Packers are 'on to the next'

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GREEN BAY – Count Aaron Rodgers among the unconcerned.


Asked if last Sunday's rough day for the Packers' previously high-flying offense is a sign the league now has a good handle on how to defend Green Bay, Rodgers replied very simply:


"One out of five."


In other words, the Packers aren't going to overreact to the first time in five games things went wrong, nor are they going to dwell on it when they're hopping on a plane for Houston in a few days.


The mindset in the locker room is no one's talking about the loss to the Buccaneers anymore (unless asked about it by the media), because those discussions were had Monday. And the emotions from the loss must be set aside, too, just as they are for wins, in order to prepare effectively for the challenge that awaits.


"By the time we watched that film on Monday, that's in the can," Rodgers said following Wednesday's practice. "We're on to the next opponent. The last two days, we've been watching Houston. We've been talking about Houston. We're on to the next situation.


"The biggest thing that we can do is just focus on what got us here and this opponent."


With 13 players on the injury report, Head Coach Matt LaFleur backed off on the practice regimen a bit Wednesday, conducting more of an "above the neck" workout to mentally install the initial portions of the game plan.


By all accounts, the players' energy and focus was where it needed to be, after multiple comments about poor practices a week ago. For Thursday's lone padded workout, intensity and sharpness will be paramount.