It also might help if they could design plays differently, so that even my sister-in-law can't call them out before the snap. I believe in transparency, but not on game day.

Think the Vikings would make a trade for Newman?

It seems that Stenavich was promoted from his best coaching position (OL), and into a job in which he has little/no experience (OC). Since it is natural for someone to want to climb the ranks, and eventually become a head coach, Stenavich is correct to do this. But, as it seems, is the case with Hackett in Denver, sometimes you're not ready for the new responsibilities of your job, or you may not be qualified, or maybe there's just a "learning curve". But in football, where results are expected now, and no one cares what you did in the past, you don't have that luxury. And the Packers, it seems, are going to waste another year with Rodgers, who seems increasingly frustrated and disconnected from his head coach. What is the answer? You have to bite the bullet, because Rodgers' contract is an albatross the team decided to take on to keep him. Maybe the addition of a real number one WR would make a difference. Maybe shaking up the OL and putting a new combination of players on the field would be worth trying. But something needs to be done, now, because the (supposedly) easy part of the schedule is ending, and the offense is anemic, the defense is in disarray, and even the ST's seem to be regressing.

I agree an effective and efficient coach employs "a combination of the type of offense the coach likes to run and the available talent he has on the roster."

Both the glorified OC (LaFleur) and DC Barry do not coach systems or employ specific game day battle plans with this in mind.

Barry especially. His cautious, soft zone, vanilla scheme is playing not to lose. He was a lousy hire. He is performing as expected.

ML promised, when hired, his "Illusion of Complexity" would run plays highlighting player strengths with different plays from similar alignments. It has mostly melted away to an Illusion of Competence mishmash of a couple of handoffs quickly shelved for attempted chunk play hero ball.

AJ, AJD, Deguara, Nijman, Tom, Toure, Alexander, Douglas, Campbell, Q. Walker, are all underutilized or misused in my opinion.

"Rodgers likes to take shots downfield but because of his inexperienced and banged up receiving corps, the struggles on the offensive line and his own injured thumb, he is unable to consistently throw the ball downfield for long gains."

I wasn't aware that ACR played with injured thumb vs Giants. Wait - he injured his thumb at the last moments in that game. Hmmmm.

This "injured thumb" look like another excuse for aging QB. His throws vs Giants was all ovet the place. Even Lazard was pi*sed off by his throws. He was "healthy" or healthy if we neglect his mind.

Stop feeding fans with excuses. If he was not ready to play, he should say that. Well Giants QB has injured ankle. We did not noticed that he is injured, did we? So, stop excuses and do not cover his performance with his thumb. I believe his thumb is injured. Again if that thumb is so bad injured that it affect his game than he should not be on the field.

I was disgusting how he was playing with his thumb, knowing that there will be frames focusing on his injured thumb. Preparing excuses? I believe in that. This suits his public showing he love so much. Poor he...

"LaFleur and his coaching staff need to sit down with Rodgers and devise a game plan that maximizes the team’s strengths and covers up their weaknesses as best as they can."

Wow, I thought ACR is QB. One of the players, not one of the coaches. What is his role or position when team coaches prepares game plans? Who is the player on D side of the ball who sits with MLF and Joe Barry and preparing game plan for D? Is there any? Does ACR contribute in defensive game plan, too?

My God. What a mess Packers are...

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Remove either Rodgers or LaFleur. A one headed whimper not two. I’d remove the guy who doesn’t do anything.

The packers are a like a ship floundering in mediocrity.

Captain LaFluer grab the ships wheel cuz it’s drivin me nuts

Arrrgh 🏴‍☠️

If you don’t think you have the guys to consistently beat one on one coverage then fire up some more rub routes and crossing patterns. The Pats never had the best WRs in their dynasty, but they always schemed them open. That will give Rodgers the option to get rid of the ball quicker and not take so many drive killing sacks while he’s waiting for someone (or no one) to beat their guy. Maybe Lafleur and Rodgers can play some Madden this week to come up with some new plays.😉

Who has often failed to prep the team?
Who has been the coach of this team for the last 3+ years when they rarely have played a full 60 minutes?
Who has kept a coach in his position while everybody knew that it would cost us a playoff game?
Who keeps saying that we have to get AJ the ball more but doesn't make it happen?

"That will give Rodgers the option to get rid of the ball quicker and not take so many drive killing sacks "

Actually, if we look at the facts (san pure hatred), Rodgers has been getting rid of the ball very quickly (see below from an article). The problem is the OL not giving him protection long enough, and receivers not getting separation.

"The Packers offensive line has been blitzed on the lowest share of dropbacks in the NFL, yet they’ve surrendered the seventh-highest pressure rate. Green Bay quarterbacks (i.e., mostly Rodgers) have only been sacked the 18th-most frequently — but that’s because they’ve gotten rid of the ball in a lightning-quick average of 2.49 seconds, faster than all but Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers."

Scheme receivers open with bunch formations of two or three in which they go every which way, including across the middle of the field.
Then, Rodgers would have two or three quick reads.
Use the running backs and tight ends as safety valves, perhaps after a second or two of blocking.
Use deeper routes to clear out space for the underneath routes -- although if the deep guy is really open, throw it to him.
Also, throwing deep on third down can be good strategy in the sense that an interception can be like a punt, especially if the other receivers are trailing to make a tackle if it happens.
Have Rodgers rolling out sometimes so he can throw the ball away without a grounding penalty.
Mix in the run game, inside and outside and in between.
Let's try Winfree, Toure, and Amari Rodgers more often, or at least one or two of them. Get as many guys as possible a target early to get their adrenalin going.
Get up to the line and snap the ball rather than waiting until the last second of the play clock.
Be more upbeat in attitude, which will come with being more up tempo, and from spreading the ball around to get everyone involved.
Utilize at least to some extent the West Coast offense, which as I understand it, uses short and sure passes as a variation of the running game.
Take advantage of all the space on the field horizontally as well as vertically.
Find ways to get the ball to Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon.
All of this pretty much solves all of our problems on offense, and gives more rest to the defense, don't you think -- or am I missing something?

How to simplify the Packers offense:

Step 1: Figure out the OL and have them actually block the defenders rather than stand around and watch Rodgers get sacked or Jones and Dillon get tackled in the backfield. someone is going to end up hurt.
Step 2: Get the ball to Aaron Jones and stop just talking about it.
Step 3: In short yardage or Goal line add a 6th OL and give the ball to Dillon.
Step 4: Get the TEs, Lewis and Tonyan involved in the short passing game after chipping a defender to help the OL.
Step 5: Run more crossing and rub routes to enable our WRs to get some separation from their defenders.
Step 6: Run some quick slants especially against 2 high safeties.
Step 7: Take what the defense gives us in the running and passing games.
Step 8: Try a few deep shots with play action after we have established a lead and the defense is trying to take away our ground game.

Full disclosure: All of this assumes that Step 1 actually happens.
These steps should be simple enough for a good High School team never mind an alleged professional football team.

If our coaching staff cannot this figure this out chuck them all and move on. Thanks, Since '61

Don't want to be insensitive but I think it's Rodgers admitting politely there are a few players on offense that are challenged by the playbook. I think one particular receiver doesn't play much and is the reason Rodgers asked for Cobb. The guy just can learn the playbook and is relegated to kick off returns. Imo there are two on defense who are running around clueless. How can you constantly get duked when your supposed to have size and speed and were a first round pick? There's a lot of this on the team.

Here is a link to the QB School and his notions of what simplifying might entail. I think this guy is pretty good, for what that's worth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2GI2VQIFLk