Take a bus ride with the Players and Coaches as a mini adventure outing?

My question is, who is driving the bus?

Hmmmm,

Burp

Stability, continuity, and rewarding those who serve their bosses with the zeal of a loyal lap dog are the keys to the Packer way.

And please never, ever utter the word COMPLACENCY ... even when MLF makes it clear that Rich Bisaccia will remain the Special Teams Coordinator.

I mean everyone knows that just sneaking into the playoffs and going one and done is not acceptable to anyone in Green Bay ... other than the Head Coach, GM, and President.

Q. How Do the Packers Get Back to a NFC Championship Game? A. They can't - not with this lot.

KenE. summed it up succinctly. I'll only add that current design-build of the team cannot meet the increased challenges of the playoffs. A new ceiling is required for this team to perform at a championship level. Unfortunately it appears that the Packers do not have the necessary management and coaches to build a better model. So status quo has been peddled as continuity and stability. Certainly a despairing time for Packers fans.

Policy finalized the answer- they don’t.

I’d rather ask a lot of other questions , but how does any GM in the NFL ignore the cornerback position in the draft since 2019 ? Corner is a premium position . NONE in the draft in the early rounds for the last 6 seasons ? Is it any wonder we have the worst starting corners in the NFL . Stokes never cut it .

I'm reminded of it being 15 years: When A.R. did not have a #2 WR to throw to and Adams was 2x or 3x covered in his MVP years and a certain CB pick-up and a certain 1st ballot HOF to be in Pittsburg because our GM was a savant at picking the real gems in the draft
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I'm reminded of it being 15 years: When we cannot field a capable OL , DL , CB , DE group.....and we piss away our 1st round draft pick WR's Rook season who has the best hands on the team and do not design plays to use him at a high clip to help this team win when other WR's drop balls at an alarming rate.

I would have preferred both GM and HC be on a 1 year extension to get it straight so they can focus on the obvious deficiencies at hand before rewarding them prematurely.

"Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes"
I get the unwavering loyalty you feel toward Gute.
But looking good on paper.
Shouldn't give anyone a free pass.
Being prepared will keep this team from failing.

Gute will always take away team chemistry.
The cap will, and has always been, the concern.
Achieving one goal, means sacrificing another.( for Balance)
And the repairs keep showing up.

If only MLF didn’t have to "Wing It”
Because of the band-Aids.

Steps to get to the show next year.

FIrst step
-This will be getting the coaches figured out. In the moment we know they need a new DC. We don't know how many other coaches they will need.

Second step
-They will be figuring out who they want to resign of their own players. I know Willis will be gone. I do not expect Rasheed Walker & Doubs back. They drafted Morgan and Golden in the 1st round to not sit the bench. They will step right in. Quay Walker will be interesting. I think it will depend on the new DC and what style of defense they want to run. I could see it going either way with him. Same with Enagbare. I could see it going either way. I do think there is a higher chance that they resign Rhyan to be the center. I thought he did well there.
To go with the free agents they have to make decisions on possible cap casualties. Gary and Jenkins are the 2 big ones that could be cut. They released Diggs, but they may bring him back.

Third step
-Will be Free Agency. I think they are going to let Walker, Doubs and Willis all go and they will want to get comp picks for them as they should be higher picks. I don't see them being very active in the free agency. I think they will look for players that were released or ones that won't count into the formula of comp picks. I do think they will probably look at DL and CB positions to help shore up the weakness.

Fourth Step
- The Draft. No first round pick. Which means they have to do their damage with the later round picks to offset the loss of the 1st round.

Between the draft and free agency, they need to add OL, DL, CB's. Those are the top priorities. After that they might look for more help at RB, TE, LB.
They have to build up the trenches. The Packers were very weak in both spots this year.
CB was the weakest spot on the roster. They need to overhaul that position.
I could see them looking at RB. Jacobs is a year older. Wilson and Brooks are nice backups. I love Lloyd but he hasn't proved to stay healthy. They could use a mid to late round RB. Would be nice to add someone with some speed and shiftiness.
TE, Kraft is coming off injury. Musgrave is a field stretcher. I like Whyle and he should do well with an offseason. But they may look to upgrade the backups. Trying to find someone that can fit in with Kraft.
LB will be interesting. Depending on how they want to play the position.

Fifth Step
-Health. They need to remain healthy, Plain and simple.
Last year Love got injured in the first game and basically was hurt most of the year. Same with Kenny Clark. Wyatt missed time. They also lost Jenkins in the playoff game and that destroyed the OL. They lost Alexander. They lost Watson to a torn ACL late in the year also.
This year we know what happened.
We are in desperate need of good health. And we will need stronger depth for when the inevitable happens.

You can hire the best defensive coordinator in football.
You can rebuild the offensive line, the defensive line, and the secondary.
You can dominate free agency and absolutely nail the draft.

And when all of that is done, when the roster is finally good enough to win in January, the outcome will still hinge on one immutable fact:

At the exact moment the game requires fast thinking, creative thinking, or any thinking at all, our head coach will be staring at his laminated play sheet like it’s written in Sanskrit.

Talent wins you games.
Coaching wins you championships.

We're biting off more than we can chew here at this time. There are too many variables yet to be determined, and going from theory (for example, we need help at this and that position or possibly switching defensive alignments again) to reality is not as easy as it is made to sound. The Packers are going to have to go against their grain and draft prospects that are ready to contribute and actually play them instead of the usual protracted process. Then there is the matter of getting all three units to perform at a high level in clutch moments when the game is on the line. It all takes work and a change in the coaching methodology in many cases.

By the way, it might help to be able to win a playoff game first before we consider loftier ambitions.

Points is the answer to returning to the NFCCG. First the Packers need a very much improved OL. They need an OL that can dominate opponents DLs in the playoffs when they will face better defensive teams especially in the NFCCG and the SB. A dominant OL enables the offense to stay on the field and score points.
The Packers have the skill players on offense. They need an excellent OL to dominate when they get to the big games late in the playoffs.

Second they need need a better DL. A DL that can stop the run and generate pressure consistently on the opposing QB. Come the playoffs the Packers will face the better QBs and they need to pressure those QBs into mistakes and sack them during the game. They also need better CBs. Nixon is not a legitimate NFL #1 CB. Her may be the Packers #1 CB but that is irrelevant. He would probably be a #3 or #4 CB on a top defensive team in the league. Tackling must be improved on the defense overall. Again Nixon stepping out of the way to allow the Bears RBto score a TD in a playoff game should result in him having been released by the Packers immediately after the game. If he played for Lombardi he'd be gone by now. Again it's about points. Keep the opponent from scoring and the Packers will win games and return and win the NFCCG.

Third, the Packers need a much better kicker than McManus. If you want to reach the NFCCG and beyond the Packers need a kicker who will put the points on the board when he is expected to make the FGs and PATs. The kicker cannot cost the team 7 points in any playoff game as McManus did against the Bears. He should have been chucked along with Nixon immediately after the Bears game. Again points matter.

Fourth, accountability. The Packers need to send a message to the team. To do that effectively they should have chucked Nixon and McManus by now. What message does it send to the rest of the team that those 2 players are still on the team? Where is the accountability?
Speaking of accountability, where is the accountability for MLF and Gute for finishing the season 0-5 and in an extremely embarrassing fashion? Again what is the message to the players and to the fans?

Fifth, while it is too soon to predict the 2026 season I don't think that the Packers can make it back to the NFCCG in 2026. Implementing a new defense with a new DC and building a dominant OL will likely take at least until 2027 and maybe beyond especially without first round draft picks in '26 and '27 plus the Packers cap situation. The rebuild following Rodgers departure has been a failure up to this point and much more needs to done and redone such as the aforementioned OL, DL and CB rooms. Time will tell. Thanks, Since '61

I keep reading we don’t have a 1st rnd pick. Yes we do—his name is Parsons, and he’s pretty good—our only pro bowler.
Go Packers!!!

The Packers plan on getting to the NFC Championship game. Keep doing what you have been doing that has got you a 7th seed and lose in the playoffs. Keep the GM that seems to be just another GM. He is good but not great. Keep the HC that is overwhelmed come game day because he wears too many hats and does not seem to have his team ready. Now he has to hire a new DC and we all know he will interview about 20 candidates and by the time he hires one all the good DCs will be hired somewhere else. Keep his staff because we know they will not create waves and go along with whatever MLF wants. We will not see the NFC Championship game for years. We probably will not be the NFC North Champions for as long.

They should have fired Gute mid season and hired a good GM and go back to the old structure this way the GM would be ready to hire a new HC when they fired MLF. The Packers will be at best an average team for years.

Until the fans of the so called "Titletown" actually care about "Titles" rather than beating and just being better than their divisional rival then maybe that will also help the culture.

The same way we always tell bears fans A win against packers is there Superbowl, well its also the same for us with the way this organization is going. ( Regular season apparently is our Superbowl).

No matter how much we go about calling the bears, lions or the vikings trash, the honest truth is - Any coach that gets either of those 3 teams to a SUPERBOWL (Not even win, Just get there), means they have accomplished more than MLF and Jordan Love EVER WILL. Thats the sad truth.

Step 1 Find a better GM

Continuity...

or...

...win more than one playoff game? I know, I know...I must be out of my damn mind...

or...

...buy a PS5, or system of their choice, and get there playing Madden (insert year)...because they sure won't get there the way they do things now.

So knock it off already.

I think that games are won by points, and that teams who have offenses that can move the ball and score points win games. And that's why I think that Offense wins in the NFL, and that the offenses who can get it done in the clutch against good defenses prevail.

So, I'm trying to improve the offense, and since I feel pretty good about our skill position guys, I'd really like to improve the Oline. We have 2 FAs and a probable salary cap casualty on the Oline and this would be as good of an opportunity as we can get to improve the line.

Can we get an offensive lineman that's better than Rhyan or Walker? I think we can. And that saves money while improving the unit. We could also sign a FA, like we did with Banks last year. Those two moves alone would improve the Oline and save quite a bit of money. We'd save even more if we released Jenkins, but then we have to replace him.

We had two persistent problems on offense last year. First, we had way more trouble converting short yardage than you'd like, which ended possessions for us. And second, we didn't seem to be able to run out the clock when we had a good lead, because we couldn't get first downs, sometimes because we couldn't convert 3rd and short. So the two persistent problems are related, and they're both best solved by upgrading the talent on the Oline.

How Do the Packers Get Back to a NFC Championship Game?

Buy tickets.

:)

How do the Packers get back to an NFC Championship game?

That depends on how long Policy signed Gutekunst and MLF to extensions. It'll be after those are done.

The NFL is called a "copycat league." If we're ever going to figure out how the Packers can reach the NFC Championship Game I suggest we look at the four teams in this weekend's conference championship games. What did they do and how did they get to where they are today?

The Seattle Way:https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=how+seattle+complet...

The season before last the Packers went on the road and beat both the Rams and Seahawks and quite impressively. Less than two years later they're playing for the championship ticket to the Super Bowl and the Packers are already two weeks into their off season.

How Do the Packers Get Back to a NFC Championship Game?

Win 2 games in the playoffs?