Just a reminder to Harry from Minneapolis that the Chiefs have played in five Super Bowls since 2020, winning three of them, all with the TE as their primary offensive weapon. JL10 completed 29 passes this past Sunday, and Tucker Kraft only caught seven of them for 143, so apparently our other players contributed enough for another 22 completions and 217 yards. 22 for 217 is a career day for some QBs. So, I think we’re okay at WR.

Considering how well Love played on Sunday, I’d say this is the wrong week to dissect touches and targets, but here we are…LaFleur was asked for the umpteenth time about targets on Wednesday and did a good job of laying out how that’s all determined. Regardless of outside perception, the Packers have a process that works for them and that’s the only opinion that matters.

Matthew Golden has a bright future but he’s finding out that the Packers’ offense is complex with variations aplenty and it requires precision. It looks like, as a result, he’s dealing with frustration. How is his demeanor these days?

He’s been great. Golden is the youngest player on the youngest team in football and already producing. In my opinion, this whole thing has been so overblown. Golden is gonna be a really good player. If you can’t already tell that, then you haven’t been watching (which I feel most of the outside pundits haven’t been).

Hi guys. Haven’t heard anything about how Jayden Reed‘s recovery is going. How is he doing? Will we see him back soon? This year? Thanks! GPG!

Reed was wearing a helmet and working on the JUGs machine during practice Wednesday. It’s the first time we’ve seen Reed since he broke his collarbone against Washington six weeks ago. That’s a very positive sign that shoulder and foot are healing up for the third-year wideout.

With all the concern about Packers cornerbacks, can I point out that they are not the only ones with weaknesses? One of the Steelers cornerbacks had, if I remember correctly, three fouls and was beaten for a touchdown. No one is perfect.

It’s not easy playing on an island. All your successes and failures are visible, and criticism quickly rains from the nearest couch.

Keith from Bakersfield, CA

I fully support players opting to wear the Guardian caps to reduce the risk of concussion and the attendant long-term health issues. They do look a bit like a mushroom cap, though. Will the Guardian caps for this weekend match the throwback helmet design? If so, I’m afraid that mushroom resemblance will be accentuated.

The caps are brown. The players were wearing them at practice.

Wes: Regarding the issue with Emanuel Wilson vs. Josh Jacobs running lanes, it looks like Wilson may be getting to the hole a fraction of a second faster than Jacobs. Kind of reminds me of the game in 2018 at home vs. Buffalo (W 22-0) when Aaron Jones was getting to the hole a little quicker than Ty Montgomery. Just a thought? Your expert view? Thank you.

That is an apples and oceans comparison. That’s my only thought on that.

John from Spring Hill, TN

The Panthers gave up a lot on the ground against Buffalo. Do you expect LaFleur to feed Jacobs and Wilson early and often?

I do. I think that’s the play against Carolina – not only because it would allow Green Bay to establish an early rhythm but also gives the Panthers more options to consider when defending the run. Fans have gotten used to the Packers featuring a primary running back and Jacobs is one of the best, but Matt LaFleur likes using multiple RBs. As a whole, the Packers have gone that route more often than not in my 14 years covering the team. I’ll have more on Wilson this morning.

Brian from Fort Atkinson, WI

Good morning. I know we are on to Carolina, but I didn’t really see this mentioned yet about the Steelers game. My biggest worry going into the game wasn’t if but how many free plays would Rodgers get from defense offsides penalties. I know Micah Parsons got away with one, but the line judge was sleeping that game. He missed the Steelers’ false start by three steps. My point/question is, was Rodgers held to zero free plays? If so, that was a definite step in the right direction for the D.

The Packers didn’t get caught sleeping with 12 men on the field at all, which was a big one on the checklist. The Rodgers’ deep ball to DK Metcalf that fell incomplete was technically a free play because Keisean Nixon was called for defensive holding.

If AR8’s pass to the RB was a throw, why was there no pass interference?