The Green Bay Packers (3-2) suffered one of their worst losses of the Matt LaFleur era on Sunday and like most awful losses, it was a combination of several mistakes on both sides of the ball that contributed to the defeat.

Granted, the defense shouldered much of the blame. But, the offense also didn't do its part. Especially in the second half. The New York Giants (4-1) held the Packers offense to zero points, 101 total net yards, and 11 total plays in the second half.

There were a ton of questions surrounding the Packers offense coming into the 2022 season and so far, all of the questions have been legitimate. This is clearly a unit that needs a lot of work five weeks into the season.

And Aaron Rodgers agrees with that. He knows there is still a ton of work to do.

He just doesn't know when it's going to come together.

"I don't know, that's a tough question," Rodgers told reporters after the game. "The cliché would be 'really close' but the real answer is unknown, honestly.

"There's a standard we've played at for a long time and just because the faces change doesn't mean the standard changes. That's a hard concept, I think, to grasp at times. But, we hold ourselves to a really high standard. I hold myself to a high standard. And, we're just not quite there, yet."

Fortunately, Rodgers and Matt LaFleur have a great relationship. That will be instrumental in ironing things out for the future.

"I trust [head coach] Matt [LaFleur] and the staff and the conversations we'll have this week," said Rodgers. "We'll clean some things up. We're five weeks in and there's a lot of football left. Can't score under anymore games like this, though, because the NFC is going to be pretty tough."

One way to fix things is to rely on the Packers' two-headed monster of Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon in the backfield. Both players are very talented runners and arguably have the best hands in the NFL at their position.

And that's certainly on Rodgers' mind, as well.

"I can't say that I love that line of questioning, but you make a good point," Rodgers said when asked if the team needs to rethink its approach when it comes to relying more on this team's strengths, a.k.a. running backs Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon. "I think it's something to think about. I'm not making those calls, but I do like all three of those calls, 100%. And I do feel like we were really close to executing.

"… That's the beauty in this game, is that it comes down to very small dimensions between winning and losing, but, it's a valid point you make."

Rodgers' honest assessment is refreshing and one that needs to be taken seriously by his teammates. It's a good thing he's not blowing smoke, because, that could easily give off a false sense of security among the team.

Whether or not the offense improves remains to be seen, but at least the Packers have a guy who is taking a no-nonsense approach to the situation.

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