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I'm not really certain how he'll do. A lot, like any HC in the NFL, will depend on the personnel he has to work with. I'm not a "press conference watcher", so I don't have much insight from the in-season midweek assistants' pressers. But he did take over a pretty floundering defense over the previous several years and had them playing at a high level in 2025. And that was before they acquired Parsons. Yhe defense was even better this season....until the Parsons injury. And that seemed to torpedo not just the defense, but the season as a whole.

Jon-Eric Sullivan was just hired about 10 days ago as the Dolphins new GM. He had previously been in the Packers org since 2004. He was mostly a scout, Director of Scouting, then Director of Player Personnel, and finally VP of Layer Personnel. So he's pretty familiar with Hafley, and this is really no surprise to Packers fans. Will be interesting to see who replaces him. Have heard Raheem Morris and LaFleur are very good friends, going way back. But I wouldn't be surprised if they take an internal promotion like Demarcus Cousins or Derrick Ansley. Both are previous Def Coordinators in the league.

DEX!!!

This is somewhat accurate!

Only if they lose to the Packers. 😉 As a "mostly pessimistic fan" about my sports teams, I don't have a lot of confidence that the Packers will prevail Saturday night. Their season just really became derailed with injuries. First, their best non-QB offensive player (this season anyway). Then the anchor on the D-line, followed by a season-ending injury to one of the best players in the league. It's not an excuse, just a reality. The NFL is a season of attrition, and the best teams each year usually have really good depth and are able to overcome the injury bug. Even if they pull out a victory, I just don't see them making a run like their injury-riddled 2010 season.

I agree with this and thought it’s clearly expressed in my initial post. Quote -the reality of the failures may be due to lack of success of coordinators, and the HC can’t necessarily hire who he wants because history shows the organization doesn’t put a premium on assistants.

I read that article differently than you did. I read the article as: -there’s rumors that LaFleur is on the hot seat, but according to Schefter, the Packers new President really likes the HC (and GM) -the reason there’s an appearance the the HC is on the hot seat is because they have “under performed” (with a HoF QB) in the playoffs and most recently in the regular season. -the reality of the failures may be due to lack of success of coordinators, and the HC can’t necessarily hire who he wants because history shows the organization doesn’t put a premium on assistants. As a side note, the Packers are pretty good about keeping negotiations out of the media. I would not be surprised if the team announces both the GM and HC received extensions sometime this past December.

And Mr. Love has 1 of the other 2 road victories.

There is a significant difference, IMO, between the #2 and #3 seed, so if I'm the Bears, I play to win Sunday. That said, the Packers played the Bears in the last week of the season, and their seed was already determined. WR Christian Watson blew out his knee in a non-contact play. There's a risk for any player every single play.

I'm no capologist, but doesn't DJ Moore have more dead cap if he's cut/traded than if he stays? Spotrac shows a cap hit of $28.5 million and a dead cap of $35.4 million. I guess they could always play the June 1 game.

Not as bad as losing because your team can't field an onside kick.

What type of pitch mix does Harvey have? Is he a power pitcher given the injury history?

This is the third time this season, all losses,

I have a feeling the Packers are going to lose their final 5 games of the season, playoffs included.

How do the Ravens know Willis "inside and out"??

Some Packers posters grumbling (half jokingly, maybe) that the team should trade Love for the picks spent on Parsons and sign Willis.

Maybe. (regarding Tryps comment about Love). I just think there's enough tape on Willis. He's be really, really good in his limited time with the Packers. How he adjusts to defenses preparing specifically for him is yet to be determined.

That's a stretch, as I think by many/most metrics, Love is one of the top QBs in the NFL. Willis is definitely a different passer. Has a really good arm and legs. Love is not very athletic out of the pocket. He lumbers. But the passing stats are really good/great. Willis is definitely gonna get paid, most likely by a bottom feeder. Or maybe a team like the Colts. Or maybe the Chiefs overspend for 1 season.

But the run defense is A$$

His very own "Ides of March"?

I believe Love is still in concussion protocol which rules him out for the game, and not so much the Packers are content with the #7 seed. Guess we'll find out based on who else does/doesn't play tonight.

I mentioned this because I didn't hear the complete context of the playcalling stat before and after Campbell took over. I saw the graphic though.

I know who the coach of the Bears is, and always have. Silly you're pushing that. It was a (self admitted) typo. I watched the game, but not as intently as I often do as it was Christmas. What things do I say, by my own admission, do I not know about. You're really parsing phrases. You call the Lions offense "mediocre" - explain that. You think points scored and yards/game are the most generalized? Like 3rd and 4th down success is some gold standard metric. They are one of the better offenses in the league all season. For whatever reason, you seem to think I'm being critical of Ben Johnson. Not certain why you feel that way other than I'm a Packers fan.

No, I'm not taking one game away from their season results. Their offense is good, very IMO. The points and offensive yardage prove that. I mentioned the low score yesterday as it related to my initial post showing they were averagong 30+/game. After yesterday, they drop under 30. And the Lions offense is far from "mediocre". Seriously?? What stat shows they're mediocre??? Six TOs in a single game is "fluky" in that they only had 8 in their previous 15 games. If you can't see that, I'm not certain there's much more to discuss in that regard.

I am well aware that Ben Johnson is the HC of the Bears, and the former OC of the Lions (despite my typo above). Some of you seem to think my initial post was some sort of attack against Ben Johnson and/or his value to the Lions. It's not. Of course there will be an impact losing the OC (and DC). I just don't think the drop-off on offense this year has been that significant. They are scoring and moving the ball at basically the same/similar pace as last year, You're suggesting points scored is the "most generalized stats"??? Seriously?? That's the #1 objective of any offense. But somehow 3rd down and 4th down success rates are more important??? That just doesn't make sense to me. I was only partially watching the game yesterday, but I thought they showed a stat that DC let the OC call plays for the first 9 games. He then took over for the next 6 (not counting yesterday and yards/game increased about 50 yards/game to just under 400/game. That's a really good offense before and after DC took over play calling. Regarding yesterday's game coaching, I'm not aware of any obvious coaching blunders the Lions made. But I wasn't watching closely. But I'm not certain he was "outcoached". His players turned the ball over SIX times. Jersey points out that it is the fault of undisciplined coaching. I disagree. But if TOs are a result of poor coaching, then I guess the Lions have excellent coaching up until yesterday, because they turned the ball over only 8 times prior to this season. I'm no apologist for the Lions or Dan Campbell. I was merely pointing out that they have a very good offense, still one of the best in the league. As far as their record, there can be plenty of factors in a 17-game season that swing a team from 15-2 to 8-8. The Vikings won, I believe, won 8 games last year by 6 points or less. A few things go differently and they're not 14-3.