Clint from New Berlin, WI

Is the yearbook only available on packers.com? In years past, I was able to find it at local stores. I've been looking for a week and no luck!

It should be available in local stores as usual, but I'm not privy to the distribution particulars. Keep me posted on your search, please.

Jeff from Omaha, NE

How do teams acquire the "film" they use to study and prepare for opponents? Does the league record games and make it available for all teams? I thought most teams use the all-22 view but how do they get that footage?

Every team's all-22 film from games is available on a league server.

Austin from Manassas, VA

Those are nice picks. If I'm picking two All-Pros, it's going to be first- or second-year players at a position with a star veteran – Javon Bullard, Edgerrin Cooper, Lukas Van Ness, Karl Brooks, or MarShawn Lloyd. Every good team has stars at each position. Two is rare and rookie contract All-Pros are what championships are made of.

Except if the newer, younger player next to the accomplished veteran becomes the All-Pro, there's a decent chance the established guy isn't playing up to the expected standard.

Tom from Shorewood, WI

Will any part of Aaron Rodgers' salary/bonus be carried over to the 2025 salary cap?

Rodgers is completely off the Packers' books now.

Mark from Madison, WI

Teams are only allowed to practice three days in a row then a day with no practice. Are the players required to go to meetings or are they allowed an off day to relax with a few root beers?

When the players get a mandated off day, it's truly an off day. Anything they do at the facility would be completely on their own.

Jerome from Monticello, MN

Hi Mike, just listened to coach Hafley. Wow, really feel the defense will take a huge jump this year. Do you think they could have a top 15 ranking?

I'm not really as concerned about the defense's overall ranking as I am about its ability to generate takeaways, get key stops at key times on third down and in the red zone, and establish a baseline of reliable, hard-nosed play. If it does those things, it'll be playing winning football more often than not.

Joe from Pittsburgh, PA

I'm glad Jordan Love has gotten his money, but with that Brinks truck is going to come higher expectations and scrutiny from the fans, unlike last year's honeymoon period. The bar is going to be much higher this year, and fans can be fickle, even in Green Bay. I remember back in 1971, when we booed the great Bart Starr, when his shoulder woes prevented him from throwing the ball as he once could. So there will be added pressure on Love. Let's all hope he handles it well.

Love was asked last year and again after signing his contract about the pressure that comes with being a starting/franchise quarterback. His response both times is that's what he signed up for. It's my favorite of all his press conference answers. He's going to be just fine.

Don from Big Flats, WI

Hi II, I see at least six players on this roster right now that when done playing will be Packer HOFers. I have always thought that's pretty good company to be in. With the cap getting under control, no major contracts, and most, if not all our draft picks for the next couple years, I just feel really good about where this team can go for the next five-plus years. Is that too much optimism?

Well, the last time the Packers committed to a new franchise quarterback and changed defensive coordinators after his first season, they went to the playoffs eight years in a row. So there's that.

George from North Mankato, MN

Good day Insiders. No wonder so many of the Raiders players lamented the loss of Coach B when he wasn't given a chance to remove the interim from his title. Your story on Tyler Davis shows what a positive energy and great mentor that Rich Bisaccia is for all of the we-fense. Any idea if he longs to become a head coach?

I'm sure he was disappointed he was passed over by the Raiders, and didn't get the Indy job he interviewed for, either. I can't speak to whether it's still his desire to ascend to a head coaching spot, and he's not going to say if asked because he's a man of singular focus on the task at hand, and right now that's getting his units ready for a new season. It is interesting, and tough for Bisaccia I'm sure, that after the Raiders erred in not keeping him after a successful interim stint, they've now kept Antonio Pierce after he impressed as interim last year.

Tyler from Albuquerque, NM

I have a question about the intriguing battle happening at the kicker position. When you report how they did for the day and state that they were 5/6 or 4/6 missing at 50 yards, etc., is that with the defensive special teams trying to block the kick? Are they kicking at multiple yardages?

Both lines are down for the live kicking periods, but the defense isn't going all out to block the kick. They're more in walk-through mode, testing alignment and assignment for both sides. Every kicking period starts at a certain distance and the kicks get longer as things continue.

Frank from Fond du Lac, WI

If Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph finish in a virtual tie does Carlson get the nod?

I don't know. Yes, it can be difficult to unseat an incumbent in whom the team has made the bigger investment. Joseph had the better day Tuesday, but that's just one day. As an aside, to my untrained eye, the ball doesn't come off their foot the same. In that respect I don't know which, if either, is viewed as "better" by the evaluators. Stay tuned I guess.

Ryan from Bloomer, WI

This might be obvious, but is Daniel Whelan doing all of the holding for the placekicking competition, or are there others practicing holding too?

Whelan has handled all the holding.

Arthur from Eau Claire, WI

I read an article about Montez Sweat being removed from practice by his coach for hitting the QB's arm. It seems it was the second time he has hit a red shirt. His reported response (paraphrasing here) was you have to go all out in practice, so he isn't going to change. My question is, is this a player you want on your team no matter his talent level?

You want all your players, including your top players, to be practicing the right way to protect their teammates. That message must get through. To channel my inner Vic, Mean Joe Greene didn't have to rake at Terry Bradshaw's arm in training camp to get to the Hall of Fame.

Steve from Eau Claire, WI

In the working world what we say to young adults is this: "Awesome! You've proven your smarts by graduating with a degree. Well done you! Now, we'll teach you what you need to know." Is that how it works at the level of professional football? We are always hearing about QBs and linemen "learning proper footwork," and defensive linemen learning how to "use their hands." Is "re-learning" what makes the difference between naturally gifted athletes sinking or swimming in the NFL?

I wouldn't call it re-learning as much as the emphasis on the necessity of proper technique. The best linemen spend their football lives through high school and college whipping the guy across from them via sheer physical domination. You can't count on that carrying you in the NFL. You have to combine all that physical ability with refined technique – along with anticipation from film study, instincts that come from adjusting to the speed of the pro game, etc. – to beat the other guy.

Bruce from Jackson, WI

Now that Love is in the fold can we review his backup position? Many teams like veteran backups, while the Packers more often than not have preferred to draft and develop QBs. How many QBs make it thru a 17-game season without missing a game or two? I think we have been lucky after Favre and Rodgers, but not every backup is a Purdy. I'll trust Gute and ML whichever way they go, I'm just wondering your thoughts?

Veteran backup QBs cost (a lot) more, so there are significant cap considerations when going that route, and their presence in practice takes away reps from the younger, developmental QBs who need them to learn and grow. The Packers believe in their QB process. It let them down in 2017 when Rodgers broke the second collarbone, but that also happened to be the year right after Tom Clements left. That was likely not a coincidence.

Paula from Apple Valley, MN

There seems to be a good deal of concern about Sean Clifford's performance so far this season. I seem to recall that he showed promise in his preseason game performances last year. Is my memory distorted or has he regressed? Or could it be our new defensive scheme and energy? How close is Pratt to becoming QB2? Thanks for your insight.

Clifford needs to protect the ball better and he knows that, but I'm reserving judgment for now until the preseason games. Going against the No. 1 defense for much of his practice time last week with an offensive line in flux was a significant challenge, and things just haven't been in rhythm or on time. Then he's been letting it rip a bit despite the time clock being off and that's led to the mistakes. He's got time to settle in. On Tuesday he threw three straight TD passes in red-zone work to three different receivers, and the plays were a mixture of on-schedule and off-schedule. It was good to see. He had a solid day.

Mike from San Diego, CA

I see Grant DuBose coming up quite a bit in camp updates and he seems to be making a lot of plays. Glad to see him back in the mix. Thoughts on his odds to make the final roster with this deep receiver room?

It won't be easy, but DuBose is noticeable on the practice field pretty much every day. You can see the talent that led to him getting drafted. The preseason games will be his potential showcase to state his case.

Eric from Branch, WI

Good morning II. While I typically watch very little preseason football, I believe I'll have to watch some of the Hall of Fame Game just to see the new kickoff rules in play. Secondary interest is that I've heard 'da Bears have a new QB1. Will you watch the game and what are you going to key in on?

I will watch exactly three preseason games (guess which three), and that'll serve as my introduction to the new kickoff. The Bears also announced Caleb Williams is not playing in Canton.

Paul from Ledgeview, WI

Mike, I have concluded from J. Hafley's remarks that the ILBs will be McDuffie, Walker, and Wilson. Is it too early to pencil them in as the presumed starters?

Yes. That's how the No. 1 defense is lining up in base right now, but I'm not ruling out Edgerrin Cooper at this stage. He's gotten some snaps with the first unit and has plenty of time to earn more.

Tom from Lisbon, WI

I've seen a lot of talk that Love's contract was based on too small a sample size. 10 games may not be a lot, true, but it's *how* those 10 games looked. There were the types of throws he was making, with several "wow" throws that made your jaw drop. Even I, a very untrained football eye, could tell that he was learning from past mistakes and getting better every week. It wasn't just empty statistics. He passed the eye test.

With flying colors.

Quinton from Madison, TN

Listening to the talking heads this weekend saying that the Packers were paying Jordan Love based on one year's worth of proof. I actually put my brain into gear and starting thinking that isn't correct. They are paying him based on four years' worth of proof. The coaches and management have been observing him every day in practice and the locker room for three years before he started his first game last season. Those 19 games were just verification of what they had seen.

Bingo.

Mike from Winchester, TN

Hi Mike, your reference to the gladiators in the Roman Colosseum reminded me of something my brother told me years ago. He toured the Colosseum and when in a tunnel that the guide said the gladiators came out of there was an inscription carved into the wall. He asked the guide to interpret it and the guide said it was: Just beat the Lions.

Happy Wednesday.