Yesssss, start Love in the 4th QTR!

No Love...Lost. Waittt, if LaF grows bUsHy eyebrows for the playoffs, we might have a chance! Plus LaF needs to gain 40 lbs to look like a winning HC. Fat is beautiful baby! 👍✌️👌 He is just too damn good-looking for the playoffs...get mean and nasty and ugly for the playoffs!

And, I ain't done just yet. No one with a #17 Packer jersey is allowed in Lambeau during the playoffs for fear super Turbo boost #12 catches a glimpse and tosses one up for ol' times sake.

Better yet, let's make Love,...the starting QB.

(that was easy) 😁

He DAMN WELL Better!

Though, today's optism will be tarnished by the realities that the coming regular season will expose.

But assuming they overcome the regular season and get in, They DAMN WELL BETTER! win the games! GPG

Whether or not any of the previous teams or this one being created for the 2022 season, and regardless of the finger-pointing reasons, the if only's that are often used, the most significant thing all these teams have had in common is the near total look of unpreparedness to play for 4 quarters and the inability to adapt to what was happening. The ability and limits of each player are on record, as provided by the regular season, and still, that info seems to be discounted/ignored in the game plan, the in-game adjustment, and that is on the HC.

MLF has his work cut out for him this season and another 13/14-3 record will not be enough for TitleTown fans, perhaps for DivisionTitleTown fans, but the sound of that name alone is enough to make one puke. Many will not accept this, but time is running out on MLF as it is for Rodgers, and if it's only about enjoying the ride, heck, then you can get that from any game and team, and the season end for GB is of no matter. And no, Love isn't all MLF will need after Rodgers is gone, to retain his job, less win an SB.

Good recap of the last three Packer playoff losses, Gil. The million-dollar question is how to adjust or outsmart the other coach. There are 32 teams and it's very difficult to get to the Super Bowl. Usually, it's two or three plays that determine a win or loss in the playoffs. As was pointed out, all three phases need to be performing without big mistakes. On paper, this team looks to have a great chance to finally get another Super Bowl. LaFleur is still young (42) and has coached on 6 teams in the NFL. I hope he shows this year he has learned and improved to be a very good head coach. The players should take it from there.

First off, when you say "CAN Lafleur" do something, is that the same thing as saying "WILL" do something. I said that Love CAN lead a team to the Super Bowl (statistically, better than a 20% chance, IMO), but was told I was actually saying "WILL lead a team to a Super Bowl", which I wasn't.

HOW TO WIN IN THE PLAYOFFS

1. Make the playoffs. Beat your division opponents and win your home games and make the playoffs.

2. Play at home. We lost by a lot on the road in 2019. The home losses have been a helluva lot closer....one play would have changed things.

3. Try to be as healthy as you can. We've been sabotaged the last two years by injuries to our offensive line. IMO, that means that we should share the LT position between Bakhtiari and Nijman, in practice and in games. It means drafting Runyon and Myers and Newman and Rhyan and Tom.

4. Turnovers matter. If you consider a missed/blocked FG a turnover (which it is), then we had two turnovers in both home losses. Against Tampa, those two turnovers were quickly converted to 14 points. Against SF, it was a 10 point swing.

I believe LaFleur can learn how to win in the playoffs, and I'd furthermore submit that I think the organization IS learning lessons on how it's done. We are close.

4.

MLF has won two playoff games, so it's not like he's hung a career doughnut up there like Marvin Lewis or Jim Mora. The Packers' divisional win vs. the Rams was very solid.

In order for him to reach the Super Bowl and win it, MLF needs to complete the transition from glorified offensive coordinator to a take-charge-of-everything head coach. Remember that he was hired to revive a stagnant offense, to be a friendly collaborator with Rodgers, and probably not ruffle any feathers in the front office; the DC was already in place, along with the usual nonchalant attitude about special teams. Now things have somewhat changed.

Before we even reach the playoffs, MLF will still have to successfully navigate through the development of new receivers and offensive linemen in the regular season--which should be a little more challenging than normal and not to be taken for granted. Necessity is the mother of invention now that Adams is gone, and it will force better ball distribution and hopefully more creativity in the offensive game plans. Unfortunately, the MLF/Rodgers tandem has gotten stuck in autopilot mode during a couple of the playoff losses. This needs to change.

It would be nice to see a more of a dynamic and outspoken version of MLF, if possible, when the postseason arrives. I don't think it's overly beneficial to keep everything in-house and not speak frankly about improvements that an individual or a particular unit need to make. Sometimes a little public acknowledgment doesn't hurt...and maybe lights a fire under the right place.

The Packers will get over the hump (of #12's cash) eventually...in the meantime, I will be checking out the talent at my local watering hole.

Hey barkeep, please pass the beer nutz down here and I'll take another Leinies while you are up. (and, is it just my imagination or are those 3 lovely ladies admiring me?....ahhh, just wanted to confirm.)

We all will be fine, just fine......

It'll be interesting to see if MLF finally breaks through like Sean McVay did last year...or starts to wear the unenviable label of a young Marty Schottenheimer. The talent, minus injuries, is certainly there. Let's hope this is the year.

We have a great head coach who couldn't overcome a lackluster defense and injuries his first 2 years. Last year, he refused to replace his ST coach who was unable to do the job and it really hurt the team in the NFC Championship; and he also replaced a LT who was doing well with a vet who was coming off an injury and working a different position (for the same game). Our coach's record speaks volumes about how good he is, but he needs to learn from his mistakes so we can win the big games.

To me, the Packers seem to play scared in the playoffs. I don't see the team playing with abandoned. I see individual players go all out, but not the team 's units. You will see a gunner one side of the field be in position because of his hustle, but he gets blocked or misses the tackle and the rest are coming late. I don't think that's the way they planned it. Four offensive linemen do a great job, but one guy is late, doesn't make the block or whatever. I think you get the picture. They don't have cohesiveness during the playoffs. Usually that's either not being prepared, or intimidation from the other team or both. It's fixable, but these are professional athletes, not college guys. They get paid a lot, sometimes not as much as college players, to play a sport that is wrapped in violence every play.
I suspect MLF knows where he's missing that spark in the playoffs and expect to see a different team in the playoffs this season.

Winning in the playoffs is no easy task. That is where we don't find the pushovers like the Detroit Lions and the other mediocre/poor teams. On the bright side, we will have a full season of play for our rookie wide receivers to to develop that magic with Rodgers and for the top draft choices on defense to hone their chemistry with the rest of that strong defense. We simply cannot have our special teams cost us the game like it did last season. Rich Bisaccia has to be able to pick his players and turn that unit into at least a middle of the pack or preferably a top 10 special teams unit.

I think we have the horses so if we can combine a little luck on the injury front and some sound coaching and decision making under the pressure of playoff conditions, YES, we can win in the playoffs and we can also get into and win the Super Bowl.

The winning drive by the Lombardi Packers in the 1967 Ice Bowl was the culmination of nine seasons of building a team of discipline and excellence and even love.
After a total of minus-9 yards against the Cowboys in the second half, the Packers methodically drove 68 yards in less than five minutes, culminating in the glorious quarterback sneak for a touchdown by Bart Starr with less than 20 seconds on the game clock.
Interesting to note that half of those yards were gained by running back Chuck Mercein, who was signed off the street during the regular season.
Team. Team. Team.
It was the third championship in a row for the Packers, and fifth in seven seasons -- accomplishments unmatched before or since.
Those Packers achieved more together than any of them could have achieved alone. In giving to each other, they became the greatest team of all time in the NFL, truly a team of legends.
***
If all of this has no relevance for today, then I am truly stunned and profoundly saddened.
The Packers of today have in their own home stadium of Lambeau Field a hall of fame that tells the story of their predecessors of the 1960s as the epitome of a diverse group of individuals joining together for group success.
Study it. Immerse oneself in it. Revel in it. Take it on the field in 2022 every play of every game.
Does this seem so outlandish, so outdated, so out-of-touch with today?
Not to me. The principles of the Lombardi Packers are timeless. Their lessons are the best way for the LaFleur Packers to make it over the top for a 14th celebration in Titletown, U.S.A.

If he can’t win with the last roster he will have this year after not winning with the ones he had the last two, LaFleur is indeed in danger of being the coach who couldn’t win with Rodgers.

That’s the sort of thing that can come back to roost fast. Sports is a fickle business. Yesterdays great hope can be tomorrow’s failed pretender.

The rest of the NFL seems to have respected the rosters. In that circumstance, in the absence of crippling injuries it’s the QB or the coach. It certainly doesn’t seem like the jury believes it is Rodgers so that leaves LaFleur.

If LaFleur doesn’t show when it matters this season his seat will be getting hotter fast, especially if the mistakes are repetitious again. Ultimately, this is likely a critical season to show that the Packers can win the strategic and tactical coaching battle when it really matters.

I totally agree with most of the comments and the article. But one thing that has not been mentioned too much. During the regular season - we have had teams by the throat many times and then we either let them off the hook by passive defense or we did a bunch of 3 and outs on Offense and let them back in the game. Just look at the Arizona game (and I am only going to detail 3 of the worst) - could have or someone might say should have lost that game - because we never put them away when we could have. Cleveland game same thing 3 and outs all second half. Let the Ravens come back from 31-14 and almost win except for the missed 2 pointer. So if there is something to be gained going into the playoffs ( and lets hope the disasterous Red Zone offense if fixed - run run run - without Davante) it is getting both sides of the ball to play a full 60 minutes and stomp guys down - not let them have any life when we are ahead - there is not such thing as running up the score.

Similar article to last week (Regular season minimized) so I will repeat my thoughts:

Evidence against MLF is very clear:

MLF did not fire Drayton for incompetence even when a child could see it.
MLF has not been able to adjust mid game / rally his team to recover..
MLF was not able to get other receivers involved as AR continually focused on DA while others were open.

It doesn't seem like he has the fire/guts/balls to do what needs to be done.

Not happy about it.
Pls prove me wrong, Matt.

I don't know: Can ML look at the multiple levels of his coaching where he failed....and learn from it??? It has not happened in 3 consecutive years. Until proven otherwise GB does not go to or win a SB until everyone not named ML wins in spite of the coaching mistakes or lack of adjustment, poor game plan, abandonment of run game.