Coach LaFleur mentioned that some players may have been unhappy with their roles. Is that something that you guys can ever pick up on through interactions after games as you view parts of practices or anything else?

No, and I think that’s really a credit to the Packers, the locker room and their culture. Those things don’t play out in the media in Green Bay. It’s addressed behind closed doors. I also appreciated LaFleur’s comments on the matter. First, he took accountability and said it’s up to him and the coaches to be clear with players about their roles and expectations. But it’s also on the players, too. Since the beginning, Green Bay has been a place where players earn playing time through hard work and development. Nothing is given. Everything is earned.

John from Stevens Point, WI

I’m anxious to see if our ’25 draft picks make a jump in Year 2. Which of those draft picks might be a “sleeper”, someone that didn’t do much in the ’25-26 season, but could surprise and really help the Packers this coming season?

I feel like Savion Williams is the only answer to this question. The former third-round pick has game-changing ability if he can stay on the field.

Saw an Adam Schefter post on the status of negotiations with the NFL Referees Association. Replacement refs, to be recruited and start training on May 1. The silverling is he mentioned a sweeping set of replay enhancements to support the new refs? I just hope it’s a meaningful set of enhancements. Had to double-check, no Seahawks on the schedule. So, we’ve got that going for us, which is nice?

Technological advancements and no Seahawks on the schedule…we’re already light years ahead of 2012.

The “other” football league just had a 60-plus-yard field goal kicked for four points. I think this is wrong, and I hope the NFL does not adopt it. It is rewarding a team for NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD. If anything, they should get fewer points for it. Just my opinion. Thank you for all you and your team provide us fans!

It’s a fine gimmick for the UFL but now is not the time to start rewarding NFL teams for attempting/making 60-plus-yard field goals. Three points is enough, especially with all the recent changes in the preparation of K-balls.

Gentleman: I sure hope the NFL votes to allow the onside kick to happen at any point in game. I was shocked to hear it was fourth quarter only when the rule was changed. Correct me if I am wrong (don’t ask my wife) but it is currently the only play that is limited to just one part of the game. Thank you!

My hunch is that proposal will pass, but we’ll find out soon and talk about it later.

Chris from Minneapolis, MN

Golden Tate has claimed that the Fail Mary play was officiated correctly. He believes he gained co-possession before M.D. Jennings’ second foot came down, and co-possession goes to the offense. Do you see any validity to that claim?

And I thought my Bay View Middle School crush winked at me. Turns out she just had something in her eye.

Hi I2. The fact that people keep track of their submissions (and others’ too) speaks volumes of how important your column is to us Packer fans. I don’t keep track of mine, but I do yell to my wife, “I got printed.” She isn’t very impressed. I had one question that I thought worthy but didn’t get printed. Do you know how many submissions you get each day? It might make people feel better realizing how hard it is. Do I get to tell my wife, “I got printed?”

We get this question a lot (and the answer is a lot). Even in the offseason, there are hundreds of questions each day. I think there have been around 700 since Spoff went on vacation and we usually can answer only 20-25 each day.

Hi Wes, I’ve resisted boasting about my successful submissions, and I certainly don’t have a spreadsheet like Richard (wow!). While I’ve been fortunate to have gotten the first post, I enjoy getting the last one of the day more. On two of those Spoff just posted my submission with no response. Your response of “MICHAEL!” was classic. My all-time record was when Mr. Murphy posted my questions on Murphy Takes 5 on back to back months!

Now you just need to sneak into Policy’s Perspective…which has a new post this Saturday.

While I have achieved many of the Inbox accolades (first, last, headline, referenced by another Inboxer), I would say those that I’m most proud of are more personal in nature. It’s a toss up for my best between being congratulated on my wedding day and being told “I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time” in response to my high school hot chicks submission. As someone who fancies themselves as funny, eliciting a good laugh brings me as much joy as it does for the person in stitches.

If you can make us laugh while writing this column, you’ve achieved one of the greatest feats an Inbox reader can achieve. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Instead of opening a refrigerator to swipe a lunch, you can step in and time travel back to any prior NFL owners meeting of the past. Which one do you attend and why?

Call it recency bias, but that 2023 owners meeting here at the Biltmore was an all-timer. Gutekunst stepping in front of the camera and saying he was open to trading Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets was one of those “Where were you when?” moments.

What are the odds that Aaron Rodgers will retire as a Packer?

Wes is right, I wanted to send a message. This stock boy would bring fancy sandwiches and always talked them up. One time he brought something that looked like a pastrami on rye with cheese, lettuce and topped with what he described as a nice mustard sauce. While I suppose I could have just upped my own sandwich game, I decided to knock him down a couple notches instead. Didn’t want to do it, felt I owed it to him…

Message sent. Message likely received.