Twenty-nine unanswered points, and the Green Bay offense only managed *one* drive over 28 yards during that Minnesota Vikings rampage. Yeah, that’s how the season kicked off, and it was a total disaster because the offense kept coughing up the ball on short fields. Now, after that mess, offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich finally spoke to the media, and his vibe was… well, it was something else. He tried to calm everyone down, saying, “I’m not gonna freak out or overreact or anything like that. This is the first game of a 17-game season.” Seriously? Some of us are absolutely freaking out about that O-line already.
“Miscommunication” Is a Red Flag
When the heat got turned up and Stenavich was asked how they let quarterback Jordan Love get into such a bad spot, he didn’t pull any punches on the core problem: “miscommunication upfront. The backs and linemen not on the same page.” That’s not just a small hiccup; that’s a fundamental breakdown! You spend all of training camp, all of prep, getting these guys on the same page, and then opening week hits, and it’s a total mess? They had multiple weeks to get ready for the Vikings, too. And now, the schedule is brutal. They’re staring down two games in five days, with the Atlanta Falcons up on Thursday Night Football right after they play the New York Jets on Sunday. If the communication doesn’t get sorted, and fast, this early season slide is gonna be a full-blown crash.
Left Guard: A Head-Scratching Decision
The other giant question mark hanging over the team is the left guard position. With Aaron Banks sidelined by knee tendinitis, it was Donovan Jennings who got the starting nod over a pile of draft picks like Jager Burton, Anthony Belton, John Williams, and Travis Glover. All those guys were either on the bench or healthy scratches. Stenavich’s explanation? “We felt like Donovan was doing a better job in practice.” Head coach Matt LaFleur previously said they preferred Jennings for his “time on task.” This is the same Jennings who has exactly *six* snaps in one NFL game from last year, Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens. So, six snaps counts as “time on task” over guys they actually drafted? What gives? Jager Burton, a draft pick, was playing left guard with the starters for most of training camp until the final week when he was cross-trained at center. This whole situation just feels like a giant gamble in the critical early days of the season.
The team isn’t even ruling out moving Anthony Belton, who played guard in the 2025 regular season, back to that spot, even though he’s spent both his training camps at tackle because they were short on bodies there. This makes you wonder if the coaching staff truly didn’t think they’d struggle at guard for a second straight season, or if they just didn’t prioritize developing their former second-rounder for a position he actually might be needed for. They need to figure this out before Love gets pummeled on Thursday night.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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