Cheesehead
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Pete from Hartford, WI
I believe Allen Lazard has become a fan favorite. Has earned Aaron Rodgers trust and performs. He is also a free agent after this year, correct?
Yes, but based on service time he’ll be an exclusive-rights free agent. If the Packers want to keep him, they’ll have no problem doing so.
Jason from Austin, TX
Here's something to ponder. If Equanimeous St. Brown didn't get injured, would Lazard be on the team? Even with EQ out for the year, Lazard wasn't on the initial 53 until after the Packers put No. 87 on IR. Talk about taking advantage of your opportunity.
Receivers are everywhere on the waiver wire at final roster cuts, but they aren’t all 6-5, 227 from a major conference. I still think the Packers caught a break no one claimed him when he had some legitimately good preseason film.
Jim from Marengo, WI
Wes, it is never clumsy when spoken from the heart. I think Brittany and family would approve...
Wes lamented “rambling” as soon as we turned the camera off. My first comment to him was it was authentic, and that’s what mattered. Unscripted through and through.
Patrick from Schofield, WI
With the Minnesota loss to Seattle, if the Packers beat Washington, Chicago and Detroit, and lose to Minnesota, would they still win the North because they’d be 5-1 in division and Vikings would be 4-2?
Correct, but don’t tell Clark that’s where your headspace is.
Clark from Green Bay, WI
II, I am fed up with all the "even if the Packers lose to the Vikings" talk. I'm not conceding to the Vikings, nor will the Packers. No, no. We're all in this together. It will be a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest holiday game since Leon Lett's blocked kick fumble in the snow. And when Mason Crosby squeezes that game-winner thru the uprights, II is gonna find the jolliest bunch of Packers fans this side of the nuthouse.
I was in Spain when the Leon Lett play happened. Just felt compelled to mention that for some reason. Carry on.
Harry from Kennewick, WA
I love my Packers as much as anybody, but I cannot get over the fact that all the TV talking heads are not giving us much love at all. They all want to talk about San Francisco, New Orleans, Seattle, and Minnesota. Do you feel like since we are being overlooked by everyone does that put us in a place to come in and surprise teams, or are they aware of something that us rabid fans can’t see?
Aaron Rodgers isn’t sneaking up on anyone, if that’s what you’re asking. I get the national perception, though. The Packers have fallen flat, badly, twice in their last four games when very healthy. Meanwhile, San Francisco’s win over Green Bay was impressive and the Niners just lost at the gun to the AFC’s top team. Seattle had just beaten San Francisco and now beat Minnesota. Minnesota took Seattle to the wire on the road despite some key injuries. New Orleans has been as good as anyone in the NFC the last couple of years. Every team has its flaws, and I think the Packers are considered the most flawed team amongst the NFC contenders. The questions about the defense and the receiving corps beyond Davante Adams are understandable. So be it. No matter the perception, they have four more games to get better and then hopefully take their best shot. Three years ago the Packers were 6-6 at this point and no one was talking about them being amongst the last two standing in the conference. You want to be playing your best football in December and carry it into January. Every team is aiming for that now.
Paul from De Pere, WI
Who has the most complete team in the NFL?
Right now? The Ravens. They are the most difficult team to beat at the moment.
Christopher from Hagerstown, MD
It is no fluke that Washington’s big win against Carolina came at the same time as Derrius Guices’s return to play. Two-headed monster indeed, Peterson and Guice combined for a total of 228 yards and three touchdowns. The Packers rank 25th in rushing defense. The Redskins are currently 14-point road dogs. Do you think that’s an accurate read?
As Han Solo used to say, never tell me the odds. Washington came back from down 14-0 on the road at Carolina with its defense and ground game. Those are elements that always travel. The Redskins are going to come into Lambeau Field and try to run the ball against the Packers. Then they’re going to try to run it again. Then they’re going to try to run it some more. They’ll attempt to limit the responsibility that falls on rookie QB Dwayne Haskins.
Paul from Bay View, WI
II, we're in a great spot now that the Vikings lost but we can't overlook Washington. They are now looking like they could take that division with some luck and winning out the rest of their games. December football just got real interesting.
That would really be something if Washington were to come all the way back and take the NFC East at 7-9. Regardless, the Redskins are not mailing it in. Not by a long shot. Their defense came into the game at Carolina ranked 28th in the league against the run and last on third down. Yet they held McCaffrey to 44 yards on 14 carries and at one point stopped 10 third downs in a row (allowing one conversion via penalty in that stretch). Their punter also blasted a 79-yarder. The film of that game alone will get the Packers’ attention.
Emily from Madison, WI
With a little over two minutes to go in the first half, it looked like the offense was not playing with urgency. I was surprised since the score was close and Aaron has often said he likes to “double up” – score before and after the half – to shift the momentum of the game. What did it look like to you?
Knowing they were getting the ball to start the third quarter, it looked to me like the Packers were most concerned with killing the clock to limit any more work the defense might have to do before halftime. The unit had just been on the field for an 18-play, 9½-minute drive that included two fourth-down conversions. I thought the approach made a lot of sense.