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the Green Bay Packers was turned this week with the hiring of Matt LaFleur as the team’s 15th head coach.With the handshakes and introductions now behind him https://www.thepackersfansho… , LaFleur can focus on his first task and it’s a big one: building a staff.The first reported of an expected many departures were the decisions to not retain special teams coordinator Ron Zook or wide receivers coach David Raih.Those are the first two of what is expected to be a sizable purge of the coaching staff, especially on the offensive side of the ball. While not official,there is a strong possibility Mike Pettine will be kept on as defensive coordinator though what changes on his staff will occur remains to be seen.It’s going to be an interesting couple of weeks in Green Bay as LaFleur builds his staff and that should give fans an idea of what the team could look like as they embark on this new era of Packers football.There’s more on LaFleur beginning to build the coaching staff plus why the Packers still feel good about their top two cornerbacks in today’s cheese curds.Ron Zook pays the price for Packers’ poor special teams play—PackersNews.comThe writing was on the wall all season for Zook as the penalties and miscues piled up and it was stunning to see Mike McCarthy get fired before Zook. Now with LaFleur in charge, he wasted no time sending Zook packing.Matt LaFleur is no stranger to MVP quarterbacks—Packers.comThe LaFleur-Aaron Rodgers relationship will he watched closely all season in 2019 and LaFleur has experience in helping talented quarterbacks reach peak efficiency.Packers players wanted more accountability, less complacency in new coach—Packers WireA lack of accountability and complacency will doom any team and the coaching staff will pay the price, as was the case in Green Bay. The Packers took the players’ feelings into account as they set out to find the next head coach.Injuries prevented Packers from seeing Alexander-King combination—ESPNKing battled injuries for the second consecutive season and Alexander flashed promise but also was banged up as the year went on. This could be a great combination but they have to stay healthy.Truck overturns, dumps human waste on NB I-75 near Michigan-Ohio border—Detroit Free Press“How was your drive home?” “It was crappy. I got kind of pee’d off.” GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Josh Rosen abides by “The Dude,” and he’s not referring directly to the character from the film, “The Big Lebowski,” either.Instead it’s the nickname that the Arizona Cardinals‘ quarterback has given to Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers, for some reason.“It was just he’s that guy, that man,” Rosen said about Rodgers’ resemblance to the laid-back movie character. “I guess I thought it was funny.”The Cardinals’ rookie and the two-time NFL MVP have struck up a friendship that seems to go beyond football.Come Sunday, the Packers hope to teach Rosen a lesson when Arizona visits Lambeau Field.Green Bay (4-6-1) desperately needs a win to keep alive their fading playoff aspirations. The beleaguered Cardinals (2-9) JK Scott Jersey , who have the worst offense in the league, might just be the foe that they need to face to get going.“We’ve put ourselves in this hole, and now we’ve got to find a way to climb out,” Rodgers said.Green Bay limped through its past five games having lost all four on the road and beating Miami at home. Coach Mike McCarthy’s club finishes the season with three of five at home. Four of the opponents have losing records, so a glimmer of hope remains especially if the Packers can win out.But they can’t afford to look that far ahead, especially with nagging problems on offense.Of particular concern are problems with third down conversions (37 percent), where the Packers are just 24th in the league. They could use veteran receiver Randall Cobb, who has been sidelined by a hamstring injury, to help in those situations.Now Green Bay has to face a defense that leads the NFC with 37 sacks, with a line hit by recent injuries. Left tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) and left guard Lane Taylor (quad) were each on the injury report during the week.Yet even in what’s considered a down year for the Packers, coach Steve Wilks is wary of Rodgers.“Is he a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Yes, he is,” Wilks said. “We’ve got to do a great job on the outside of disrupting timing with their receivers … trying to throw off some timing and make him hold on to the football.”Maybe Rosen will even get some tips from Rodgers after the game. He doesn’t mind being called “The Dude.”“It’s right at the top of compliments,” Rodgers said.Other notes and things to watch:RODGERS VS. CARDINALSThey probably aren’t his greatest memories, but Rodgers played a pivotal role in two of the most dramatic Cardinals playoff victories.Back in the 2010 wild-card game Brett Favre Color Rush Jersey , Rodgers and Kurt Warner staged a memorable passing duel in Arizona’s 51-45 overtime victory. In a 2016 divisional playoff game, Rodgers somehow converted two desperation passes in the final seconds to force overtime. But Arizona won the coin toss in OT and Carson Palmer connected with Larry Fitzgerald on a 75-yard play that set up a 5-yard shovel pass to Fitzgerald for the winning touchdown.RECORD WATCHSpeaking of Fitzgerald, the veteran receiver with 1,278 catches needs four to pass Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1,281 with 49ers) for most receptions in NFL history with one team. Rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander, who was seven when Fitzgerald broke into the league 15 seasons ago, might have to cover the veteran.“So I mean it’s pretty wild to think about it. But I’ve got my young legs under me so I’m good,” Alexander said.AT THE BOTTOMRosen took over as the starter in Week 4. Wilks said that the rookie has been a little inconsistent but “making strides.” He’s completing 55 percent of passes with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Cardinals have the 32nd and worst offense in the league.“He’s moving forward, he’s progressing. Do we need more consistency? Yes,” Wilks said.SACK MASTERSThe game features the top pass rushes in the NFC. The Cardinals’ Chandler Jones is fourth in the NFL with 11 sacks, including 4½ over his past three games.“He jumps off the tape,” McCarthy said. “So obviously he’ll be a focal point for us.”The Packers might have backup Jason Spriggs protecting Rodgers’ blind side if Bakhtiari can’t play.SECOND CHANCEZane Gonzalez will get a second chance as an NFL kicker when he takes over the job for the Cardinals on Sunday after veteran Phil Dawson was placed on injured reserve. Gonzalez was an All-American kicker at Arizona State and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round and earned the kicking job in training camp. But he was released after two games this season after missing two field goals and two extra points against New Orleans.