Dustin from Winneconne, WI

It is crazy to me how much different the offense plays when Christian Watson is healthy and on the field. I know he has "over the top" speed, but is he that much faster than everyone else in the receiving corps? Might just be my opinion, but the offense is much more fluid when he's out there.

It's not just his speed. Plenty of NFL players run fast. I ran out of room in my game notes to include this quote from Bo Melton but felt like it encapsulated the challenge Watson presents: "Nobody wants a 6-4, big old gazelle running at them looking like that, running a post like he had today – he's dangerous." As we've seen many times, the game changes when Christian Watson is out there. Football is big-play dependent and Watson has a penchant for making them.

Steve from Scranton, PA

We're hearing the term "complementary football" being used frequently by both the coaching staff and players. To me, that not only signals a team coming together as one but also a head coach who feels completely comfortable as an organizational leader and not just an offensive play-caller. It seems when an offensive or defensive coordinator takes a head coaching position, the attention shifts toward that unit. Observing press conferences and locker room speeches, I'm impressed with Matt LaFleur's development as the head ball coach!

Maintaining the culture of the locker room is a head coach's biggest responsibility. You can be the greatest football mind and play-caller, but it won't matter if you can't keep your team together. LaFleur has evolved and grown as a coach during his nearly six years in Green Bay, but he's always maintained a solid grasp on how his team is doing beyond just football.

David from Janesville, WI

Gents – Jordan Love is nominated for FedEx Air Player of the Week. The other Week 6 nominees are Detroit's Jared Goff and Chicago's Caleb Williams. Whoa boy, this division is turning into something. I guess it's a good thing Sam Darnold had the weekend off or it may have been the quad-fecta (is that a word?).

Kindly consider Jordan Love for FedEx Air Player of the Week. The Packers don't hang banners for division titles, let alone weekly awards, but we can't allow Love to lose to Goff and Williams. Beyond just the optics of losing to Detroit and Chicago in anything, Love deserves it. He balled out against the Cardinals.

Brian from Moncks Corner, SC

The Pack is LAST in the division on point differential at plus-41. That would be FIRST for the rest of the NFL. Is the division's performance smoke and mirrors or legit?

The NFC North is legit. I don't see how you can say it isn't after becoming the first division since the 2002 realignment to see all its teams win at least four of their first six to start the year. The division will start beating up on itself soon enough, though. Minnesota plays Detroit this week, with Packers and Lions meeting for the first time in Week 9. Like I responded to Adam Schefter's tweet on Sunday night: Buckle up.

Pat from Hudson, WI

Three things: I was at Lambeau Field Sunday, what a great game! We walked out through the same gate as the Melton family, so I got to congratulate them on their two sons' accomplishments, that was pretty cool! And, finally, a shout out to RB Emanuel Wilson, that kid's running hard and is fun to watch!

Pound-for-pound, Wilson has had one of the more pronounced second-year jumps I've seen. He's come a long way in a short period of time. The Packers have no qualms putting him on the field in pass pro or leaking him out of the backfield as a receiver, and Wilson has proved capable in both areas.

Dean from Leavenworth, IN

It feels like the teams from the NFC North that make it to the playoffs this year will be thoroughly battle tested, which could be helpful in postseason games. The question is will they also be thoroughly beat up? It's going to be a long season, Wes.

NFL teams face two opponents every week – the next team on the schedule and the injury report. Nobody gets through an entire season unscathed. You just hope to not take too much damage before best-of-one season begins.

Robert from Verona, WI

Jordan Love indicated that he probably wouldn't throw up a ball to Jayden Reed in triple coverage again, but he did throw one up to Romeo Doubs on Sunday that resulted in a TD. What is your take – was it acceptable calculated risk or an ill-advised pass that worked out? Regardless of the outcome, I'm OK with it since it was a one-on-one matchup, and he put his trust in a receiver that has shown a great ability to go up and win those battles.

That was a smart decision based on how Aaron Rodgers used to talk about the hidden math in those 50/50 balls. Throwing up a 50/50 ball to a receiver of Doubs' caliber against an all-out blitz from Cover-0 is an infinitely safer bet than Love's deep throw to Reed in triple coverage. The QB gave his receiver a chance to make a play and Doubs did.

Paul from Ledgeview, WI

Wes, there was a question in Monday's Inbox regarding Love playing in the preseason. For me, Step 1 is setting your roster. Now with only three games in the preseason, and with all cuts coming on a single day, that aspect of building your team has taken on even greater significance. For me that investment is paramount. Given the vanilla game plans, preseason games will never have the same flavor as the regular season. The first quarter of the season will always be a work in progress.

I'm with Spoff. I'm tired of the perseveration on the preseason, especially now that it's mid-October. This may have been a legitimate debate years ago, but joint practices make this all a moot point. Coaches can now rep their starting quarterbacks against another NFL defense without the fear of that player getting hit.

Dan from Waupun, WI

Should the OL and DL be on the fan poll? On every TD I was listening for a flag. Sure was nice to have only a few flags. I'm old and don't get all the scoring. I am accepting it, but it just doesn't fit my football mind. Modern football lost the mud and blood and gained yards and points. Sure miss the mud and blood.

That's a fair point, though we try to use a single player in those polls. Like Matt LaFleur told Spoff after the game, the Packers felt they needed to win up front in order to come out with the victory and the big guys certainly did that against Arizona.

Steve from Savannah, GA

Did any of you think the early first-down catch by Ben Sims set the tone for the offense? It was a difficult catch reaching back and kept an early drive going.

It was a hell of a catch, and the first big explosive play the Packers hit on. Green Bay was up 14-0 at the time, but Sims finding a way to come up with that ball was a jolt.

Gary from Davenport, IA

Last year the Cowboys were 8-0 at home during the regular season, outscoring their opponents 299-127. Then the Packers took a 27-7 lead at halftime of the playoff game and Dallas hasn't been right at home since. They have now been outscored 110-35 in the first halves of their last four home games. Did the Packers expose something to the rest of the league? That turnaround seems almost unreal. Sunday had to rank among the worst of Jerry Jones' 82 birthdays.

I wouldn't say it's necessarily anything the Packers exposed. I think it goes back to one of LaFleur's maxims about how just because a team accomplishes something one year doesn't mean it's automatically replicated the next. You have to earn it all over again.

Matty from Durango, CO

How much of each practice is devoted to football punching?

They run ball-security drills at the start of every practice.

Patrick from Wauwatosa, WI

I was quite perplexed by Doubs' reactions (or lack of) after his touchdown catches. The look on his face never changed. Just a straight face – no smiles, nothing. No reaction to teammates congratulating him on the sideline, nothing. That look on his face said to me, "I want out of here." What's your take on that lack of emotion?

Come on, Patrick. Are you guys new to Romeo Doubs? He's always been a pleasant, mild-mannered individual. Doubs isn't the type of receiver who's gonna bust out an elaborate TD celebration. He's all business.

Scott from Palos Park, IL

Evan Williams has earned the right for more snaps on D. Does this impact Javon Bullard's snaps or does it tend to reduce snaps for Isaiah McDuffie or some other linebacker?

Williams proved it again Sunday he needs to be on the field. Green Bay struck gold with Williams and Bullard in the draft, which is why the coaches developed a three-safety nickel. Yes, it requires the Packers to get a little creative with all this talent, but it's still a good problem to have.

Steve from Eau Claire, WI

We are a third of the way into the season. How would you assess the contribution of the Packers' rookies at this point? Have they impacted team success? Have the defensive rookies outperformed the offensive draft picks? And which rookie gets the highest grades for his performance thus far?

It's growing by the week and beyond just Williams and Bullard. Edgerrin Cooper played a career-high 38 defensive snaps against the Cardinals, finishing with a career-high seven tackles. LaFleur said Jordan Morgan has some stuff to clean up, but I felt the rookie first-round pick looked good in his first game back. Ty'Ron Hopper is becoming a staple on special teams, too. The rookie class is developing and that bodes well for the Packers' continued improvement throughout the course of the year.

Ray from Phoenix, AZ

The offense has so many playmakers that we may forget that there is another joining the mix when MarShawn Lloyd comes off IR. Emanuel Wilson has been fantastic but a second-round pick with his breakaway speed has to get a bunch of touches, right?

The Packers need to get Lloyd healthy first. Then, they can figure out the rest. Again, all good problems to have.

Steve from Ankeny, IA

Maybe I missed it, but did Eric Stokes play this game? I never heard that he was out, and if that's true not hearing his name is an indication he played very well. I love what you guys do. My first read every morning!

Stokes played 16 snaps in nickel with Keisean Nixon playing every down and lining up primarily opposite Jaire Alexander on the perimeter.

Darren from Wakefield, MI

Hi Wes. Doubs and Watson both shined and still seeing Reed doing big things not to mention Tucker Kraft, and Sims getting some his way. Josh Jacobs and Wilson are a great set of backs. Not sure how many heads to this monster or if that total number even matters, though lots for opposing defenses to keep their eyes on. Does the Packers' D now lead the league in turnover margin?

Yes, they're up four on the league in takeaways (17) and two in turnover margin (plus-9).

Derek from Maple Grove, MN

I typically am more of a casual Insider Inbox reader on postgame days as the big news is usually covered well. It's a little curious Xavier McKinney's impact on this game didn't get more credit. I know Kyler is typically going to look to run first but that clearly wasn't working (credit to the defensive front). To me, it appeared Kyler Murray was nervous to put anything up in the air deep. I have to imagine X's performance from the first five games influenced how he was coached and his decision making, no?

I'm not sure what the Cardinals' plan was for the passing game or how much Marvin Harrison Jr.'s concussion affected those decisions, but they didn't try too many deep stabs at the secondary. Even when Arizona stitched some drives together in the second half, all the throws seemed to be in front of the safeties.

Larry from Washoe Valley, NV

On one of the Cardinals' punts in the first half, they were trying to down the ball inside the 5-yard line. One of the Packers picked up the ball and started running down the sideline, but it was blown dead. Should that ball have been dead at that point?

Yes, because it was ruled a touchback. It was still a heads-up play by Reed to pick up the ball, but that's why he was unable to return it.

Jeff from Lompoc, CA

Love the win Sunday, but can we ask Jordan not to try a downfield block in a three-score game from now on?

As I tweeted during the game, it wasn't a downfield block. It was the concept of a downfield block. Love knows not to risk the franchise there.

Nick from Plainwell, MI

Good morning Insiders! Did anybody ever figure out the 15-yard penalty on Jaire? I thought they would either show a replay or talk about what was going on.

The TV cameras didn't pick it up and Alexander wasn't telling afterwards.

Mark from Vienna, VA

Two things of concern. Whenever we get a two- or three-score lead there is a letdown that lets the opponent back into the game. Thankfully we were playing an inept team that didn't take full advantage. Secondly, the lack of discipline is appalling. Penalties for unsportsmanlike behavior should never happen. The team dodged a bullet as several more could have been called. Just turn around and go back to the huddle, no need to mouth off or give an extra bump to an opponent.

OK.

Don from Cedar Rapids, IA

My nominee (so far) for Packers MVP: Malik Willis. Let's not forget what he did to keep us in contention in such a challenging division.

If there was ever a "12th man award," Willis is certainly deserving.

Cliff from Alexandria, VA

In your opinion, will the NFL eventually start scheduling games on every day of the week, or will the expansion of game days end at Mon/Thurs/Sun?

The league is venturing into Wednesdays with the Christmas Day games this year, but I still think it's impossible to have games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with any kind of regularity. It's asking a lot of teams on short weeks.

Bart from Stevens Point, WI

Did you catch the result of DC Everest vs SPASH this last Friday? It was the de facto conference championship. Double OT, with SPASH down at one point 35-14. Great win for Everest after SPASH stormed back to tie it.

No. The game's gotta be in Weston for me to go. Congrats to my town's people. Have a good Tuesday.