Mervin from Jacksonville, FL

When will we get the mic'd up video of Josh Jacobs blowing chunks?

And once again we're off, so we might as well get going.

Gretchen from Dousman, WI

Thank you, Wes, for the great story on Nazir Stackhouse. I love getting to know the person behind the number. It feels so good to cheer for this team!

If you haven't taken the time to check out Wes’s profile on Stackhouse, please do so. You won't regret it.

Alan from Mount Auburn, IL

Hello II, I noticed Christian Watson wearing ear buds Sunday on the sidelines. Struck me as odd that he might be missing game communications that could help him when he returns. Comments?

There are no personal electronic devices allowed on the sidelines during games, so if he had an earpiece in, I suspect he was tapped into the offensive play calls.

Kevin from New Milford, CT

Not a question but an observation. It's still early but as of today, the NFC North is the only division in which all four teams are at .500 or better. Looks like the margin for error is going to be razor thin again this year.

Did anyone expect anything different? Everyone in the North is above .500, and the collective record outside the division is 10-4-1. The schedule outside the division will get tougher, though.

Joel from Annapolis, MD

I must be getting old. Seems like we're getting deluged with "playoff seeding" articles at other sites this week, and it's obnoxious. The Packers are the "No. 2 seed" in the NFC with three wins, which is a fact without a meaning. Can we just enjoy the season as it develops? The constant urgency gets tiring. Thank you gentlemen for always and unfailingly offering a broader perspective.

"A fact without a meaning." I like that. I'm going to file that one away for future use.

Adrian from Oregon City, OR

Cowboys fans share their frustrations with Micah Parsons being held on every play – and tell us Packers fans to get used to it. Also, when will Devonte Wyatt be back, so we can play D for four quarters? It seems like there's a correlation?

Lots of discussion about Parsons and how he's officiated. LaFleur asked for the egregious ones to get called, but acknowledged there are borderline ones not being called both ways and he's willing to live with those. If the Packers are doing anything behind the scenes to get officials' attention, they aren't likely to tell us. I am bothered, though, about this narrative developing around Wyatt's absence. Yes, he's a very good player, but the Packers have a lot of good players on this defense. They held the Bengals to 65 yards and four first downs in the first half without Wyatt. When he returns, it won't magically fix the issues.

Matt from Madison, WI

I'm not saying it's every hold on Parsons, but more fans need to know the rule that holding will not be called "if, during a defensive charge, a defensive player uses a 'rip' technique that puts an offensive player in a position that would normally be holding."

True that.

Dan from Cross Plains, WI

In my unprofessional opinion, it seems opposing offenses are well aware of our pass-rushing abilities so their focus is getting the ball out quickly with short passes. Thereby limiting sacks and interceptions which may explain the low takeaways to this point. Is there anything schematically the defense can do to counter this? Or is it more a matter of all hats flying to the ball carrier to limit YAC? I thought our first two games we did really well in that area.

I thought so, too, and there's a cat-and-mouse game going on that Prescott and Flacco have won the last two second halves. I'm no X's and O's expert, but it seems at times the spacing of the underneath zones isn't quite on point, which leads to more YAC. When the Packers are in man coverage, the auto response has been to throw outside, could be an out or a go, which puts the corner in a tough spot. And if they blitz, it's the backside slant (also vs. man). Can the defense disguise better? Can they tighten up underneath? Is there a way to help that island corner in man? These are all things Hafley & Co. will explore, and I trust they'll find answers.

James from Appleton, WI

Before Lukas Van Ness looped around and got his sack, I thought the defensive linemen were all rushing too much in toward the center. By attacking too compactly, they were letting the offensive line form a wall and act as a unit. There were no one-on-ones to be won. When the Packers face a mobile QB and worry about covering escape lanes, the D-line will be more spread out and the sacks will come.

There may be some truth to the Packers clogging themselves up on the rush Sunday, particularly when running stunts. I agree with your view of the one-on-ones, and I don't think the stunts were two-on-twos enough for a similar reason.

Jake from Herriman, UT

How do you make offenses pay for living in the quick passing game to avoid the rush? Is it merely a coverage problem? Could more risk taking in an attempt to jump quick routes get QBs a little less comfortable with this strategy? The lack of turnovers has to change.

It does, but I'm not sure taking risks is advisable. There's a danger in overthinking this. As I said Monday, the Bengals leave Lambeau with 10 points if not for a HOF play on fourth down. On an earlier third down, Barryn Sorrell came flat free (Dom Capers term) on his rush and Flacco just whipped it without looking toward Higgins, who luckily (in my opinion) had leverage on Carrington Valentine to make the grab. That's another play there for the making, and the defense has to make it. There are issues to examine, but nobody needs to get desperate here.

Doug from Neenah, WI

During the 2023 draft, Green Bay traded pick No. 45 to Detroit who used it to take Brian Branch. The Packers got Nos. 48 and 159 from the Lions but traded 48 to Tampa Bay for 50 and 179. With pick 48, Tampa took Cody Mauch who started 17 games as a rookie but is now out for 2025 with a knee injury. In return, the Packers drafted Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and Karl Brooks. Branch was a Pro Bowl safety last year but given his recent suspension, how do those trades look today? Thanks.

I'm fine with how the Packers came out.

Diane from Hot Springs Village, AR

What are you focusing on to strengthen the offensive line consistency?

If this is the unit the Packers prefer, with Jordan Morgan at RG, then it just needs to play together. Getting Zach Tom and Aaron Banks both back, I thought the O-line play was up and down in the first half Sunday but then settled in nicely as the game went on. It helped the Bengals lost Hendrickson and basically had to resort to blitzing to affect the QB. But the group up front controlled the line of scrimmage in the second half. If it can practice and play together regularly, the offense will continue to smooth out.

George from Edinburg, VA

Good morning. A couple cool things I noticed watching the replays of the 31-yard pass in the fourth quarter. Matthew Golden broke his route more to the sidelines when he saw his QB scramble and Jordan Love, running left, kind of half stepped to come to balance for that incredible throw. Not an easy catch, either. Impressive play.

The rookie made a veteran move downfield when the play went off-schedule, and the QB trusted him like he's been throwing to him for years.

Gary from Vineland, NJ

It seems to me that Matthew Golden is as advertised. Fast, elusive, strong hands. When asked, Lafluer said, in so many words, that's how we approach our offense and the ball will continue to be spread around and they won't feature him going forward. What's the chances that he is just blowing smoke and we can expect Golden to see a lot more targets going forward?

I expect Golden's role and production in this offense to grow organically. Not picking on you here, because your submission was one of many, but for all the fans who want him to get more action, whose touches get reduced? Tucker Kraft's? Romeo Doubs'? Jacobs'? Watson's coming back soon, and Reed eventually. The Packers ran 60 plays and rolled up 409 yards. Yes, they should've scored more than 27 points, but what's wrong with almost 7 yards per play? I think fans need to be less fixated on making someone a star and just let him become one. It's worked here before.

Andrew from Waterloo, IA

Watching the Tucker Kraft locker room interview. It appears that Tucker has a very good understanding of the playbook and exactly what the defense is going to try to do. That's essential in my opinion. John Kuhn always had that awareness, and was able to chip players he wasn't necessarily designed to, so Rodgers could get the ball out. I think Kraft can be that same sort of player.

Totally agree, but when he performs that role so admirably, everyone starts asking why he's not catching passes.

Pat from Cleveland, TN

CBS did me dirty. All week they were showing that the Packers game would be aired in my area. Sunday when I looked it changed to Tampa/SF. Do you know if Nantz and Romo were always scheduled to call Tampa/SF or was the lineup changed because that would appear to be a bigger draw than GB and a not-so-good Bengals team?

I'm sure Nantz and Romo were originally scheduled to come to Lambeau, but it changed when the Bengals lost Burrow and got blasted three weeks in a row. If they'd traded for Flacco a week earlier and given the Lions a better fight, who knows? Flacco badly exposed Browning's shortcomings.

Nick from Jim Thorpe, PA

Off topic, but any thoughts on PSU spending $50 million to fire their coach midseason?

I think it makes it a lot harder for another college team closer to home to hide behind a buyout half as large.

Jeff from Woodridge, IL

II, my son and I went on the Legends tour Monday morning. When we got to the press box, I asked if this was where you guys sat and they said yes, but didn't know your exact seats. I wanted to sit on your seats and get my pic taken. No luck. Do you always sit in the same seats each home game or does it vary game by game?

Section B, Row 2. Been sitting there for 20 seasons now.

John from Madison, WI

Hey guys! I happen to know a thing or two about the ABS system in baseball. The players and umps much prefer the challenge system to the "full ABS" games where all ball/strike audio goes directly to the plate ump. Both were tested in AAA and it was overwhelming that the challenges were preferred, so I don't actually see it ever becoming "full ABS" in MLB. Go Brewers!

Thanks for the knowledge. But isn't the next cheating scandal going to be getting help from the dugout (or wherever) to challenge a pitch? It's coming, right?

Al from Rochester, NY

What's interesting about the Lions is their wins have come against teams with a combined record of 6-16. Their average points scored against the two strong teams they played is 15 per game. The problem with stats is they never say who(m) you played.

I take nothing away from the Lions dominating struggling teams, but it will be interesting to see if they can rally from a multi-score deficit in the second half when needed. The two games they've gotten behind by multiple scores they've lost by multiple scores. This year's Packers haven't been in that position yet, but last year's were and fought back time and again. Maybe we'll find out this week.

Dan from Westerville, OH

This upcoming week should we be rooting for the Lions? The Bucs? Or just beat the Cardinals?

Definitely the latter first and foremost, and any bigger-picture focus for me is on the division, so go you Baker go.

Arnie from Kirkwood, MO

It's time for a win on the road!

And how. Happy Wednesday.

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