You can blame Love and Lafleur for their individual performances, but the trend of mediocrity for the packers stems from a FO that is playing the game like it is 30 years ago.
The best teams in the league today chase top tier talent aggressively. They are constantly wheeling and dealing players and coaches.
The Rams and Buccaneers both have been very aggressive about going all in. They both have been to the Super Bowl more recently than the packers, both have more dead cap currently, and both are still more competitive than the packers.
The Eagles have won the Super Bowl more recently than the packers, completely reloaded their players and coaches, have about as much dead cap as the packers, and are one of the best teams in the league.
Teams don’t let QBs sit on the bench for 3 years anymore, rookie contracts are too valuable. The packers hang on to bad players for far too long just because they were high draft picks. The packers would never do what the 49ers did with Lance.
The packers hang on to bad coaches for years past when it’s time for them to move on. Could you imagine the packers doing what the eagles did with Pederson?
The FO mentality is so risk averse and counter productive. I don’t even understand it from the perspective of wanting in ensure steady income. The packers have one of the largest fan bases in the world, no one is going to jump ship because of an aggressive FO that might make mistakes. Better that than this miserable heartless team that we see now.
Oh come on. The Packers should have had 2 consecutive SB appearances. They flubbed it epically against Tampa Bay, and then did the same against San Francisco. Was that the front office? No. The players lost that. Which magical addition could the FO have added at any point in the season that would have pushed them to win those games that they were already good enough to win? Those teams were stacked, and it’s the front office’s job to stack them, so what do you want?
As for now, yeah, it’s rough. We are also 6 games in, with a young team. Six games. Even if they suck for 17, it might help set the table for future years as the players grow. Or, maybe everyone gets fired. I don’t know. But to date, it’s been six games.
Mediocrity? You think you’re getting mediocrity? With the Packers nearly always in the playoffs, with the litany of NFC championship appearances, the three SB appearances and two SB victories I myself have had the pleasure of celebrating in my lifetime? Mediocrity? Get outta here. Go ask a Vikings fan about mediocrity.