The Packers know the deal

Mike and Wes, the weekly pressers of LaFleur and Jeff Hafley are great insight to who this team really is. I can’t wait for your article debriefing after the season with coach Hafley about the defense’s progression and what his expectations are of the linebacker positions. I’m fearful that he will not be our DC much longer. If any GM were to watch his pressers, they would hire him on the spot. Have you enjoyed these pressers as much as I have? Happy Holidays and thanks for all you do! GPG

I’m with you, JD, but this is all I’m gonna say – Never count your money when you’re sitting at the table. There will be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done. It feels like Hafley’s defense is peaking, though. That’s something Green Bay has struggled to do since really the 2014 season.

I love your column, always great insights. If the Packers win on Monday, do you think they’ll play their second string at some point in the last two games? I’d love to see Malik Willis play again.

I appreciate all these questions, but there are still so many variables in play this is not even a question right now. I love that you love Willis. I love him, too. But right now, the Packers aren’t even guaranteed a playoff spot – let alone a seed. Green Bay must see what it’s playing for before deciding whom to play down the stretch.

How often do a No. 1 and No. 3 draft pick (Jordan Morgan and MarShawn Lloyd) miss nearly the entire first season due to injuries?

More than you think. While it hurts not to have those two rookies, credit Sean Rhyan, Chris Brooks and Emanuel Wilson for stepping up at their respective positions. That’s why team building and development are so important. Down the line, it very well could be Morgan and Lloyd coming through for the Packers in a key spot.

Daviy from San Antonio, TX

I have learned to stop watching the standings, seedings and the quest for home-field advantage. We won it all in 2011 without it. Seems like we routinely lost at home to the Niners, Bucs, and Giants. Is home field overrated?

I wouldn’t say it’s overrated. It gives your team the path of least resistance, for sure, but you still gotta win the games.

Toni from Forest Lake, MN

Why were there NFL games this past Saturday (21st)? I feel like they did that to take away viewers from the college football playoffs that started this past…