Hey everybody. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. Thanks for logging on a tad early today. Have to start sooner and knock off sooner because of LaFleur's Wed. media session. So go ahead and send in your questions and I'll get started.
The forecast is calling for a true Lambeau Frozen Tundra game Sunday. Possibly the coldest in years. The thought warms my heart Mike. How about you?
I don't envy the players having to go to work in those kinds of conditions. I'm thankful I get to watch from the press box. It can't be fun to play in zero-degree weather. It just can't.
Mike, did you ever get an opportunity to talk with John Madden?
Unfortunately, no. Saw him a couple of times at training camp practices toward the end of his broadcasting career, but never got a chance to meet him. That would've been a thrill. Sad to see such a football giant leave us. His impact on the game for multiple generations of fans is immeasurable.
Do the latest Covid rules apply retroactively to, say, Dalvin Cook?
That's a great question and I honestly don't know. I believe the new rules are in effect for players testing positive this week, meaning Monday, but I guess we'll find out. It's honestly hard to keep track of all the rules as they keep changing.
So far the Packers have avoided disaster and it hasn't cost them but when they get a lead they start playing soft on D and take their foot off the pedal on O. Why is ML so reluctant to keep his foot to the floor and finish off an opponent?
Don't confuse lack of success with lack of intent. It's not as though LaFleur didn't want to move the ball and score more points. They had an end-around go badly and lose 10 yards. They had second-and-3 with a sub at LT (Ben Braden) and ran twice unsuccessfully when they were just trying to settle him in. And then Davante Adams lost a third-down pass in the lights. Sure, they could've been more aggressive on second-and-3 and third-and-2, but if Aaron Rodgers gets sacked on one of those plays everybody's screaming why not just run it. Stuff happens.
AJ33 weather or AJ28 weather? Is there a difference?
Not to me. Jones is the game-breaker who could bust a big one when the defense is tired of all the painful hits in the cold. Dillon can grind it out in any weather. Both have tremendous value late in games.
What is the plan for kickoff and punt returns? Any insight why they have not reached out to Tyler Ervin vs a CFL player?
The Packers don't discuss personnel decisions/pursuit or lack thereof, and I doubt they're going to reveal who will be the returner(s) in advance. As I noted in Inbox this morning, my best guesses are Chandon Sullivan on punts and Patrick Taylor on kickoffs at this point.
Crossing my fingers Jaire Alexander gets activated today. Thoughts on how the CB's will be assigned roles once he is back to full speed? Will Rasul Douglas move to the slot?
I don't know. Once Alexander is healthy enough to play, I could see them going different directions. They could leave Douglas and Eric Stokes outside and have Alexander play the slot, since they have three CBs on the field most of the time anyway.
Field goals will be a challenge in the bitter cold correct? 40 yards max???
Maybe longer than 40. Perhaps 45? Depends on the wind, too.
I know you missed the Madden special that aired before Saturdays game. Have you had a chance to watch it yet?
No, but I hear it's being re-run on FS1 tonight a couple of times so I'm going to try to catch it.
Who'd have thunk we would be rooting for Arizona in week 17?
Funny how this works, right? For a while we were wondering if Minnesota missing that kick back in Week 2 to give Arizona a close win was going to hurt the Packers more than it seemed to help at the time. Now GB fans are cheering for the Cardinals to win and break their three-game losing streak. You just never know.
Has the playbook been fully utilized by 12 and ML or holding a few things back for this week or playoffs?
There are always concepts that get used or not used depending on the opponent, and for the playoffs, sometimes you're facing a team you already saw in the regular season, sometimes not. All that factors into how the game plan gets put together.
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