We learned that Gutekunst has contempt for the media and fans. To sit there and spout that horse manure and expect the fans to buy it, shows total contempt for the intelligence of people who support the Packers. It was like listening to a Jerrah Jones presser. This team is getting harder and harder to like.

He's always comes across as an entitled guy, or maybe he is just a qualified dumb ass?

"Nothing. We learned absolutely nothing."

SURPRISE!?!

"Let’s face it: No decisions have been officially made yet."

Let's not kid ourselves: there are decisions that have been made, but information is gold. To expect the GM to come out and give us any really juicy news means that we haven't been paying attention to how the league--and the Packers in particular case--operates. We'll find out what decisions have been made when the team actually has to act on them, so "officially" made? OK, granted, but they know what they want to do with most of the areas we'd love to hear more about.

Does Gute watch the games?
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Am i the only one that gets the feeling like nobody is accountable?

Same feeling a got about decade ago

I can understand why many fans would get upset but think about the journalists who's job depends on the most current information on the players and team. As has been the case since the Lombardi years none of the GM's have been open and for good reason as they would like either to move some players and not diminish their value in advance or give away potential priority of draft positions. I have known Bob McGinn for a long time and it would drive him crazy when Ted Thompson did these sessions knowing well in advance Ted would not divulge anything he could use as a headline much less an in depth story.

However, I an not pleased by Ed Policy not only telling us why he didn't change the existing reporting structure but also not informing his base (known as stockholders) as to the the length of his top 3 reports new contracts who will decide the on field future of our franchise.

I wouldn't expect any GM to give out any real information or inside thoughts.

At least Gute quickly acknowledged that there has to be more of a focus on finishing games...Too bad this wasn't a joint press conference with MLF so he could turn to him and ask, "Would you like to expand on that, Matt, since it's more in your department?"

When a press conference is this much of a nothing burger, there just isn't any point to it at all.

Gute needs to be pushed by questioners for a little more honesty and a little less bland nothingness. But, that would cause those invited to be in the press gallery, the ones that are asking difficult questions, repeating them if necessary, pushing for a better answer, they will quickly lose their right to attend those press conferences in the future.

They (the press in attendance) need more power as a group to push harder for real answers rather than plain wallpaper drivel, or they should just boycott it en mass. At the moment we get a meaningless PR blurb so devoid of any real content, you'd be better off with nothing.

It would probably only take one total press boycott, two at the most, with the negative press that would surround such a move, for a little re-evaluation inside 1265 generally and for Gute specifically. We need better than graphene aerogel (the least solid substance in the world).

Exactly what I said we learned absolutely nothing new when it was done.

As I value the preciousness of time - I skipped the Gutekunst conference. Also I plan to avoid any Policy and MLF press conferences - until absolutely necessary. No animus towards all - just a quality of life decision. So onto the Draft.

I remember Ted Thompson. He never said anything at these events. You don't want your GM blabbing his plans; that would be stupid.

Here's what you'll see from Gutekunst over the next couple of months:

1) As he usually does, he'll try to get his starting lineup in place before the draft. If we cut Jenkins,we'll need a starter. Other than that, Gutekunst can put an entire starting lineup of veterans on the field, both sides of the ball.

2) He likes to make trades that get us extra draft picks.
3) Draft picks are not expected to contribute right away.

His priority on defense is pass defense, and especially pressure. On offense, almost every one of our skill position players has been taken in the Top 100: Watson, Golden, Williams, Reed, Kraft, Musgrave, Jacobs.

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Brian Bulaga was talking the other day about how he thinks the Packers are going to take the Center from Iowa , Logan Jones. It makes sense to me.

"Brian Bulaga was talking the other day about how he thinks the Packers are going to take the Center from Iowa , Logan Jones. It makes sense to me."

Of course he would, Bulaga played at Iowa. I would be surprised if GB picked him, unless it was like the 6th round. Logan Jones is like 290 lbs. He won the best center in college football award, but he isn't rated as the best center coming out this year.

The center group is weak in this draft. I would target Trey Zuhn-Texas A&M-6'6 320 lbs and was First Team All-SEC rotating between OT, OG, and Center where people think he will end up in the NFL. Green Bay will love the versatility.

I would support moving on from Nate Hobbs, he is a disaster for us. It is head scratching to think GB would sign a player to such a big contract when he has missed so many games in 4 years with the Raiders, and now how many with us. Plus, we have a really good slot guy already in Bullard. We needed a boundary CB. Hobbs is owed a roster bonus of $6 million March 13th. We would save $8.8 million if he is released June 1, with $4 million dead cap hit.

when you watch the Superbowl tomorrow keep in mind that both those teams were assembled by GMs that Green Bay let go or let slip away... John Schneider probably the best in the business in Seattle is from DePere and started with the Packer, and Eliot Wolf, is Ron's son and the Patriots' head of player personnel. and who do we got? A guy who can't pick a servicable first or second rounder in draft after draft. Will let go our most promised qb this winter and the inability of the higher ups to recognize and reward reall talent continues apace.

So now.....it seems people have a problem with the Packers power structure?

Gee....who would have thought?

Better to show up now i guess, than to not show up at all.

The SI boys are continuing to do quite well I think, at pointing out the weaknesses of Gutey and MLF. For example see Jacob Westendorf's "Musical Chairs" piece from yesterday. Meanwhile, two former GB guys run things for New England and Seattle. Oh well.

Gute has always been very good at GM speak and his entire press conference was exactly that. Where I thought he left himself open was when he said. "In certain football situations, we have to be better, and we have to be more consistent. For me, there's two things. One, do we have the right people out there that can handle those situations? And then two, are we doing everything to give them the best chance to succeed? We're looking at it from all avenues." Here in New York the press would have pounded on him until he gave answers about what situations and which people, etc... Too many softballs from the Packers media but they cannot afford to be cutoff by the Packers and lose their access to the team.

Much of Gute's comment is what the HC is responsible for. Consistency, having the right people out there, are we giving them every chance to succeed and looking at it from all avenues. If that is what the Packers are focused on and they are looking at it from all avenues why is MLF still the HC? MLF should have been the first place they looked for the answers to the points made by Gute. But obviously the Packers looked past MLF and gave him an extension for reasons we will likely never know. I wonder if MLF reported to Gute if gate would have kept in on as the HC? But given the current structure gate doesn't get to make that decision so we will never know what Gute would have done if he was an actual GM with control of all football operations.

We're stuck with Murphy's organization structure with Policy in charge and I think it has created the no accountability problem the Packers have and will continue to have. Thanks, Since '61

I think it's certainly plausible that Gutekunst honestly doesn't know what he is going to do this offseason.

To paraphrase a famous lyric from The Who, "Meet the new excuse. Same as the old excuse".

Is anyone surprised? The Packers basically wasted the prime years of Favre and Rodgers with inaction. And now we're staring down the barrel of the same gun with Love. Urgency just doesn't seem to break through into this organization's mindset.