How is the team handling the bye week this week?
Whole lotta nothing. We decided to let the team spend its time with family during the holidays. No football activities at all. We expect the team to be well rested and ready to close out the back end of the season.
What is the status of Jon Runyan and when is he set to return?
Jon Runyan is about 2 weeks away. Having him gone from that Guard position has caused some issues. Having a veteran QB that gets the ball out fast has helped in Runyan's absence. We will be a full strength once he is off the injury list. Looking forward to it.
What can you attribute to having one of the top-scoring teams in the league to this point?
Hendon Hooker. Yup, a back up QB allowed us to see how we could utilize all of our weapons in different ways. When you have a Hall Of Fame QB like Aaron Rodgers you tend to get complacent in how you approach the game offensively. Having Hendon start the season made us go back to the drawing board as a unit to make sure we could still ball at a high level. New concepts and schemes were the result. Add that to what Rodgers already does for our team and you are seeing some of the results.
Can you describe kind of the energy or the mood and the vibe in the building now coming in the home stretch?
The vibe is locked in. It may look different for each player but the ultimate feeling we can see in the room is complete buy in. Who knows were that take us. Having a win streak in the tournament is all that matters for this team though. We are built to make a run so that is how we are preparing. This is not a "look at what i can do organization". This is a "watch what we do" org, and hopefully that will pay off with some post-season wins.
