1) Some things to understand about the Packers& #39; organization: It is a far less collaborative environment than most NFL buildings. There& #39;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& #39;s something that he, as a head coach, has to deal with...

3) The last three months--since the team& #39;s NFC championship game defeat to the Bucs--haven& #39;t been easy for LaFleur to navigate. He and his assistants are all in on Rodgers and want to continue what they& #39;ve built over the last two seasons. It& #39;s not up to them.