The Green Bay Packers are fresh off of a 23-19 win over the Indianapolis Colts in their second preseason game of the year. While they won the game, it was also their seconds straight ugly preseason outing of the year.
So far, there hasn’t been a lot for Packers fans to cheer about. On both sides of the football, the team has looked sluggish.
Granted, the starters have not seen much playing time. Matt LaFleur has not been known to play his first team very much in exhibition games. However, there is some reason for concern about how unengaged the team has looked.
With that in mind, a former Green Bay quarterback has spoken out and thrown a lot of shade at the coaching staff.
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Kurt Benkert, who spent some time with the Packers and was a fan favorite, took to social media to share his sharp opinion about Green Bay. He has not liked what he has seen thus far during the team’s two preseason games.
“I don’t care that it’s preseason,” Benkert wrote on X. “The product the Packers have put on the field looks disgusting. The games don’t matter but have some pride in the performance at least a LITTLE bit.”
He continued on, shading the coaching staff for being “unprepared” even when he was on the team.
“I dealt with this when I was there,” he wrote. “We played against the Jets first team defense for an entire half and were completely unprepared for their nickel double mug package. It’s frustrating when you’re trying to put your best foot forward and you’re not given a schematic chance.”
That is not a glowing opinion when it comes to head coach Matt LaFleur. Calling the team “unprepared” usually falls back on the head coach for not having his group ready to play. From a scheme perspective, that would also fall on LaFleur.
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It’s possible that Benkert was not meaning his comments as a diss at LaFleur. Or, perhaps he was.
Either way, the product that the Packers have put on the field over the course of two preseason games has not looked good. Hopefully, the team is able to get things firing on all cylinders by the time their Week 1 matchup with the Detroit Lions comes around.
Only time will tell, but Benkert’s comments certainly resonate for Green Bay fans. In a season that is expected to come with Super Bowl contention, at least seeing a team playing sharp football in the preseason would be nice.
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