1) Some things to understand about the Packers' organization: It is a far less collaborative environment than most NFL buildings. There's a separation between business, football operations/management & coaching. Big personnel decisions are made with very little coaching input...

2) The degeneration of the relationship between Rodgers and the team, including the drafting of Jordan Love a year ago and what has followed, essentially happened outside the purview of Matt LaFleur and his staff. Yet it's something that he, as a head coach, has to deal with...

3) The last three months--since the team's NFC championship game defeat to the Bucs--haven't been easy for LaFleur to navigate. He and his assistants are all in on Rodgers and want to continue what they've built over the last two seasons. It's not up to them.