Overwhelmingly black teams that do well, rarely do for long, it's just taking longer in Green Bay than usual:
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said some Green Bay players were “upset” about their roles on the team in 2025. LaFleur, who received one of the league’s lowest end-of-season grades from his players, said Monday that unhappiness with individual roles played a factor in team chemistry last season. “If I’m being honest about it, I think there were some guys that were upset about roles last year, and I think that took a toll on our football team,” LaFleur said. “You need guys that bring great energy every day. I think from a coaching standpoint, role clarity is key, so we’ve got to obviously do a better job communicating with our players, ‘Hey, here’s your role and if you’re unhappy about your role, it’s on you to do something about that, to carve out a role on this football team.’ But yeah, the buy-in is absolutely critical. Getting guys in there that are juiced and ready to go to work each and every day is gonna be critical for us.” While LaFleur did not name names, it seems reasonable to suggest Romeo Doubs, who left the Packers for the Patriots in free agency, was among those unhappy with their roles. Meanwhile, first-round rookie WR Matthew Golden last year ran a route on just 58 percent of the Packers’ drop backs and Christian Watson had a meager 67 percent route rate.