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Your letters: It's never one thing

"It is never one thing that gets you to the top of the mountain or keeps you away." - Dan Bauer

Dear editor, As the Green Bay Packers “Love Boat” sails fearlessly into the shark invested waters of the NFL playoffs, there has been plenty of high praise for the captain and crew. Last week, in response to his suspension of Jaire Alexander, head coach Matt LaFleur said it is “Never just one thing,” and Sunday he doubled down on that statement by handing out game balls to everyone on the team…

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Managing expectation

“Stress and anxiety come from too much expectation and too much ambition” Dalai Lama 

The thing about expectation is it can really distort your enjoyment of the game. Yes, during a 3-game losing streak and dreadful season now is as good a time as any to seek inspiration from the likes of the Dalai Lama.

Fans of the New York Giants, Jets, and Seattle Seahawks began the season with little or no expectation of a great season. Low expectations = high satisfaction. Meanwhile, fans in Green Bay, Tampa and Los Angeles had reason to believe that their teams were Super Bowl contenders. 7-weeks into the season those high expectations are fueling plenty of panic and angst.

Grim outlook

The season isn’t even at the halfway point. Do any of us see the Packers turning this around?

Speaking of expectations, which Packer players are playing at or above expectations? It’s a short list that “may” include Rashan Gary, Kenny Clark, Randall Cobb (pre-injury) and Aaron Jones. Jones has been close to superlative considering his supporting cast. Clark and Gary have not been perfect but are mostly doing what they were projected to do.

Aaron Rodgers, AJ Dillon, Darnell Savage, De’Vondre Campbell, David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Eric Stokes, Josh Myers, Jon Runyan Jr and Amari Rodgers headline a partial list of players playing somewhat, or dramatically below expectations.

It’s hard to set expectations on coaches, but initially, Rich Bisaccia seemed to be at or above expectations. While Matt LaFleur, Adam Stenavich, and most of the coaching staff are clearly under expectations. As for much criticized defensive coordinator Joe Barry, he’s been less than great, but how high were our expectations for him? This defense has “mostly” performed well enough to win. They’re not dominant, or good enough to carry the unexpectedly bad offense and special teams units alone.

Offensive

With off-season losses and injury recoveries, we knew the offense would struggle. But no one thought it would be this bad. It remains to be seen if, just shy of his 39th birthday, Aaron Rodgers is still good enough to carry his team. He looks jumpy, even in clean pockets. He’s missing more than his share of throws. NFL analysts say that beyond his erratic accuracy, his decision making is also poor as he’s often missing open receivers. As Rodgers himself has said, the Packers no longer have the margin of error this team once did. With the talent and experience gap at wide receiver and tight ends being average, at best, they need the Rodgers of 2014, ’20 and ’21. Thus far he’s not playing like a $50 million per year franchise QB.

The math doesn’t work

Subtract Davante Adams, superior play from Aaron Rodgers, thin talent at receiver and an up and down line and you can see things don’t add up for this offense. Add in erratic special teams to a defense good enough to win, but not dominant enough to carry a team,… the expectations created in Spring and Summer appear destined to generate more stress and anxiety.

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Packers promote Adam Stenavich to offensive coordinator

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have promoted Adam Stenavich from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator as they fill the vacancy created when Nathaniel Hackett left to become Denver Broncos head coach. Packers promote Adam Stenavich to offensive coordinator

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The Bear’s Den, January 19, 2019

BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!

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Bears Hire 2 New Assisants - 670 The Score - The Bears have named Deshea Townsend their defensive backs coach.

5@5: Is Matt Nagy The Best NFC North Coach? - 670 The Score - The Mully & Haugh crew debates a five-pack of questions every weekday.

Roster Moves: Bears sign CFL WR Williams-Lambert - ChicagoBears.com - The Bears on Friday signed receiver Jordan Williams-Lambert to a reserve/future contract. He’s the 13th player the Bears have inked to a reserve/future contract this month, including the third from the CFL.

Mayer: Future is bright for Trubisky, Bears offense - ChicagoBears.com - The Bears were pleased with the strides that Mitchell Trubisky made in his first season in their new offense and are excited about the quarterback’s continued growth in 2019.

Medina: Bears Hire Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Deshea Townsend as Defensive Backs Coach - Bleacher Nation - An ex-NFL standout will coach Bears DBs next year.

Medina: Five Prospects For Bears Fans to Watch as College Football All-Star Game Season Starts on Saturday - Bleacher Nation - It's time to turn our attention to college football all-star games and the upcoming NFL Draft.

Hughes: Response to Data, Aerobics Video, Title Game Picks & More! - Da Bears Blog - The Bears had the best defense in the NFL in 2018 and exited the playoffs on Wildcard Weekend. There’s no doubt in my mind they can return to Wildcard Weekend without Adrian Amos and Bryce Callahan on the roster. (The Eagles just made it a weekend further with Cre’von LeBlanc as their BEST corner.)

Medina: A Salary Cap Crunch Could Limit the Bears Flexibility with Outgoing Free Agent Adrian Amos - Bleacher Nation - Despite playing well enough to earn a second contract in Chicago, Adrian Amos' future with the Bears is up in the air.

Brooks: Can Chuck Pagano take the Bears' defense to the next level? - NFL.com - What can the rest of the NFL learn from the four Championship Sunday participants? Bucky Brooks identifies the key lessons. Plus, analysis of the Bruce Arians-Jameis Winston marriage, C.J. Anderson's rebirth and more.

Alper: Deshea Townsend joins Bears as defensive backs coach – ProFootballTalk - Former NFL defensive back Deshea Townsend will be coaching the Bears defensive backs in 2019. The Bears announced Townsend's hiring on Friday. He replaces Ed Donatell, who left the Bears to join Vic Fangio's Broncos staff as defensive coordinator.

Finley: Bears name former NFL CB Deshea Townsend new defensive backs coach - Sun Times - The Bears continued remodeling their defensive coaching staff Friday, announcing the hiring of new defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend.

Jahns: Chicago Bears offseason: Looking at what's ahead for the Bears - Sun Times - In general manager Ryan Pace’s own words, he’s reached a point where he only has to “fine tune” and “tweak” his Bears roster.

Campbell: Bears add two assistant coaches to defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano's staff - Chicago Tribune - The Bears hired defensive backs coach Deshea Townsend and defensive quality control coach Ronell Williams as new coordinator Chuck Pagano’s staff of assistants continues to come into focus.

Campbell: Improved health was hugely important to the Bears' 2018 success. Is it repeatable? - Chicago Tribune - Improved health was hugely important to the Bears' success in 2018. Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy will examine the factors with hopes of repeating it next season.

Stankevitz: What should the Bears do with impending free agent Adrian Amos? - NBC Sports Chicago - Adrian Amos will hit the open market in two months, leaving the Bears with plenty of questions about how to address his free agency and what to do at safety next to Eddie Jackson.

Stankevitz: Bears hire Deshea Townsend as defensive backs coach - NBC Sports Chicago - The Bears announced their first assistant coach hiring since bringing aboard Chuck Pagano, with Deshea Townsend unveiled as the team's new defensive backs coach on Friday.

Mayer: Bears hire Townsend as defensive backs coach - ChicagoBears.com - Bears coach Matt Nagy added Deshea Townsend to his staff Friday as defensive backs coach. Townsend has spent 18 seasons in the NFL, 13 as a player and five as an assistant coach.

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MRI shows Jim Kelly is cancer free – ProFootballTalk - Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly got good news today. Kelly’s wife, Jill, posted on Instagram that an examination showed no signs of the cancer Kelly has been battling for years. “We finally got back the results from Jim’s recent MRI...CLEAN!” Jill Kelly wrote.

All-time high 135 players leave NCAA eligibility behind to enter 2019 NFL draft – ProFootballTalk - More players than ever before are heading to the NFL while they’re still eligible to play college football. The NFL announced today that a total of 135 players who could have retained NCAA eligibility have instead decided to enter the 2019 NFL draft.

KNOW THY ENEMY

Packers hire Adam Stenavich to be offensive line coach, per report - Acme Packing Company - The Wisconsin native and former Kyle Shanahan assistant gets a new title in Green Bay and a chance to coach close to home.

2019 NFL Draft: Quantity or quality for the Vikings? - Daily Norseman - GM Rick Spielman is a known wheeler and dealer on draft weekend. Which way should he go this year?

Vikings, 2019: Super Bowl, or clean house - Daily Norseman - This is getting old already

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Berckes’ Exclusive Interview with Anthony Miller: “We’re Bringing that Trophy Home” - Windy City Gridiron - Anthony Miller on the shoulder injury, who helped him make the transition, and the future of this Bears squad

Infante: Bears hire Deshea Townsend as defensive backs coach - Windy City Gridiron - Townsend will be replacing the recently-departed Ed Donatell in the role.

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New Post has been published on https://www.packernet.com/blog/2022/09/12/thats-on-you-coach/

That's on you Coach

What’s worse than an uninspiring game plan? Being too foolish or stubborn to change course when you see it’s not working. On Sunday in Minneapolis, Coach Matt LaFleur had numerous blinking light alerts that their plans were not getting it done. Mostly, they ignored those warnings.

Game plan changed too little, too late

Dec 1, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach/linebackers coach Joe Barry against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Although they slowed the bleeding in the second half, MLF and his assistants didn’t do enough in-game modifications to salvage a winnable game. That’s on Le Fleur, and to some extent Joe Barry and Adam Stenavich. It’s hard to tell what exactly the offensive game plan was, but even the untrained eye would call it disjointed. Except for the second drive of the second half that got the Packers only score, the offense felt out of synch.  There were clearly not enough touches for their two best offensive playmakers, Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon. The lack of commitment to the run game provokes the age old question, is that on the Coach or the QB who’d rather throw it?

As for the defense, anyone who watched Justin Jefferson slice the Packers up on the opening drive could see something was not right. Maybe if it were better executed a zone defense could have worked. But when you’ve paid a cover corner like Jaire Alexander, doesn’t assigning him to lock down Jefferson just make more sense?

Not as simple as man-to-man coverage

Yes, having one guy play man coverage complicates things for the other 10 players. What wasn’t complicated was Jefferson moon-walking through the Packers zone defense.

My point, the Packers had nothing to lose my trying man-to-man coverage, yet they stuck with the zone and Jefferson put a 158 yards and 2 TD’s on them by halftime. Presumably the changes they made in the second half helped slow him down. But with a 17-point lead the Vikings also altered their approach to drain the clock.

Offense now Davante-less

Green Bay Packers’ Davante Adams (17) is helped off the field after being injured against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

In fairness, most football observers expected a bumpy adjustment to the loss of a proven star like Davante Adams. It’s likely we’ll see an offense that will sometimes look disjointed for many weeks to come.  Still, I expected Coach Matt LeFleur and Aaron Rodgers to be  highly aware of a need to be flexible to doing things differently. Hopefully we’ll see that flexibility in the coming weeks.

There’s a lot to like about Coach Le Fleur. 39-regular season wins in his first three years doesn’t happen by accident or with a coach who doesn’t know what he’s doing. Certainly it helps having a proven top flight QB like Rodgers, but that alone doesn’t win a team 39-games.

  As much credit as Le Fleur gets for stellar regular seasons, his season openers and playoff performances have been pretty bad. One way to address those performances would be by making in-game corrections in real time to shift away from plans when they’re not working.

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A few thoughts and a look at the Steelers game

Things have really quieted down at 1265 Lombardi Ave. since the drama of the offseason and shocking opening day loss. Two straight impressive wins go a long way. All of sudden everything is rosy for the Green Bay Packers. Now they just have to keep from getting overconfident again and go about winning the division and home field advantage again.

A couple things crossed my feeble mind this week. One was I can’t believe that Aaron Rodgers gets so upset by social media and/or main stream media and what they say about him. This week he said it was a “rough one” for those people who were saying he didn’t care about winning anymore. I don’t get why he would give a shit about that stuff. Does he need it to motivate himself at this stage in his career? No one took more criticism than Brett Favre with all his interceptions. Not once did I hear him complain about what people said. Just odd if you ask me.

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Offensive line shines

Matt LaFleur raised a lot of eyebrows when he fired offensive line coach James Campen to hire Adam Stenavich. The Marshfield native has done a fantastic job with the Packers’ offensive line since taking over. After six years of collage coaching Stenavich joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2017 as an assistant offensive line coach. Maybe he was recommended by LaFleur’s former buddy Kyle Shanahan, but whatever the case, it was a great hire.

The Packers’ offensive line is the sole reason they were able to beat the 49ers Sunday night. If not for them Rodgers couldn’t do what he did. Stenavich plugged in Yosh Nijman at left tackle to face one of the league’s best pass rushers. No problem. For once they didn’t have to rearrange the whole line to cover one injury. Yes, the game plan helped a ton, too, but the Packers offensive is still a strength. I think Stenovich will be an offensive coordinator some day.

Packers-Steelers

I won’t be around this weekend to make my much anticipated prediction. So I will do it now. The Packers face the Steelers and oddly enough this is Rodgers first start against them since beating the Steelers in the Super Bowl. He missed the last two meetings with a broken collarbone.

I don’t know what to expect in this one. The Steelers won at Buffalo and then lost at home to the Raiders and Bengals. Which team shows up? I think this could be a hard fought battle. I’ll say Packers 24, Steelers 19.