are the best team in the conference, but they're looking pretty awesome right now. I've have no complaints about the defense in the victory over NO, even though the tackling was shoddy at times. They DID make some nice open field tackles, and bottom line was that they made the plays when they needed to help us win. NO is a talented team, and I'll happily take the road win no matter the score.

We all know the defense isn't the strength of the team, and we're just going to have to hope that Pettine can cobble together an adequate run defense and that Gray can bring the best out of our safeties. The matchups I'm most looking forward to are against SF and Tennesee. And hopefully we can get some of our most recent draft picks healthy and on the field. Dillon especially needs to get some touches in short-yardage situations--let's get him in the flow to at least take the load (and hits) off of A. Jones on the ground.

GB looks a lot like the 2011 version with a top 2 offense, right now, and a defense mired around 20th, without looking at rankings, and we all remember how that came to a door slamming end. This team may very well replicate last season as to record, but if the defense doesn't get a lot better, the ending will be the same, and that like last year is nothing to boast about, unless it's at least a participation role in the SB.

The most important question about a teams' success. Did you win the last game?

Dont know where we end up but we could not had a better start. Nobody can take the Ws away.
O was great and the D was not so bad. And there is a good chance for improvment on some basics.
WR was never a problem. Anyway, when AR plays with fun in MLFs system we have a chance. For what more can we ask!

There is still time to bolster the DL and ILB. GM should have done this already with the DL. It’s pretty obvious both Lowry and Lancaster have no business starting. They need some bulk and these two are pedestrian which puts too much pressure on the ILB and safeties. Either Wilkerson or Harrison are street players that could possibly be upgrades. They could also either try to work a trade or grab a hope off someone’s taxi squad if that’s allowed.

They have the makings of a great offense the way the coach has structured their philosophy with imagination; a significant upgrade versus what McCarthy was doing. With all the motion going on, defenses are guessing to figure out what GB is doing. That is why they are scary, with what ML is calling added with the greatness of #12, they are pretty much controlling games.

The niners have fallen to the injury bug and GB seems to have the Seahawks number like they have the Cowboys.

Lazard is playing really good football right now, I’m so glad we didn’t lose him to waivers, he’s easily an average/above average wr2.. But what I can’t understand is why we should keep Mike P as our defensive coordinator.. I thought in the beginning he was a good coach, but now I don’t think he’s even average with the talent he has.. Alvin Kamara was the saints whole offense, and he did nothing to stop him.. Put a cb spy on that guy the whole game( like many posters have said) and limit or take away him, and make Brees beat you.. I guess it just gets annoying as a fan seeing obvious things he should stop from an offense, and fails at it miserably..

Rodgers is playing great again is the biggest reason we are 3-0. Love the way Adams and Aaron Jones look. Lafleur's play calling is on point. But I am still disgusted by what I think was the worst draft in Packer history. To not have a single drafted player contributing to this team is unacceptable for a team that was one game away last year. Our weaknesses were so obvious (MLB, DL, and WR) but yet the blind arrogance to pick a QB and RB in the first 2 rounds followed by a 3rd RD TE that was projected by most to go in the 6th or 7th round or to be undrafted. It just burns me more when I see the improvement on the offensive side of the ball.