Is NFL royalty losing its luster? Players question facilities and coach respect, hinting at a brewing culture problem for the Green Bay Packers.
The Green Bay Packers are one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, let alone in the NFL.
When the average person thinks about football, there's a good chance the Packers are one of the very first teams that come to mind. The Dallas Cowboys like to brand themselves as "America's Team", but it's Green Bay that boasts the backbone of what NFL football was built on.
Heck, the dang trophy at the end of every season is named after legendary Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
Green Bay is affectionately known as "title town" because of the four Super Bowl wins and 13 NFL championships the Packers boast.
Lambeau Field is one of the most iconic stadiums not just in the NFL, but it's arguably a must-see destination worldwide -- especially for sports fans. It's basically sports Mecca.
When you think Packers, you think Bart Starr, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. You think Don Hutson and Ray Nitschke. You think Jim Taylor and Reggie White and Charles Woodson and Clay Matthews. The list goes on and on.
All this is what makes the recent NFLPA grades so concerning.
The Pack seems to be falling behind when it comes to training facilities and head coach Matt LaFleur dropped a full letter grade when it comes to the respect his players feel he shows them.
Throw in the five-game losing streak to end the season and the several collapses we've seen in the LaFleur era and a scary trend may be starting to emerge.
The Packers have always seemingly been a step above. They're NFL royalty.
Could a culture problem be silently brewing in the halls of 1265 Lombardi Ave, though?
Andrew Kulha of PackersRoundtable and Anthony Moeglin of RoundtableSports discuss that and more on the latest episode of the PackersRoundtable Podcast.
Other topics include a breakdown of free agency fits for quarterback Malik Willis and a discussion about new Packers special teams coordinator Cam Achord. Anthony and Andrew also talk a bit about the NFL Combine and whether or not the average NFL fan either cares or has time to pay attention to it.
The full episode can be watched below: