Romeo spent six minutes answering questions from reporters in the locker room yesterday. You can watch it on youtube. He said some of the right things, like that he could have handled the situation better and that he is now ready to move forward, but he was generally vague and declined to answer some of the questions. It sounds like he and the team still have some things to work through. He denied that he's unhappy with his role in the offense, which is what we had heard in the initial report from Bill Huber. It sounded more like a personal crisis--family and/or mental health. He said he's okay now, but he still seemed a little shell-shocked. Hopefully he can get back on track, both on and off the field.

Send him packing.
Seriously I'm for Loyalty.
This isn't Loyalty but selflessness.
It only takes one.
There is always a suggestion box anywhere you go.
The bottom line is insubordination.
What a waste of talent.

Sounds like a case of needing head screwed on a little different or tighter. Happens in lines of work and life at some time or another. Doubs is just younger at this point in his life. Hopefully he should be just fine in the future!

"Mental health" has become a catch-all cover for a variety of issues. It backs everyone away and provides a nearly air-tight excuse for questionable behavior. "Temper tantrum" might be a better way to describe what happened with Doubs. I hope it's all behind everyone because a malcontent is not a good thing. Look at what happened in Buffalo with S. Diggs.

With Christian Watson hurt yet again there's a hole in the Packers offense Doubs could easily fill. The problem is he's less talented than Reed.

Put on the adult pants there Romeo and prove it on the field.

If management and the other players are willing to accept him back, then the case is closed. He did something stupid for some reason, got punished by the team, and returned. I'm hopeful that when he makes his first catch on Sunday, the fans give him a loud and enthusiastic cheer. Because right now, it seems some fans are taking this more personally than his teammates.

The 24 year old Doubs had an incredibly unproductive work week, last week.

He didn't show up for his job, missed valuable practice time, got suspended, did not get paid, alienated and disappointed his Team, and tarnished his reputation.

It was a big surprise because the talented WR was a model teammate and leader at Nevada, seems to have an incredible work ethic that paid dividends with a highly productive college resume and blossoming pro career.

A great reputation is built by a thousand good deeds and can be quickly undone with one bad action. What happens next is entirely up to Romeo. He's back work and helping his team now. Time to rebuild what he had worked so hard to establish.

My impression of Doubs is he very thoughtful and intelligent. He made an emotional mistake it seems. And I don't care if I never learn all the details for his poor decision. But I do expect he has learned from all those "details".

I know it's a crazy idea, but just like every rookie, free agent, or what have you, we do our judging and deciding whether or not they're a bust, once the season ends! I know it's a blast jumping from one crisis to the next, but Holy shit, sit back and enjoy the ride...

If it was Jaire pulling this stunt, I would have had a stronger reaction.
I completely trust Matt to apply just the right amount of discipline and encouragement.

I'm okay with not knowing the specifics in this case. As long as Doubs and his teammates are square, it's all good. This isn't like Scottie Pippin refusing to play in the NBA Finals. He's a 24 year-old kid who needed redirection.

It's easy to push aside mental health issues, especially in the testosterone-driven world of the NFL. Research is clear on the importance of social-emotional development in life success. Doub's response to whatever he was feeling (yes feeling) is classic EBD behavior. Going forward, hopefully he can talk things through and generate better options for himself. Being able to work and play well with others is pretty important in the big world.

"I had to make sure that I got the family together again. I'd say there was some things going on off the field, so as far as just the organization and just the staff, players, there's nothing going on within that area, so I just wanna make myself clear there."
So why not just say that initially… and say the to the coach????

Other than knuckleheads like Stockholder, it seems the vast majority of fans, and more importantly, his teammates and coaching staff, have given him the benefit of the doubt and welcomed him back into the fold. He seems to have acknowledged he could have handled things differently. Here's hoping it ends up being a positive learning experience for him.

But there will be no mulligan. If it happens again, it becomes a pattern. There will always be someone waiting in the wings to take his place in that event. Hopefully, he understands that and puts this all behind him and ends up having the great career he seems capable of having.

Error: "Doubs is one of the top two pass catchers on this team behind Jayden Reed."
Fact: Doubs is one of the top two pass catchers. 2023: Reed 64, Doubs 59 catches. 2023 postseason: Doubs 10 catches, 234 yards, 76 YAC, 23.4 avg , Reed 4/ 35/ only 20 YAC, 8.8avg. He is not to be lumped with #3.

Entering 2023 we had nothing at WR, exactly ZERO worldbeating proven wide receivers. Gute grabbed 2 (TWO) overlooked stellar *gems* in the draft-- and ALL THROUGHOUT THE 2023 SEASON, Packers fans rejoiced we managed to grab BOTH guys. Now, suddenly, the dude's no good. It doesn't wash and a lot of 'fans' are eating crow this morning.

This article is waayyy overdue. Nobody in a 450-mile radius of Green Bay needs this sorta unwarranted melodrama. Doesn't help the team, and as a man every wide receiver deserves better than idle 'fans' imagining scenarios that have no basis in our available facts or their experieence. 2023 proved Doubs isn't 'just a guy', how purported fans dream up these ugly notiosn is beyond me and beyond the the facts.

TBH, I’m just kind of disinterested in the whole thing. Interested enough to throw the above 2 cents in, but nothing more.

Yep

There has to be a decent cornerback we could trade Doubs for at the deadline. Fix two problems at once.

A lot of sports fans are eager to punish and denigrate players.
I don't know why, but just pay attention, and you'll see it, too.

Since we do not know any real details of his situation we really can not make a character judgement of Doubs. What we do know is a 24 year old had something happen in his life and he allowed it to spill into his professional life. He compounded the issue by not communicating properly with his employer or anyone else who could have helped. So we have a young man that handled a life problem poorly, not exactly something we all have not seen before. Clearly the organization let him know that what he did was not proper and backed it up with the suspension. He will be judged by his actions moving forward and should not be branded for life by making a mistake that clearly was not criminal. Young man screwed up was held accountable, we will see if he will learn and grow.

Romeo Doubs was not brought up in a leafy suburb and has done exceptionally well considering his early experiences. I invite judgmental fans to take a tour of East LA.

John Madden knew that each player needed to be disciplined differently. There is a story John Madden told about yelling at a player while winking at another-translation-Madden was trying to convey to the horrified recipient of the wink that the scared player did not require harsh discipline.

I will say this again and I really do not care if some fans want to call me out. Huber did this for national attention and his buddy, Herman, joined in with his own gratuitous comments (though he' cares so deeply' about mental health)

The majority of this situation could and should have been handled in-house-

There may be a logical reason why he stepped away. I had read that he had anxiety issues at the combine and didn’t finish. Either way we don’t need to judge something when we don’t know the facts.

Whether #87 catches 12 passes or 0 tomorrow, I hope I see a smile or at least some comfort from him. Whatever he is dealing with, I don't need to know. But, the Packer organization does. And once they do, I hope they aid him in his journey.

Football is amazing. It is awesome. It pales in comparison to each other's journey they are on personally.

Go Pack Go!

*Mental health is important. Make it Okay to at least start a conversation.

Peace,
Pantz

A lot of people have been telling doubs to man up, and imo in good reason. But he's back, and he has, so as fans we should have his back like his teammates seem to.

I like that rationale, smart, professional people who have one common affinity (greenbay football) start getting offended, accusatory, and insulting toward each other about some incident that they don't know details....
all the while, they post condescending comments about a 24 year old who "has to get his head screwed on" and "temper tantrum". Now that thing about maturity....... hmmm?