It used to be pad level. Everything that was wrong with the Green Bay Packers was related to “pad level.”
Now, the word is “process.”
It’s funny, because when pad level was the problem, the Packers offense was playing at a high level and the defense was shit. Now that the roles are reversed, the buzzword clearly had to change.
So what are we going to do to fix this offense? We’re going to trust the process!
“I have great confidence in Aaron [Rodgers],” McCarthy said. “I’ve never trusted a quarterback or an individual as a player more than I trust Aaron Rodgers. His work ethic is at the top of his career, the time he spends in the facility with the coaches and his teammates.
“So from that, it’s a process. We’ll all stick to the process, and from that we’ll have success.”
In other words, just like last year, the Packers aren’t going to do anything. Sticking to the process is just another way of saying we’re going to stick to the status quo. So expect the Packers to keep using the same limited personnel groupings. Expect them to keep using the same types of plays. Expect nothing to change.
Ultimately, what McCarthy is banking on is improvement from Rodgers. That means Rodgers is going to have to find his fundamentals again. He’s going to have to improve his footwork. He’s going to have to start setting his feet when he throws. He’s going to have to stop seeing ghosts.
McCarthy is talking “process” and guess what. Rodgers had a very similar quote immediately after Sunday night’s debacle.
“I don’t think this is anything to get super crazy about,” Rodgers said. “Well, we’re not going to overreact. It’s been two weeks. We’ve been not quite finding our rhythm yet, but we’ve got some guys working in that haven’t worked together a whole lot. So we’re going to trust the process and believe we can get this thing turned around.”
While we LOVE the process quote there, the statement is interesting for a whole other reason.
Rodgers, as he is known to do, clearly isn’t interested in taking any of the blame for the team’s struggles. He points to the guys who are being worked into the offense. Who, exactly, are those guys?
The only key offensive player who wasn’t on the team last year is tight end Jared Cook. So apparently, Rodgers’ process involves waiting for Cook to get his shit together.
We wonder what Jared Cook’s process is. Who’s he waiting on to get their shit together so the Packers offense can function at a serviceable level?