Packers’ loss in London sparks division within the locker room

Going into week six, the Green Bay Packers are sitting tied for second in the NFC North with the Chicago Bears, one game back of the Minnesota Vikings.

Being in this scenario early in the NFC North is not too alarming, but as the season goes on, the division will shape up to be a close race till the end, so every game from here on out is going to be pivotal.

After the game in London ended, the Packers’ locker room seemed to be at odds with one another.

Jaire Alexander made comments on the potential of losing this week to the Jets saying, “I ain’t worried, but if we lose next week, then I’ll be worried.”

This comment from Alexander was shared to Aaron Rodgers via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, and Rodgers was not a fan of his comments.

“Frankly, I don’t like all this conversation about losing next week. I’m a firm believer in the power of words and manifestation. And we’ve got to check ourselves on that, because talking about that is not winning football. There was conversation about it in the locker room, and I don’t like that,” said Rodgers.

This issue with the players began showing its head after the week one blowout loss to Minnesota when Alexander was not shadowing Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and he proceeded to have a career day against the Packers defense.

Alexander said that he wanted to shadow Jefferson but that was not the game plan going into the matchup, and once they saw the game plan was failing they did not adjust.

This failing to adjust has also been a reoccurring theme for the Packers defense through five weeks and this may be a reason for the comments said this past week after the London loss.

One good thing that the Packers have going there way is they are good at bouncing back after a loss. During the Matt LaFleur era, they have never lost back-to-back games, but this year has shown to be different than the past.

Going into week six, the Packers are going to need to bounce back in a big way on both sides of the ball to avoid more division and strife inside the locker room and to build back the gel that holds this team together.

Winning heals all wounds, but if Green Bay does not start playing to the “Green and Gold standard”, change will come to the team.