Packers Monday postgame chat with Ryan Wood
Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 transcript
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Ryan - thanks for the chat. I don't think it matters if the Packers get a defense or offensive focused head coach. They need a coach that will be a leader and will let the OC, DC and SPC do their jobs. Inherent in all of that, is that the OC needs to modernize the offense and get AR to try to play more on script. The 2018 offense was based way too much on improvisation. Thoughts?
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I think you really hit it on the head, Dave. My natural reaction has been, Well, they need to fix the offense. But you're right. They need the right person for the job, period. No matter what his background is, that person has to be able to lead, motivate and scheme. That said, yes, they really need to fix the offense.
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Hey Ryan, happy New Year's (Eve anyway). Is Adam Gase actually the 'front-runner' for the Packers job as being reported by a few in the media? Or is this just pure speculation and he is no more than a potential candidate to interview, as much so as Jim Caldwell, Chuck Pagano, etc?
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Hey, John. Happy New Year's Eve to you. Don't know who else in the media has discussed Adam Gase and the Packers. I spoke with someone last night who thought he'd be of high interest to the Packers, which I tweeted this morning. I would not go anywhere near as far as to say he's a front runner; I'm not sure he's going to interview. But it would surprise me if he didn't. Lots for the Packers to like with Gase.
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This is the closest I've ever come to actually seeing a team "Quit". Please let's not whine about injuries. We all know that comes with the game and please don't let Philbin get this job. He was the guy in charge of a mediocre offense all year. A new coach needs to bring in his own people. If that means discharging Pettine, so be it. I think we'll never really know how dysfunctional this entire team and locker room were.
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I don't put much stock into a meaningless Week 17 game. Did the Packers quit? I mean, it sure felt like a glorified exhibition, so it's fair to say that. Thing is, they had nothing to play for, and they played like it. Very unlike the previous week in New York. Now, that doesn't help Joe Philbin, or anyone else on staff. What the Packers did was all that unexpected. For Philbin to be retained as permanent head coach, he needed to get this team to do something very much unexpected. He needed to get them to play markedly different than under Mike McCarthy, and that definitely did not happen. But I can't say I was surprised a team with nothing to play for played completely uninspired. I was more surprised they actually played like they cared against the Jets.
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Spin it anyway you want but I forecast a long walk in the desert. Too many shortcomings to be better than 500 for the next few years. Rogers may be on a steeper downslope than expected. The cupboard seems bare of playmakers. Few teams gain much buying high in free agency. And most important, the spark, the toughness, the will to overcome is missing.
If you disagree, please give some examples that I’m missing. Thanks for taking the time to converse with us. -
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Hi Ryan,
I dare your to address this! Not only were the Packers an epic fail this year but so are you Packer sport writers! Silverstein " I know you wanted a win today but wasn't the Blog fun?" Nuts! no it was not fun in any way shape or form! You and the other guys who cover the Packers are way too soft. Murphy should have hired Dorsey BEFORE he got to Cleveland, but he was too interested in Winter Wonderland and let the football side of the team fail. That Cleveland team is going the right way with Packer front office and player hires. Gute is in over his head and there is no time for on the job training as the Bears killed us with the Coach hire and free agents in last 2 years! No really good coach will want the Packer job with Rodgers the Coach and Cap killer. Had TT and McCarthy been replace properly several years ago, the team would not be talent barren and leadership poor. WHERE WERE YOU GUYS with tough questions and writing about closing playoff windows???? YOU are guilty of the good ole boy network of all is well (until week 12 this year) instead of doing your job and sounding the alarms! -
Yeah, Ron, you're not making a lot of sense here. That's OK. I appreciate you participating in our chat. Can't speak for anyone else on our staff, but I've been called too soft on the Packers and too hard on the Packers simultaneously all season. I'll take that as a compliment. Can't please everybody. Happy New Year.
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Ryan, it's been a long time since a GB o failed to even enter the red zone for a whole game. Losing Rodgers hurt, but given his poor performance b4 leaving, I'm wondering if the loss of D Adams also hurt us significantly. We really need to get Allison back at full strength. Your thoughts?
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Davante Adams was the Packers best player this season. So, yeah, his absent hurt. I wrote today that his absence said more about his caliber of play this season than anything he did on the field. Because the Packers offense disintegrated without him. As for Geronimo Allison, yes, I think he'll play a big part in Packers offense next year. He was going to have a big year this season if not for his injury.
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Hey Vic, they definitely need to explore the free-agent market to plug some of their holes. As for the lines, offensive line is a much bigger need than defensive line. Two of their top players (Kenny Clark and Mike Daniels) are on the defensive line. On the offensive line, only left tackle and center are in a really good place.
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I have two thoughts. First, any Packers fans who used their hard earned money to attend that stinkfest yesterday deserves an apology. Second, I look at this team and Rodgers’ window and I think of a Jerry Reed song from Smokey and the Bandit; they’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
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Gotta put guard up there, too. But, yes, backup quarterback will be a need. I think exploring a veteran option in free agency could have merit. Packers have tried to go the young, developmental route, and it hasn't worked. Might be best to go with a veteran behind Rodgers.
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That's a good, fair question, but one that's hard to answer. The difficulty is we just don't know what Brian Gutekunst is yet. There's no question John Dorsey has more experience, and he's really talented. Dorsey also has a pair of lieutenants in Eliot Wolf and Alonzo Highsmith who were higher ranking than Jon-Eric Sullivan and John Wojciechowski, but that doesn't mean Sullivan and Wojo are incapable by any means. Ultimately, the GM matters. And we just don't know enough about Gutekunst to really say, but the experience edge goes to Cleveland.
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