The Packers walked the walk of those with Walkers, crutches and prosthetic legs.

It's actually a genius move on Hafley's part. Smoke and mirrors to fool the playoff opponents into the wrong game plan.

Or how 'bout; Complimentary football. We've been complaining about the O-line for seasons now. They aren't the main problem any longer. My compliments.

Our offensive line gets no push nor opens any holes. Our defensive line gets pushed around and can't stop the run. With Micah out we're back to having no pass rush. Our cornerbacks are pretty bad. Our center likes to snap the ball early so he can hit our QB in the face with it. Other than that, we're great. I've supported Gute, but his big misses on 1st and 3rd rounders is a problem. When I first heard of the Aaron Banks signing I thought great, this guy must be a stud if we gave him huge money. Then I researched and found out he is what he is, sometimes decent, sometimes awful. Don't get me started on the Hobbs fiasco. My personal biggest disappointment is E. Cooper. Based on the flashes he showed as a rookie, I honestly thought he was going to be a perennial pro bowler. Oops.

The Packers Defense coming out for the game.
https://youtube.com/shorts/KkIrHhHeIAs?si=5mJX0Hg1Lj1WqmMb

Rashan Gary was OVER-drafted and then got OVER-paid.

He never reached 10 sacks in any of his 7 seasons in Green Bay.

When questioned a couple of weeks ago about doing more in Micah's absence, Gary responded that he was playing just swell.

Rashan has not had a sack or a tackle for loss in 9 straight games.

And Rashan Gary is a team CAPTAIN.

The rest of the defensive players are supposed to emulate a guy who is so F'ing delusional that in his mind he believes his play is entirely acceptable.

Everything above tells you all you need to know how rotten to the core the defensive culture is in Green Bay ... and why without the Micah Parsons lipstick there is no way of hiding the pig any longer.

Maybe it's time to shine a flashlight on the position coaching hire this year. When the LaFleur let Jason Rebrovich go the hue and cry was how the Packers were about to make a great addition in Aaron Whitecotton. But whatever happened he was poached by Dallas. Perhaps the prospect of having Micah Parsons there at the time had something to do with it.

So instead LaFleur hired DeMarcus Covington as defensive line/run game coordinator with Vince Oghobaase as his assistant. So, how's it been working out?

https://www.packers.com/news/master-s-degree-in-football-set-course-for-...

Look stop trying to analize the shit out of everything. The answers are simple:
1. Gutt is a fd up Gm who doesnt know football talent from cow chips: Stokes, Nixon, Van Ness, Walker, Valentine, Balentine, Lloyd, Golden.
These are not great draft picks or acquisitions. None of the above are pro bowl or game changers except on the negative side. We wasted money, picks and time on these losers.

2. Hafwit has never been a D coach. All he did was read Barrys play book and use it with that goofy "bend dont break zone defense". Ya its bends and breaks a lot every dam game. They cant get off the field. They cant stop teams from marching to a field goal or touch down and they force the offense to play catchup. This is the only team I know with no pass rush.

Gutt has screwed this team up royally. He created this team and hired the coaches and this mess belongs to him at a time when the Vikes and Bears are rebuilt and ready to rumble next season.
Sadly their is so much to fix and not enough draft picks and money to do it in even two years.

Ok, but! If you're serious about the defense, need to look at every game, not just the losses. Packer defense was miserable in every second half played this year. Every opponent marched up and down the field in every game GBP played...well not always super bad but bad. The only savior has been an interception here and there...some to win the game. So, offense, join the miserable club because you're a member too. In every game, LaFloor started the first series in every 2nd half with a running play and almost always, 3 and out. He constantly left the QB high and dry with 3rd and long. The offensive play calling was really offensive! To top all of this off, what's with the QB waving his hands along the side of his helmet...that's a sure signal for a run play... an idiot can see that...including the opposition. What a childish play call. Stop that!!! In flight school, it's call a death spiral, when an airplane stalls and starts to spin downward...a death spiral...and the Packer are in one.

This isn't going to be popular, but they should put LVN in as either/both 3 and 2i technique. Outside/inside Guard gaps. He played significant snaps at those at Iowa and did well. I don't know his weight now, 275+?, but he's got pretty good arm strength and enough bull rush and run stop capability to give him more reps there with Brooks and Wooden. Can't be much worse. BUT, you can't expect him to hold point. He needs to be told to push forward continually. Gap control, probably not. Just gap penetration. He can do that. If you want any salvage of his career with the Packers, do that. This is a game where other options need to be tried.

" The Packers are paying Rashan Gary to be a difference-maker,...."

I can't count how many times i wrote that in years past.
But i'm glad ya'll are starting to see the light.

I got a lot of shit for saying things like that, and about the inequity of his R.O.I.
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The other thing Gary did after the Micah injury was tell Parsons..."We got you".
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The title of this article instantly reminded me of Mike Daniels...SPOT ON!!
".... Talked The Talk, But Isn't Walking The Walk.

His mouth spoke loud, his play did not.
One good year and he got a 4 year 40 million dollar deal.
All he delivered was loudmouth soup.
I think we were playing the Bears...and he said about the Bears offense..."everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth"
The Bears won that game and he had a do nothing game.
Couldn't stand that fat piece of....,always looked like he was 6,7 months pregnant.
Then there was the time they wore their old uniforms with the light brown pants, and he peed himself, never forget that....lol
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Not all....but sometimes players get generational wealth, and just fade away.
Like the fire is gone or whatever.
See JaMarcus Russell.
Got a big guaranteed contract, and clearly gave no f...

A bit after that, the NFL had enough, and reduced 1st round pick compensation in the 2011 CBA.
This was around the time a first round QB got 50 million guaranteed.
His name isn't coming to me right now, and i don't care enough to look it up.

Maybe Hafley won't get head coach interviews/offers? That was the talk for half the season. Nobody mentioning it now. But come on, they have lost their best lineman, their best pass rusher and they were thin on the D-line after trading Kenny to begin with. This shouldn't be surprising. But they shouldn't be THIS bad.

Great article Carter... and yes this was a storm coming, the Ravens under J Harbaugh have always seemed to have Big physical football teams there fullback weighs 300 lbs, And the Packers always more of a finesse team. If there is such a thing. I think Guty tried to address this a couple years back by drafting T Slayton, J Ford, and of course there was always K Clark. But Guty went away from that with all three let go ( of course the Parsons trade ) but Parsons is gone now there is literally nothing left, one of the two desperation DL free agent signings is injured already and W Brinson is still just a rookie... Guty saw a shinny piece of gold in Parsons and it worked for awhile, but like the old saying ...The Emperor has no clothes ( now )

Wow--I'll never look @ Javon Bullard the same again--that guy has some extravagant style and swag.

Re: Gary, he is all about the camera and talk, talk, talking but there is no walk to his game.

You see that boys ... I mention the name J Ford and the Packers run out and sign him ( who says I couldnt run an NFL team )

One thing I heard out of GB yesterday was “incorrect defensive alignment.”
Seems to me that having a DT line up one half gap differently would have made the same impact as one additional grain of sand on the outcome.
No Sandman Entering here…

I wonder if Doubs had covered that kick whether we would be indulging in this much agonized analysis. The D did not lose the Chicago game. They did not lose the Cleveland or Carolina games. They totally crapped the bed against Baltimore, no doubt.
A case can be made that this D has been good enough over the season.
Now come one and all to tell me I'm a moronic apologist.