What the Packers say

Every week, during the regular season, we have the opportunity to talk with the opposing head coach via conference call. This week, Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. We also had a phone conversation with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and browsed the Green Bay and Packers media websites to see what the Packers players and coaches have to say about this week's game. with the Lions.

Here is what they had to say:

1. The Packers had 423 yards on Sunday against Buffalo, but scored just 22 points in a game they probably should have had more. Rodgers called the offensive terrible after the match and said it was also bad because they played that side of the ball with so many yards for a long time. Asked about the comments on Wednesday, Rodgers said he turned the page last week and hopes the Packers will play better in attack Sunday in Detroit.

2 McCarthy was very appreciative of the Detroit racing game. He noticed a commitment in the animated film that was not always present in their clashes with Detroit. He added that the Detroit game complemented Matthew Stafford over the past.

3 Rodgers has a lot of respect for Lions cornerback Darius Slay:

"For years, he has covered stars where he plays on both sides and inside, and it's not all the top-rated cornerbacks that do it," Rodgers said. "For me, it gives a bump in the category of respect, because it is not easy to play in the right corners, left and in the slot and it can obviously do everything."

4 Packers' safety, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, said the toughest thing to play against Stafford was that the strength of his arm allowed him to launch any pitch. He also commented on Stafford's ability to play with his legs, whether it was in his pocket or running at full speed.

5 Like the Lions, the Packers have a new defensive coordinator (Mike Pettine), a new pattern and new faces on that side of the ball. Packers defensive tackle Mike Daniels said it took time for all these moving pieces to come together in a new pattern, but thought he'd finally started seeing everything slamming last week. in their white game at Buffalo.

"We have a lot of new guys who know how to play with each other," Daniels told packers.com

6 The Packers have had some of the worst defensive defenses in the NFL in the past two seasons, placing 23rd and 31st for passing yards per game over the past two seasons. Green Bay has spent a lot of resources through free placement and draft to reorganize their high school, and currently ranks seventh in the league in pass defense. McCarthy said on Wednesday that his side team would have the chance to be one of the best team units this year when all is said.

7. Asked about playing against Stafford, Rodgers first called him "Matty" and then said Stafford was one of the league's quarterbacks he likes to watch during his study of the movie on current opponents also because of all the different arm angles that Stafford can cast.

8 McCarthy has focused on the divisional game that has been part of his Green Bay program for 13 years. His players clearly understand the rivalries across division and history between the Packers and Lions.

9 Rodgers had to do "extra work" this week because of new defensive projects and new Detroit staff.