With more than a year gone since Mark Murphy shook things up

https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Marcedes-Lewis-Jersey , continuing to speculate about whether there could be issues down the road seems less important than focusing on the impacts it is making right now." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesAcme Packing Company homepageHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityFollow Acme Packing Company online:Follow Acme Packing Company on TwitterFollow Acme Packing Company on FacebookFollow Acme Packing Company on InstagramLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchAcme Packing Company main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Cheese Curds, 5/10: Is the Packers’ new power structure already causing problems?TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesIt seems that Green Bay Packers fans are unable to go even a few weeks without some sort of drama swirling around our team. Last year it was Ted Thompson’s abrupt step back from the GM job, something we now know was due to his health problems. Then it was the hiring of Brian Gutekunst as his replacement, which coincided with team president Mark Murphy changing the team’s entire power structure.Near the end of the 2018 football season, it was the firing of Mike McCarthy and eventual hiring of Matt LaFleur as head coach. Then, just when things seemed to be settling in with the team as offseason workouts began, a report that tried to describe McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers’ relationship came out, causing another swirl of drama and frustration.Now, we have renewed angst about the structure at the top of the organization, which has already been in place for over a year. Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published a lengthy article on Thursday that examines the structure yet again, this time with interviews from current and former members of the organization. Check out the piece below:Critics of Mark Murphy’s new Packers management structure say it could lead to dysfunction | Packersnews.comHowever, this headline and the first portion of the article, which amounts to speculation about whether or not dysfunction could happen down the road, provides nothing new or substantive. Sure, dividing up coaching, personnel https://www.thepackersfanshop.com , and organizational leadership duties without having a single person with a clear direction at the helm can lead to problems. Plenty of individuals inside and outside the organization have raised these same concerns, starting as early as the day the new structure was announced in January of 2018. Of course, it’s also possible, though arguably less likely, that the leadership triumvirate can work.Regardless of continued speculation about whether this structure could affect the team, it has been in place for over a year now. That makes the relevant point now whether (and how) it is actually affecting the team, especially since, according to the piece, it does seem to have impacted the way that Matt LaFleur’s coaching staff came together.Did Murphy see Thompson’s step down as a chance to grab more power over the team’s football operations, and is that already causing problems? Does the fact that Russ Ball — instead of Gutekunst — apparently manages the day-to-day workings of the organization actually matter? Did Ball or Murphy meddle in LaFleur’s assistant coaching hires? These are some of the more important questions that Silverstein does seem to ask in the article, which are hidden deeper in the piece. Naturally, he seems to find some conflicting answers to them.Still, the biggest factor in the team making it back to a Super Bowl in the near future is probably whether LaFleur and Rodgers can connect and buy in together, not. After all, Rodgers’ abilities certainly have a chance to cover up any problems that might arise from struggles behind the scenes. And if that doesn’t happen, expect things to get a major shakeup when he does eventually leave Green Bay.As has been the case with this team for the last 18 months or so Green Bay Packers Customized Jerseys , there are far more questions than answers about the Packers right now. Here’s hoping that more of those answers are positive than negative in 2019 and beyond.And here’s some of the other news going around Green Bay today.Aaron Rodgers surprises child cancer survivors with a photobomb | Green Bay Press-GazetteReminder that Rodgers' charity work is just as impressive -- if not more so -- than his work on the field.Packers rookie Darnell Savage says he’s run 4.29 in the 40 | Packers WireAnd we thought his 4.36 time at the Combine was fast...the important thing here is that his exceptional speed shows up on the tape.Gremminger went underappreciated as versatile DB for Lombardi | Packers.comPerhaps because he left the Packers before the 1966 season, Gremminger's name is one that is lost on a lot of younger fans of the team -- myself included. But he was a critical piece on defense for the first half-decade or so of the Lombardi era, and he was on three championship teams.Mega NFL projections -- Likely Super Bowl LIV matchups, 2020 draft order, more | ESPNBasing any part of a projection model on Vegas' win projections seems like a poor idea, but they are a big part of ESPN's preseason FPI. Still, there some interesting items in here.Seahawks part ways with Doug Baldwin, Kam Chancellor - NFL.comBoth players were released with failed physical designations, and there's a good chance that neither one will play in the NFL again. There has been quite the turnover in Seattle ever since their last Super Bowl appearance in 2014.5 NFL veterans who should be back in free agency demand now - SBNation.comDon't expect the Packers to be in on any of these players, though the thought of Ndamukong Suh playing in green and gold is simultaneously intriguing and disgusting.Meet the Roomba that swears when it bumps into stuff | The AV ClubHaven't you ever thought "I really wish my Roomba cried out in pain and anguish when it hits something"? Well, thanks to a young engineer on Youtube, you can have just that. The high-pitched voice might be the best (note: some audio is definitely NSFW). Even after losing to the worst team in football and getting their coach fired, the Green Bay Packers were supposed to beat the Falcons. The oddsmakers in the desert agreed, which hardly makes Green Bay’s 34-20 win a surprise in terms of the outcome. But how they did it, putting up 34 straight and throttling a talented Atlanta team, likely shocked most of Cheesehead Nation. This was the team we expected to see. Aaron Rodgers regained some of his lost accuracy Green Bay Packers T-Shirts , the offense hummed on third down (7/13) and didn’t bog down in the red zone (1/1). A revamped secondary did an excellent job against Matt Ryan’s high-powered offense with myriad weapons, and Joe Philbin’s team got the first truly complete win of the year. But, as the saying goes, even a dead cat will bounce if you drop it from high enough. Gruesome metaphors aside, it’s not uncommon for teams to come back and win after firing a coach. Rodgers said the team bought into Philbin’s message immediately, a potential indictment of Mike McCarthy but also an indication of the ferocity with which this team craved a new voice. Philbin made sure Aaron Jones got his touches after a slow start, as Jones put up 106 yards and a touchdown on 20 touches. The passing game found its rhythm with more short passes and underneath looks and Philbin prioritized personnel multiplicity, constantly changing formation and player groupings. Rodgers regained some of his lost accuracy and the offensive line got its act together in the second half despite all the injuries. Surely Randall Cobb’s return buoyed this offense, not just with his touchdown catch, but in providing Rodgers another receiver he trusts to be in the right spots consistently. If there’s reason to believe Sunday’s model could be sustainable though, it’s on defense, where a short-handed secondary held the Falcons under 150 yards until deep into the third quarter. The two late touchdowns were aesthetic only, with the game very much in garbage time. Jaire Alexander’s day would have looked much better had the officials correctly ruled the first two Julio Jones catches, but he made up for it with impact plays as a tackler and blitzer. Clay Matthews had his best day as a Packer in a long time and Bashaud Breeland looks like a player Green Bay should try to keep this offseason. Holding the Falcons to seven points during meaningful run of play didn’t have anything to do with Mike McCarthy not being the head coach. Atlanta self-destructed with some penalties, but part of that was because they struggled to block the Packers front. The defense playing like this truly does suggest a pathway forward for this team to make significant improvement, whether this year or beyond. What happened Sunday validates Mark Murphy and Brian Gutekunst. This is the team Green Bay should have been from and we saw hints of it in Week 1 when Rodgers was actually on the field. In light of what the Bears defense did to Jared Goff and the Rams Sunday night https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/hats , the Rodgers comeback looks even more miraculous in hindsight. More to the point, there was nothing truly flukey about what the Packers did to the Falcons. There were no trick plays or ultra-lucky breaks. The Atlanta fumble in the red zone was lucky, but it was late in the third quarter with Green Bay still up 20. The schematic tweaks Philbin made worked and, more importantly, the team bought into them. Success begets success when it comes to confidence in a scheme, meaning this team should feel even better about the plan heading into a tough matchup with the Bears on Sunday.The last time the Packers faced the Bears, Aaron Rodgers went full Avengers and ripped Chicago’s heart out at Lambeau Field. Under the departed Mike McCarthy, Green Bay had won eight straight at Soldier Field. Even with Brett Hundley, the Packers found enough plays to win against Vic Fangio’s defense. But this version of the Bears defense has grown since Week 1. They’re on a record pace for turnovers and interceptions. They create pressure from every angle, disguise coverages extremely well, and create big plays as well as any defense since that Broncos Super Bowl team. It won’t take long to find out if the Packers offense found something sustainable. They play the best defense in football in six days. If the Packers really are closer to the team we saw Sunday, we’ll find out this weekend. Mike Pettine’s defense should once again be able to find ways to fluster Mitch Trubisky and should be much better prepared for his ability to make plays with his feet. That would have been true no matter who was the head coach and Pettine has shown the ability to game plan for these big games. The true test will come for Rodgers and the offense. No doubt Fangio will be ready with some wrinkles after stymieing the Packers in the first half of that Week 1 game even before Rodgers got hurt. Bryan Bulaga and Lane Taylor need to get back on the field to give Green Bay any chance, but even then Chicago’s ferocious defense will test any progress that has allegedly been made.Beating a talented team like Atlanta, in particular shutting down that offense for most of the game, isn’t nothing. But we won’t know until this weekend if the Packers’ improvement is actually something.