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Changes Are Coming in Green Bay, But Not The Ones Many Want

"Disheveled."

That's a pretty accurate word to describe how most are feeling after Saturday's disaster. That was the word Matt LaFleur used to describe his team during the second half. Disheveled is a heavy adjective to describe his team, but it does fit. The Packers' failure to finish will go down as one of the worst collapses in recent memory. It might even rival the infamous 2014 NFC Championship Game debacle. It was inexcusable and crushing. But as the old adage goes, "Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion."

Green Bay's season didn't end on Saturday. The season essentially ended on December 14th in Denver. The Packers lost the game to drop to 9-4-1, but the injuries were far worse than a tally in the loss column. Green Bay also lost Micah Parsons and Zach Tom for the remainder of the season, and they never recovered. They had already lost Devonte Wyatt and Tucker Kraft to season-ending injuries earlier in the season. This team was never going to contend for a Super Bowl without four of its best players.

Keeping that in mind, the Packers still found new and crushing ways to lose football games. Each one got harder and harder to swallow. They fumbled away a game to Chicago in Week 16, were steamrolled by Baltimore in Week 17, and even lost a glorified exhibition match to Minnesota. They had chances to win all of them, but they couldn't seal the deal. All of those losses pale in comparison to the epic collapse that happened on Saturday night.

Emotions are high. Losing to Chicago in any fashion is difficult to accept, but it's even worse when Green Bay self-imploded after jumping out to a commanding lead. It'll be a long offseason after a loss like that. Everyone in the Packers organization needs to partake in some self-reflection and be critical of themselves. Changes could, and should, be made.

Everything is on the table. There's plenty to sort out, so buckle up for a long read.

A Just Early Enough Offseason Simulation

Whelp. Here we are again.

The offseason has come again, on the heels of one of the most devastating losses in franchise history. The Packers fell to the Bears in a 18 point comeback, a loss that will have far-reaching ramifications. Jobs are at risk, the future is cloudy, and your Green Bay Packers are at a crossroads. Enough about that though.

Way back in the ancient, bygone era of July 23rd 2025, we ran a little experiment. It was a way too early simulation of the 2026 Offseason. The players had only just gotten back to training camp, Micah Parsons was a Cowboy, and we had no idea what this fresh new season would bring us. We've emerged on the other side of that season, certainly not unscathed, but still here. We've gotten a few glimpses of the mountaintop, but it remains elusive.

Our experiment in the summer was, brace for it, flawed. Turns out, it was way too early. Who knew?

Obviously at that point, we did not have Micah Parsons. We still had a first round pick to play with in the draft, and a bit more money. Some highlights from that article were Elgton Jenkins and Josh Jacobs cut, a Rashan Gary contract restructure, losing Christian Watson, signing Kendall Fuller in free agency, and a first round cornerback.

This time around, our virtual Packers have less room in salary cap, a lack of first round picks, and an increased sense of desperation.

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For the Packers: Same Ending, Different Year

The theme of Green Bay Packers playoff football the last 30 years has been mostly excruciating playoff exits, mixed around two Super Bowl championships and a few blowout losses. Modern-day Packers fans have been lucky to watch their team play in three Super Bowls since the last 30 years, winning two of them.

However, when it comes to playoff football, lately it’s been almost the same movie every year, with the same ending.

Whether it’s blown 4th quarter leads, walkoff losses in regulation or overtime, or underperforming against a lesser opponent in January after a season filled with promise.

Since 1993, when Ron Wolf and Mike Holmgren made their first playoff appearance, the Packers have had 25 playoff appearances, compiling a 24-23 record.

During Holmgren’s tenure the Packers were 9-5 in the playoffs from 1993 to 1998. Under Mike Sherman, Green Bay was 2-4 in the playoffs from 2001 to 2004. Mike McCarthy was next, as the Packers were 10-6 in playoff games from 2007 to 2016. And in the Matt LaFleur era, Green Bay is 3-6 in playoff games starting in 2019.

Let's Talk Football: Wrapping Up The Packers 2025 Season

CHTV co-founder Aaron Nagler welcomes in Andy Herman of the Pack-A-Day podcast take apart another heartbreaking playoff loss, this time to the Chicago Bears. The guys also look ahead to some of the important decisions the franchise faces in the upcoming offseason.

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Do you keep him?

Changing Culture Without Changing Coaching

If you walk into the locker room of all 32 NFL teams, you'll likely hear the same thing when you talk about culture. "We want to have a winning culture," "We pride ourselves on a winning culture," "We're developing a winning culture." It's all about some form of a "winning" culture. Of course it is, any team choosing to thrive on a losing culture likely isn't going to go anywhere. But it's how that team works to achieve that "winning" culture that sets them apart from every other team, and either does or doesn't lead them to success.

The job of the coaching staff is not only to create and teach schemes or to call plays, but it's also their job to define what that winning culture looks like for their football team. It's not often a one-size fits all either, it's a "who do I have in my locker room, and what's the best way to get them all chugging away in the same direction?" Players are different, and some coaching staffs will prefer certain players over others due to whether or not that player fits the current culture of the team. Sometimes, the culture a team needs is not one the current coach can provide, so change is needed. But also, there are occasions where the culture the coach has put together may be perfect for the locker room, but it needs adjusting. And that is what may need to happen in Green Bay.

If you ask Packers HC Matt LaFleur about the culture the Green Bay Packers currently have in their locker room, he'll likely tell you that it's great. He's not wrong. On Monday, during end-of-season interviews in the locker room, LaFleur was publicly praised by Jordan Love, Tucker Kraft, Josh Jacobs, Micah Parsons, Devonte Wyatt, Bo Melton, and Christian Watson. That's seven of the most respected and regarded members of the Packers' locker room, vouching for their head coach. You don't get that when you have a culture problem.

But if you don't have a culture problem, that doesn't exactly mean that the culture is perfect.

Packers Wilt Like a LaFleur in the Hot Sun

First of all, pardon the pun in the title. We may have even used this before, which, of course is representative of the problem at hand. What happened to the Packers against the Bears can happen to anyone once. Twice would maybe be an unpleasant coincidence. But five times in one season? That, is a really, seriously bad trend.

Vs. Cleveland, led by 10

Vs. Dallas, led by 13

Vs. Denver, led by 9

Vs. Chicago, led by 10

Vs. Chicago, led by 18

The problem first surfaced against the 49ers in last season's wild card playoff, where the Packers led by a touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter before conceding 10 unanswered points to get bounced from those playoffs. Now that they've been unceremoniously bounced again, even Packers fans who were on the fence about LaFleur are calling for his head. 

Are The Packers Too Cheap To Pay Matt LaFleur?

CHTV co-founder Aaron Nagler welcomes in Justis Mosqueda from ACME Packing Company to discuss his recent article regarding the Packers reticence to pay market rate for their coaching staff over the years and how that informs their current situation with Matt LaFleur.

Rich Bisaccia Has to Go

Bisaccia said part of what made him want to come back and coach special teams for another year was the feeling he and his unit let Matt LaFleur down in their recent playoff games. Once again special teams had its say in a gut wrenching postseason loss for the Packers.

It is fair to suggest a veteran kicker missing three kicks in a game is not directly Bisaccia’s fault, but at a certain point, he has to fall on his sword for the continual critical mistakes that cost this team games, especially in the playoffs.

The Packers need to start fresh in their attempts to finally rectify what has been an organizational failure for decades.

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