GREEN BAY – The Packers’ offensive assistant coaches spoke with the media this week. Here’s a sampling of their key comments.
Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich
On the philosophy of prioritizing versatile offensive linemen:
It comes from worst-case scenario, kind of planning for the worst. It’s just basically trying to be prepared for things that can happen. In 2019, we really didn’t have to dig into our depth that much. We had pretty much a starting five that played the entire season. Then 2020 and 2021 was a little bit different story. So it’s just kind of making sure you’re getting the guys ready for the worst. Once you get the right kind of guys in the room, every single guy prepares to be a starter, and then once their number’s called, it’s not that big of a transition.
On absorbing everything that goes into being the coordinator:
When you get an ability to take a step back and see it more from a big-picture aspect, it’s kind of cool because you get to watch other positions coach. You get to see things from different angles that you really didn’t get to see before because I was so busy coaching the offensive line. So, it’s been fun, just working with other positions, sitting in position meetings of other coaches and listening to them go. So it’s been really beneficial for me just from a holistic standpoint of the offense.
On what he wants the offense to be known for:
Speed and physicality. I think that’s the biggest thing. You want to see physicality up front, you want to see guys coming across the ball, you want to see us attacking the defense across the entire field, and I think the best offenses in the league, they play fast, they stretch the field, they run the ball. Those are the big things right there that I hope we can hang our hat on.
Wide receivers/pass game coordinator Jason Vrable
On what the Packers have at receiver behind Randall Cobb and Allen Lazard:
I feel really good about the direction of the room from a competitive standpoint and just buying…
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