The NFL has a funny way of humbling you. Start throwing around words like "undefeated" in Week 3, and it's only a matter of time before those comments trip you up.
Green Bay Packers left tackle Rasheed Walker found that out the hard way. He said last week that Green Bay could go undefeated, but those words came back to haunt him after the team's ugly fourth-quarter collapse against the Cleveland Browns. Head coach Matt LaFleur wasn't happy about it.
"This league is such a week-to-week league, and you can never lose sight of that. You can't take any moment, any game for granted," said LaFleur. "The goal — and I've said it a million times to you guys, I don't think I've obviously said it enough to our team — is to go 1-0 every week. It pisses me off when we start talking about things outside of the next game. Things that are way down the road."
Matt LaFleur didn't appreciate Rasheed Walker's comments about the Packers going undefeated
There's nothing good that can happen after making such a bold claim publicly. It's almost impossible to go undefeated, and saying it in Week 3 screams of overconfidence and complacency. The moment you lose, everyone will highlight what you said.
As LaFleur said, it also takes the focus away from the next game, and that's all he cares about.
It sure felt like the Packers overlooked the Browns. It's hard to complain about the defense after allowing only 13 points (with seven coming from a drive that started at the Green Bay 5-yard line), but there were multiple examples of the defense looking far more lethargic than in the opening two games.
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They relentlessly swarmed to the football against the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders, but we saw less of that in Week 3 despite coming off a mini-bye.
Walker and the offensive line endured a disastrous day, allowing five sacks while averaging just 2.6 yards per attempt on the ground. Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Jordan Love faced pressure on 42 percent of his dropbacks.
The Packers fell victim to the trap game, a potential consequence of feeling good after a 2-0 start. Lesson learned. LaFleur made that loud and clear.