This is football, a highly imperfect game

The Packers achieved complete inconsistency on Sunday.

Losing 28-0 and everything going wrong, many Packer fans walked out to where we were watching. I am completely fascinated by this young team, regardless of the result. Despite the defeat, what an effort. How can you not support this team? What courage.

They are just entertaining.

For better or worse, it felt like the first half of last season.

Only much stranger. That was a terribly strange game.

Mike’s first point in his game summary is Spoff on. (I’ll get there.) You just can’t throw yourself into a hole that big and expect to win. Conclusion.

There’s a reason the largest comeback in franchise history is 23 points. 28? Compassion. So much has to go right, and even when the score was 28-22, the Packers were still making mistakes.

David from Janesville, WI

Men – 1. Heavy defeat. 2. Brayden Narveson may have the coach’s trust, but at some point the kicker situation has to be sorted out. 3. Our receivers had chances to make difficult catches but couldn’t seem to make it. 4. After a difficult start, both sides were strong on the ball. 5. The four-man rush seemed to get stoned too often. 6. I hope Christian Watson and Devonte Wyatt are okay. 7. Minnesota is real. 8. Penalties are still an issue. 9. Josh Jacobs OK? 10. Put on your big boy pants and get ready for a tough trip to LA.

No arguments. You simply can’t play worse than the Packers did in the first 25 minutes of this game. I would call it a comedy of errors, except it wasn’t funny. If we’re talking defense specifically, this wasn’t a day where the four-man rush was struggling, not when you’re down two of your best four corners. Hafley was in a bind about how much pressure to apply without leaving an already undermanned secondary too vulnerable. Just a bad recipe for too many chunk games.

I feel like you’re being bombarded with “If only the kicker hadn’t missed two field goals…” statements and questions, but I don’t think he’s even half to blame here. Yes, he should do better, but for a defense that played so well to give up 28 points in the first half when we had to give them our hat is diabolical. The saving grace is the way they came out after half time. We’re not a million miles away.

Never. I’m not putting the fourth touchdown on defense when the Vikes took over at the 4-yard line, but those first three drives included 168 yards for Minnesota’s offense plus 29 more penalties. The defense didn’t react quickly enough to stem the tide, and the response after the lead was cut to 28-22 was extremely disappointing. At the beginning there were massive disappointments in all three phases, but the poor start of the defense determined the further course of the game.

Gentlemen, despite the tough loss, I saw a Packer team with a much higher ceiling than the Vikes. They need to clean up the kinks, but if they do (like they did last year) then the sky is the limit for this young group. I was disappointed by the defeat but left very optimistic. Strange feeling, but I’ll accept it.

I don’t get optimistic or pessimistic or whatever. It’s a week-to-week league. It’s a loss. There is a lot to learn. They showed some good qualities, especially their resilience. Now what do they do with all of this? It’s up to you. I think they’ll be fine.

It seems to me that this team is both good at making the other team make mistakes and bad at making their own mistakes. Do you think that clarifying mistakes is one of the most difficult tasks for a trainer? It’s not like they just go into a team meeting and say, “Stop making mistakes,” and then a switch is flipped.

Since we’re not in training, I can’t say whether the mistakes occur during the week or only show up when it really matters. Only the coaches and players themselves know that.

Vishnu from Santa Clara, California

I loved watching the Packers fight. I liked the adjustments and even the tackles from the defense. However, the penalties on offense are becoming increasingly worrying. All too often the offense ended up way behind the posts because of some stupid pre-snap thing or hold. One has to assume this will have greater meaning for LaFleur and his staff.

Coaches can only emphasize so much when you’re also trying to execute game plans. Players must clean up their games.

I say it, risking the possible wrath that might come my way. I don’t think Jordan Love should have played, not because of performance, but because he obviously wasn’t healthy. This means he was not healthy during training and should have rested his knee to avoid risking further injury. This isn’t the 14th or 15th week we’ve been trying to start dancing. The coaching staff was, in my opinion, ruthless. I suspect you won’t agree with me, but surely it’s worth a conversation?

I leave these decisions to the people who know far more about the details than I ever will. Was the love 100%? No. Was he good enough to throw for 389 yards and four touchdowns? Yes. Every time a player steps on the field there is a risk and if he has to learn to play on a knee that may not be 100% for a while then as soon as he is able he has to Gaining experience or simply going through the acclimatization process is delayed.

Good morning! Do you think Narveson’s big jersey number puts too much strain on him and affects his kicking?

This is a new one. I don’t know anything about kicking. All I know is that all of his misses were on the right side, and never overcompensating seems almost unimaginable. I don’t know what the Packers will do. They have another kicker on the practice squad (Alex Hale), but I have no idea if they feel he’s ready. Riding this foosball carousel is not a good place to be.