The Green Bay Packers suffered another disgraceful loss on Thursday Night Football, falling to 1-2 against a team that had zero red zone trips heading into the game.
As a result, there’s been a flurry of moves made in an attempt to salvage things.
Today, we’ll discuss those moves, as well as the general temperature surrounding the team.
Bad Vibes
The Green Bay Packers have more than their fair share of problems right now, but there’s one that stands out to me, and it’s stood out for a while.
This team has no idea who they are.
Dating back to last season, it’s been clear that head coach Matt LaFleur is simply not getting it done in regard to motivating his team, and now, it feels like that sentiment is bleeding outwards.
I think a lot of fans are tired of hearing the same things week to week, especially as the team continues to string together one embarrassing loss after another, but there’s only so much that can be said to publicly denounce your own staff or personnel’s performances.
Where I find myself struggling the most is with the response of some of the Packers’ players.
Tight end Tucker Kraft was in the spotlight post-game for his response to the boo-birds at Lambeau Field, and while I think his reaction is the most significant so far, it’s also one in a line of many that I’ve noticed across the last year.
Kraft emphasized that he believes that the team is mentally strong enough to compete, but that the support of the fans in doing that would make things a lot easier.
He was disappointed by the boos, saying that weren’t going to help the Packers win, and honestly, I think that’s a pretty soft assessment.
Green Bay Packers fans love their team.
Nobody is doubting that.
The issue lies in the fact that this team isn’t giving them anything to cheer for, and they should be able to express that.
I think it’s quite telling that someone as hard-nosed as Kraft is the one in opposition, and it reflects poorly on the locker room environment.
That’s not to say that other players aren’t saying the right things, because wide receiver Christian Watson, among others, did a great job in their responses, but overall, the lack of conviction and accountability on this roster has been evident for quite some time.
Last year, we saw it most prominently with Keisean Nixon, as well as the offensive line, and so far, it’s only continued.
When guard Jacob Monk was asked about the Packers rushing just nine times on Thursday Night Football, he told the media that it is what it is, and frankly, I find that embarrassing.
A lot of these players are young and inexperienced, and I think that a lot of how they handle adversity comes down to coaching, but at some point, this team has to do a better job at conveying the fact that they actually want to win.
At times, they’ve seemed content rolling over.
Desperate Measures
It usually takes a lot for the Green Bay Packers front office to attempt to solve a positional weakness mid-season, but the state of the offensive line reached DEFCON levels on Thursday against the Falcons.
The Packers allowed just twenty-six total QB hits all of last season, and through three games this year, they’ve surrendered nearly seventy-five percent of that.
Jordan Love has been under fire more than any quarterback in the NFL since 2009, and that, in addition to Green Bay’s historically abysmal run game, is understandably taking a toll on his play.
To put it simply, the current situation is not survivable, especially as the Packers move forward to face more established teams.
In come the reinforcements.
On Saturday, the Green Bay Packers signed veteran guard Laken Tomlinson off of the Cowboys practice squad, and just this morning, they added Mekhi Becton to their own via free agency.
This comes after another practice squad agreement with former Bengal Cordell Volson a week and a half ago, and at the very least, it’s nice to see the higher ups admit that we’re in dire straits.
If we’re lucky, a couple of these guys will start next Sunday, and it can’t possibly be worse than what we’ve already seen.
Volson has forty-eight career starts, though he didn’t play in 2025 due to injury.
Becton started fourteen games last year with the Chargers and won a Super Bowl in Philadelphia.
Tomlinson is a grizzled veteran and a former Pro Bowler.
They may be in the twilight of their careers, but with 17,078 snaps between them in the NFL, it’ll only be up from here.
Time will tell if that’s enough to save the season, but the rest of the NFC has been nice enough to leave a door open.
A Season in the Balance
On Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield suffered a significant thumb injury, and he’s expected to miss several weeks.
That means that the Packers will be matching up against Kansas UDFA Jalon Daniels, and if they can’t win that one, well…Matt LaFleur’s seat will be scorching hot.
I know that many fans want him gone, and I was among those who called for his firing after the playoff loss to Chicago, but cutting ties mid-season would only make the team worse.
Tampa Bay has the league’s second-worst passing rushing unit by PFF grade, and the Bears, who the Packers will see in week five, are at the bottom of the barrel.
If the crux of the issue is truly the offensive line’s play, there will be no better opportunity to get right.
With what we’ve seen through three weeks, optimism is hard to come by, but there’s a lot of football left.
If the Packers can’t turn it around, things will be sorting themselves out sooner rather than later.
