Al, as usual, you make a lot of valid points.

I have been saying for awhile now, to put Willis in the game in the Wildcat formation. You know that their opponent has not game planned for that. I think that would have jump started the running game as well.

Happy New Year, everyone!

I appreciate the league-wide opinion on the GB FO. I think most fans are pretty tough on their own team, mostly due to a myopic view. I’ve suggested many times over the years that greater familiarity with the NFL as a whole will help Packer fans appreciate what we’ve got right here. I know the “SB or bust” types won’t like that, but there are 31 fan bases every year that go unsatisfied.

GPG!

I think that ranking of Gutekunst seems about right. I think he or his staff go wrong when they deviate far from consensus in early 1st to 2nd rounds. Josh Myers, Eric Stokes, Quay Walker, and AJ Dillon come to my mind. Van Ness...not sure he will ever figure it out.
Wyatt seems like he could come on; Gary's past injuries seem to have slowed him. Stokes might have been better without the numerous injuries. Anyway, it would be interesting to see aggregate rankings pre-draft relative to post-draft performance.

It seems ridiculous to even BEGIN to think that a fan might have a clearer vision of a pro team than its coaches, but I feel like you really have said things that Matt LaFleur should read. 😃
I agree with everything you said, Al (and I’ve said all the same things over the past week).
As far as the speed rusher, I’d like to see Q Walker used that way more as a blitzing OLB along with Cooper. It might mean dropping one of the front four, but they’ve been doing that anyway.
I won’t be surprised if they draft one as well.
I agree that Anderson’s injury had a huge impact on the defense; it was one of those “for want of a nail, the horse was lost; for want of a horse the battle was lost; for want of the battle the war was lost” deals.
As far as the short passing game, I think LaFleur runs scared of opponent’s strengths— he seems to do it in most games. It is good to be AWARE of their strengths, but they also need to be challenged. I think he’s kind of gunshy about the possibility of interceptions against certain teams: ones with good safeties and pass covering linebackers.

"Trust the Process"

I like that. I will come up with my own game plan for my life in 2025 and then, as a fan of the Green Bay Packers.

What I love is all the people that care enough to visit CheeseHeadTV or other forums to voice their opinions or read other people's opinions. (maybe even fans from other teams that stop by from time to time).

I appreciate this form of expression being free...thank you CHTV. I am thankful for being a honest to goodness fan of the Green Bay Packers (which will never change).

Now, onto the heavy stuff. One of my NY resolutions is to limit the amount of down votes to 25 a day. What that means for some of you is that I will have to skip over your posts. Please don't take it personally. I only have so much time on this beautiful spinning orb and want to walk the walk and be aware of my pad level in life.

Mother Teresa, I hope you are smiling. Mona Lisa, let your hair down.

Love and stuff,
P-Burp

So we need a twitchy, speedy DE/DL. Have anyone in mind? In the draft? In FA? I saw that the 49ers are $14 million over the cap and will have to sign Purdy, at some point. There may be a fire sale there. Anyone there we could use, without killing our cap space? Is there a list of FAs, league wide, yet? I want to see our guys all healthy and on the field, before we talk of getting new guys. It's a bit early to start doing mock drafts. Any college players we could be interested for our 4/3 Defense? For our Offense?

I think MLF is at the point where he is frustrated with his offense not executing in games what they’ve practiced successfully all week. The WRs especially. Five times now. The offense seems tight in big games. Perhaps Nagler is right about MLFs uptight nature rubbing off on his young team.

I had a vision last night (or actually wee wee into early morning hours?).

I was "The Teacher" and you all were part of my flock. I was leading you into greener and golder pastures. I was good and I was patient. I carried Stock for a while and waited for Egbert and a few others to catch up with the rest of us.

I was sent by a higher power or energy to assist in the evolution of your football spirit and wisdom.

I welcome you all. [I then raised my hands to the horizon and emphatically exclaimed]: "Welcome to Flock U."

* I am carrying a staff whittled by Gute. It is part diamond willow with black walnut accents.

** Now, maybe the premonition was real or perhaps the Ice Hole bottle I downed was the source? I too am flawed...just not as much as some. I love you all brothers and sisters. Peace. It's okay to sometimes put down the G, if only to help carry the We.

We have a good front office.

We are starting slow in these games, the offense does seem a little....tight. We shouldn't choose to receive the opening kickoff. I always think that you focus on the basics. In baseball, if you're in a slump, just try to hit the ball right back to the pitcher. for example. Our offense just needs to keep it basic for the first couple of possessions, because we're good enough we don't have to be tricky. Get some points on the board and see if that loosens up the offense.

We get to beat the Bears. That will close out the season. We've made the playoffs, which is the purpose of the regular season. I think we CAN beat any of the NFC opponents, but there's always a difference between Can and Will. The offense has to show up because we're not going to beat good teams on the road with 21 points.

Great "Polluted Thoughts" Al, many of them are the same things that drive me crazy about this team or MLF. Your point on the three downfield pass plays the series after Jacobs fumble is right on the money. LaFleur has done this same thing before and I'm sure he'll do it again. Jacobs had been running well and the O-Line was doing a good job run blocking.

I actually made that point on Zayne Anderson in "Gut Reactions" or one of the after the game pieces Sunday night. Losing Anderson meant more Stokes, moving Bullard back, and Nixon in the slot. Anderson had played very well IMO the week before and actually has a pretty high overall grade in PFF (80.8) as a safety compared to 48.6 for Bullard. O'Connell went RIGHT AFTER them the following drive and they scored the TD to Nailor...UGH!

Coldword is absolutely correct. This team really needs some speed on the edge. They need that guy that can get around the Tackle with some speed and bend to him. While they are at it, PLEASE get a WR who can beat man coverage on a more consistent basis. People aren't afraid of this WR Corps, especially when Watson is out...Tee Higgins please. A guy like Higgins could really open some things up for these other receivers too.

Most of knew the Packers were a year away when this season started. I still think that bit IMO they can't get everything they needs in this draft. They NEED a CB, NEED a Edge, and they NEED a WR. I don't know what Gute will do, but I trust him to get it done sooner that later.

What the heck has happened to Rashan Gary?

"The Packers seem to have arrived at the decision that taking the ball first will be the thing that gets them off to a fast start. "

I think you should always defer if you win the coin flip, but are we saying "fast start" or trying to send a message to his team of wanting to be aggressive? Sometimes it's also saying they don't want the opposition to get first crack at setting the tone. Are those the same thing?

"The WR1 controversy has resurfaced this week "

Each Packers WR brings something different to the table: size, weight, speed. There aren't any clones in the WR room (which differs significantly from the DE/Edge group, where they have a bunch of clones). Watson is tall, fast, and linear. The tall and fast part tends to prototype more as a #1 WR. Ryan Wood had a nice piece on this on JSOnline, so I'll give him some credit for his work and helping to congeal my own observations.

jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2024/12/29/packers-learn-lesson-about-christian-watson-in-week-17-loss-to-vikings/77268146007/

Watson's the field-stretcher in this offense who threatens defenses deep with his speed and jump ball ability, and opponents see him that way. The Packers not only didn't have Watson on Sunday, but they really didn't try to fill that role in the offense on Sunday. Melton and Reed seem to be the most likely to push defenses deep in Watson's absence. That allowed the Vikings to keep the play in front of their weak secondary...remember that half of Love's completions went for 6 yards or less. Bottom line is that the Packers had to try to win playing small ball and that's exactly what the Vikings wanted.

I think the key idea was that in Watson's absence, the Packers didn't really try to do much to show new looks to the Vikings or to use their players in different ways to off-set the missing Watson. Does this argue that they need a "true #1" or that Watson is the de facto #1? The Packers continue to draft WR even though they have a deep group--they're reaching the point where they're going to have to make decisions on second contracts with these guys and they can't pay them all. I think it tells them that they need some redundancies in skill sets as much as it tells them they need a "true #1."

"Against a team with the likes of Jefferson, Addison, Nailor, Hockensen, etc, you can't afford to blitz much, so the front four have to disrupt the quarterback. "

That's one way to look at it. OR you could take the track that they're going to run Darnold into the ground, try to limit his options, and tackle the hot reads for short gains, and take your chances because you expect your offense to score...like the Vikings did to the Packers. From my perspective, mixing things up more would've been nice. I mentioned the other day that the MN radio crew (obnoxious shits) were riding Nixon from the start for his defensive holding calls and his inability to stay with the Vikings receivers--they were saying this from the first Addison completion.

"Food for thought. The Athletic talked to 40 NFL executives and coaches and asked them to rank the best NFL front offices with emphasis on the GMs. The Packers and Brian Gutekunst came in sixth. Looking forward to the comments."

You're on the clock, Stockholder.

Happy New Year everyone!

One of your best articles ever Al! So many good points but the one that resonated most was the offensive design by MLF versus the blitz. Most teams emphasize getting the ball out quickly versus a blitz (passes to the RBs in the flat, quick slants to WRs, passes over the middle to TEs, etc. etc.) and yet we see very little of any of that from the Packers. LaFleur seems to prefer attacking downfield versus blitzes. I don't get it.

LeFleur, for all of his offensive abilities, still doesn't seem able to adjust to unexpected changes from opposing defenses. He wasn't prepared for the Vikings playing so much man coverage last week. Every team has man beater routes (crosses, rub routes, delays) in their playbook, why can't LaFleur make these in-game adjustments? LaFleur has many excellent qualities but I believe he needs to give up play calling and delegate that to the OC (whether Steno or someone new).

I’m not so sure we know, or knew, our roster as well as the Atlantic quote suggests, at least as far as the DL and OL rooms go. We appear to have misjudged the fit of our DL room as a whole to the new formation. That may in part be to a learning curve with Hafley, but it needs to change as you suggest (and I have too).

The OL issues are far more concerning in that they are not new, in fact they’ve been going on for at least 4 seasons. During that time our coaches have resolutely refused to acknowledge it or to open real competition despite options being available. At some point the conclusion is inescapable that we overrate players and that room as a whole.

After this long, that demands a change in the people making those decisions. It’s clearly not coming organically. Even if Myers moved on, that doesn’t change that conceptual deficiency. Our OL, despite Tom and Jenkins has and is a major reason why we aren’t elite that predates the pass rush issue.

To your other points, isn’t the pro LaFleur script that he’s a tactical genius and play calling savant? It’s surely not that he’s an elite motivator. Your comments neatly encapsulate some of the reason why that is not supported by what the team has done, this year and previously. The fact is, against good teams we are consistently out planned and thought and compound that by forgetting what we do well and too easily being knocked off course.

This is a team that is imperfect, particularly on the O and D lines, but as you imply and most of us seem to believe, it’s still better than its production, particularly against stronger opponents. These are some of the reasons why I firmly believe that the LaFleur era has exceeded its objective lifespan based on the end product. We are a team that can look good if not seriously challenged, but seldom look ourselves when we are and continually trip over ourselves for reasons including those you describe.

Sadly I think it will take years for the organization to face up to this, but I’m convinced that will be the outcome. The on field reality just doesn’t, and never has, matched the myth. Perhaps Policy will prove more clear eyed on this. In the meantime, we are in the race and there’s always the chance that the players and luck can compensate on any given Sunday.

My regret is that that’s what it takes, we are better when LaFleur’s game plan is exhausted and departed from, later in games, just as we were last year. If we win it’s despite him more often than not. We go as far as the roster can take him, as we have for the last 6 years. Your piece neatly illustrates some of the symptoms that illustrate why 7 seasons in.

Happy New Year to you Al and thanks for your weekly thoughts. The same to all who read this. Let’s hope for an injury free weekend and an extended wait for the off season.

What exec said Gute was good! Murphy?
How many of you wanted to clean House?
Coldwater is never right, unless you want to get MLF fired.
And even if you had reggie White. It wouldn't be enough.
Gute has had control for 6 years.
And were still weak in the trench.
(What matters most is the pass Rush now? )
Forget it Al. This team must make due with Gute's Picks.
Injuries have always hurt every team.
So jump off the Train.
MLF has had to abandon his game plan in every Loss.
If this Defense finds it. The plan won't be altered.
The key is the LBs now. And Walker must be part of it.

I think Musgrave should be used to run the seam pattern. He has the speed and hands. I agree on more passes to RBs, and on all other points made Al.

I bet Flores has several sharp defensive minds who weigh in on the weekly game plans. La Fleur is over-relying on his instincts/abilities w/o the support of another offensive mind. Stenavich is not that person and he is managing the run game, anyway.
Even 49er fans complain about Shanahan not allowing another mind/voice into his game planning/play calling. MLF is not the tactician Shanahan is though he is a creative game planner. However, he seems to lose his creativity and therefore his poise when the opposing team shows him something he wasn't planning for and it takes him 2-3 quarters to respond. Another offensive mind could help him plan for all contingencies as well as assist with more nimble responses in-game. Most successful HC's have good OC's.

I'm not advocating for the faux OC Hackett/Stenavich model--the real deal is needed.-the Ben Johnson model.

Re: Gutekunst, I think he makes good choices in FA and in 3rd-5th rounds but as another poster pointed out, he tends to veer too far from the majority opinion in the 1st rounds. (However he did recently gamble in the 3rd round by choosing Ty'Ron Hopper whom most thought was a 5th rounder and guess what? Ty'Ron can't help us right now.)

First off, Happy New Year everyone.
Now on to my comments. This year's team seems to lack the ability to impose their will on their opponents. I call it lack of heart, seems harsh. Maybe a better term would be better. Maybe they are too young to realize their mindset has to be domination. Whatever you want to call it, it has to happen to become champions.

I'm not a coach, but seeing Rodgers do it for a few years and now Love I think MLF has a real blind spot on sustaining drives at key times. Detroit is winning because they take those 5-7 yard passes the length of the field until you adjust to stop them. Then a few surprise long passes mixed with run-pass options and they score again. Last year when Green Bay was sizzling on offense, they used their whole arsenal of pass catchers and made teams guess where the ball was going. This year for the first time since Lacy, they have a hammer and they use it, but don't take advantage of what that hammer opens up. They should look at Detroit and see how they use LaPorte or go back to NE hay days and see how BB used his set of TEs. Kraft could have the same affect. Which again opens up another aspect of the offense. I guess what I'm saying is they get too anxious to hit that big play they should be more patient.

Defensively, injuries are making an impact on their performance. I'm really happy Al pointed this out...it's not always the talent that's the issue as much as execution. IF they can get the secondary to play as they are suppose to and limit those mental mistakes, there will be better results. It was obvious that the MN Oline was imposing their will on the Packers defense esp. on pass protection. Green Bay will find better players but not before the playoffs unless they pick up the pass rusher just released from NE.

Maybe everything is due to the team's young age, but they were young last year...this year they need to act like they know what it takes to win those close games.
Just MHO

I’m in full agreement deferring the KO is preferable. The high octane offenses stack their scoring.
I disagree with Al concerning our blitzing. The best D-Coords, Spagnola, Flores, etc, blitz often, especially on third down. We’ve witnessed the product of our “rush four” package—it ain’t working.
…I’m beginning to believe it’s our scheme re the anemic pass rush—I honestly believe Gary and LVN were better last season.
Concerning the GM (front office), I believe 6th place is about right. I happen to like Guty; I honestly believed LVN was a clone of Hutchinson—missed that one.
In any case, I believe we’re in good hands. We are the envy of most other teams; especially the Vikings; they have for years basically attempted to copy the Packers success, although they have lived off the FA market for a QB—and good luck with paying Arnold—“lightning in a bottle” as someone said.
Go Packers!!!

I've refrained from criticizing the Packers too harshly this season because they have a 2-1(and more) win-loss ratio, have lots of young, affordable players and had kicking troubles early in the season, since resolved. They are also getting out of cap hell from the Rodgers and friends contracts.

I agree with Al on most of his points. I always pose the question: did you really think the Packers would make it to the Super Bowl this year? I knew it was an uphill climb against the Lions, and Minnesota has really excelled with exceptional talent and shrewd coaching.

My observation is the Packers haven't done as well as the Lions and Vikings when selecting players. The Lions had many years of top draft picks and drafted well. They have so much talent it's ridiculous. But the Vikings each year were close to Green Bay in the draft pecking order. The Vikings at almost all positions are stronger than Green Bay. Some of it was the Packers being hamstrung from Rodgers and company ridiculous contracts. But the Vikings have had few misses in drafting and free agency while the Packers had more misses. Looking back at this year, should they have extended Kenny Clark? Lucas Van Ess? Morgan as a first round pick? Is Love worth the money paid? Gute did hit it big with Jacobs and McKinney while under a tight salary cap but it makes you wonder.

As I watched the Vikings game it made me realize that Matt LF is much like Mike McCarthy. Competent leaders with game management flaws lacking top-end talent. Ted Thompson brought in some great young talent and they won a Super Bowl. Gute has to do the same this next year.

I had penciled in 2025 as the Packers year. They need help at corner where another big contract has gone bad with Jaire, wide receiver where Watson is proving he could be a swing and a miss, defensive line where Slaton is a free agent and linebacker where Walker is a hit that often misses time. McDuffie also a free agent. Myers is FA after the season and the Packers could shift jobs along the offensive line to save money.

As usual there's lots of moving parts and no clear answers at this point. I don't see 2024 as a disappointment at all, but if they aren't strong contenders next year there will be more than disappointment.

I don't understand not using Malik Willis at times for designated plays made just to fit his strong points.

HNY, fellow Packer fans! Excellent article that touches so many valid points/concerns. I totally agree on much, if not all, of what was stated. In particular, the befuddling play calling by MLF on offense after the Jacobs fumble. The 3 long passes downfield were terrible calls and the results confirmed that. MLF said after the game that the man coverage by the Vikes wasn't expected and that it threw off the game plan, umm what? They showed man coverage in the first series and then you get the ball back and call those plays? Honestly, I'm a big MLF fan but this statement is perplexing, especially coming from such a brilliant offensive mind. How do you not have a Plan B in that situation, it's not like they haven't faced man coverage before!? This should have been a relatively easy in game adjustment for the Packers but that wasn't the case. I put that letdown firmly on MLF and the OC, inexcusable.
As for the D, we have enough of a sample size to know that our pass rush is pedestrian. I hate saying this but LVN is on the doorstep of being a complete flop. The Packers knew he was a developmental player when they drafted him so high but they (and he) have failed to show any promise of potential. The fact that Cox, an URFA, has surpassed him in snap count tells you everything about where he is. I'm not ready to throw him to the curb, he's too young and shown some flashes here and there, but the clock has to be ticking. I hope that this is something he takes upon himself this off season and gets outside coaching and development, we could really use the player that he COULD be.... but if he doesn't take that next step...then he is who he is.... Take a look at the immediate impact that Coop and X have brought to this D, that's the elite standard that LVN needs to bring himself up to......if he can't do this.... then he's a jag. I pray that's not the case....
Hope springs eternal with the playoffs on the horizon. The Packers have shown they have the potential to be a legit threat but potential isn't an asset this time of year, especially considering the path they will have to take in the playoffs. They must clean up the inconsistencies on both sides and MLF must take his game planning to another level. Creating a pass rush, however, is a major issue this late in the season and that must be addressed in the off season. I love this team, they NEVER quit and if they can somehow overcome some glaring concerns in a short time, they have a puncher's chance. It's a tall task but regardless, I'll enjoy the ride! GPG!

What are the odds we trade Jaire to the Jets for a third round pick next Draft?

New "the Island of Misfit Toys" York Jets

>^••^<

When players do not practice with the miserly amount of time the CBA allows, it shows up at game time. Bullard was exhibit one on Sunday. I think he gutted it out being rusty and not 100%. He gets my respect for being a team first player.

I am concerned about Williams and Walker being ready to go in two weeks if they do not practice much. Hope they can practice full go.

Alexander the Occasional? Meh...I imagine after clipping coupons for most of the season he would be better than Stokes, Valentine and Nixon...maybe. I am concerned he will find the spotlight too bright not to play in round 1 and then lay an egg.

I read five Packers news sites and have seen nothing about the egregious errors by the Packers defense on the Vikings last possession. why aren't hafley's feet being held to the fire? needing a critical stop in the last two minutes, the Packers allowed the RB to leak out to the left flat as if he were invisible. easy back-breaking first down completion. needing one last first down, the call in the Vikings huddle must have been, "same play to the right". again, the invisible running back flairs out to the right for the final nail in the coffin. how can the defense line up without accounting for the possibility that the RB might a pass catching option? twice. smh

I love the idea of the offensive going up tempo or no huddle. But why not practice it first a little against the Bears on our way to beating the stuffing out of them?

Defense: The player I am most concerned about is Van Ness--he just isn't doing much out there. So far this season he's been out-snapped by Enagbare, a fifth-round pick; and last game, Cox, a UDFA who could be moving up in the pecking order...Every draft board I saw had LVN listed as a first-round prospect; he supposedly has all the tools, so my best guess is that he needs to do a whole lot of individual studying and work to get better.

Agree about Bullard, though I'm somewhat surprised he isn't a little better in space. But he's a fine tackler along the LOS.

Gute: He has demonstrated that he can rebuild a team and turn them into a contender. His track record with FA signings has been good. But the first round has been a problem as both Walker and Stokes were over-drafted. Nor do I understand why Hopper was drafted in the third-round when most boards had him going in the fifth or sixth. With the possible exception of QBs, you would like to see your higher prospects be able to contribute in a meaningful way in their first season.

The biggest question for me in the off-season is what Gute is going to do to improve our pass rush; we don't have time to wait around for one of his three-year projects. There are FA options at edge, CB, and C if we choose to go any of these routes.

The Packers have shown no potential to beat the best teams in the NFC. Period! Going one or two and done in the playoffs isn't the freaking goal and never should be.
Why bring only LVN to task? The defensive line is loaded with failure to produce a consistent pass rush. Gary is the worst failure of the Gutekunst era. Doubling down from first round draft pick to a huge second contract is pretty much indefensible. Quay Walker is right behind Gary on the failure list. All the talent in the world without the brain. Letting the cornerback room devolve into what it is, especially the Alexander contract, marks another Gutekunst failure. Another failure was drafting Stokes in the first round.
The offense is lead by an overpaid quarterback. Another Gutekunst failure with that overpaying. Drafting a bunch of, at best, #2, 3 and 4 receivers with no #1 on the roster is another failure. Drafting an offensive lineman in the first round that hasn't shown enough to merit the pick is another failure. Before the injury, what did he show to inspire confidence that he would be a quality starter somewhere on the line?
How much failure is enough? It's time for the Gurtekunst era to end. Hopefully, Policy will see to that early in his tenure.

Great insight Al. The panicking is embarrassing. This squad doesn't have the grit needed to win the meaningful games. I expected a more confident team to come out and play with a chip on their shoulder than the Vikings. Somehow it was the opposite. The Pack wilted. Hopefully MLF finds a way to bring the team together for a playoff run.

Ok in the playoffs, rah rah ? Another great disappointment, we don't have the talent to bring home a trophy in the name of our great Lombardi! 6th, 7th seed? Another mouthful of piss to spit!

packers just need 1 big decision: to end mark murphy philosophy.
we NEED to play for SB and for real.
packers lost too many years with that president.

No way Gute is 6th.
While he has made respectable patchwork with FA acquisitions and hit on a few picks, there is no consistency to suggest he is elite.
His biggest mistake thus far was not selling high on Rodgers to Denver for multiple picks; if he was told to stand down by Murphy, that's where genius needs to rise to the occasion to convince otherwise.
Too many whiffs rounds 1-3 and misuse of draft capital too boot--a broken record.
I have no football pedigree or resume yet I can handsomely outperform him in the early rounds?

If Gute was truly the 6th ranked GM, we'd likely have appeared in a couple Super Bowls already IMHO.

Al, you again nailed it, with very little to add.

My thoughts regarding Josh Jacobs were exactly the same. He fumbled. It happens, D are also paid to play. Considering how low is his fumbling percentage, MLF should (yea I know shoulda, woulda, coulda) have continue to pound the ball. Also, Brooks and E. Wilson showed us that they can successfuly replace Jacobs in the short terms.

Also, Packers were running up to speed tempo O and still let the play clock go down to 5 or less seconds on the clock. First, you cost your OL additional pressure, second you eat the game clock down, when every second is important.

I would not comment D by units, but I will try to remind people here that this is the first season of the new D scheme which can be great, but still is not automatic for most of the players, esspecially back ups. Vikings D is really really very good, but do not forget - they are in season 3 of the B Flores tenure as their DC.

I will repeat also that as season were progressed I was more and more confident in Brian Gutekunst prediction or, we may say, goal - 2025 season. And progress shown on the field, esspecially on D makes me certain, barring injurie, we will see full strenght of Packers D next season!

Also, comparing 2 top teams in NFC at the moment, we see that Lions are haevilly injured, while Vikings are more or less healthy. My take on that issue is that Lions played all season every minute of every game with full throttle, while Vikings was making huge lead and played under the much less pressure and much more comfortable...

Go Pack Go.