Richard from Greenwich, NY

Hi Mike, having never seen “Caddyshack,” I assumed the phrase, “So I’ve got that going for me, which is nice,” just sprang from the zeitgeist, uncredited, until yesterday while scrolling YouTube I paused to watch the Bill Murray scene. So I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.

If only we all could’ve seen the moment of enlightenment. I like your zeitgeist characterization of this column, though.

Traded for a half-eaten pack of gum? Gotta ask: Which half? Also, as training camp beckons, what’s your level of optimism? Frame of mind? More excited than years past, given the growth of the team? In this part of world, I can’t wait to see the position battles unfold.

My frame of mind is similar to most years around here. I believe the Packers are playoff contenders, but nothing’s guaranteed. Pray for good health, maybe a few breaks along the way, and if they hit their stride at the right time, who knows? This will be my 20th season with packers.com, and I can count on one hand the number of times I didn’t feel this way, which I don’t take for granted.

Good morning, Mike. That sure was an eye-popping article about the 2025 draft’s economic impact on Green Bay. Big numbers all around. But my question is … how do they quantify the energy, buzz and electricity generated by Mark Murphy’s announcement of Matthew Golden as the Packers’ first pick?

Ha. That pop of the crowd noise is forever etched in my brain.

Parker from Blanchardville, WI

Do the players’ families get to travel with them when they go to away games?

Not on the team charter. But many do make their own way to other stadiums, and players will get them pregame passes to see them on the sideline during warmups. There’s also a postgame gathering area near our team buses for families to meet up before we head to the airport.

Brandon from Imperial, MO

Good morning, Dan from Neenah brought up Ben Sirmans and how prolific he’s been with our RBs. I’d like to bring up Edgar Bennett. Not only as a player but as a coach. He presided over the WR room when it seemed like GB was never going to run out of Pro Bowl WRs. That, plus his time as the RB coach, OC, and a player make him one of the most underrated people in the organization. He’s spent time with other teams, but do you think he’ll get another shot at OC or even HC again in the league?

EB is one of my all-time favorite people I’ve had the pleasure of working with in this business. I don’t know if he’ll rise to the level of coordinator again, that’s not for me to say, but he’s an incredibly well-respected WR coach. He preaches fundamentals and ball security, drills them, and gets them out of his players. I saw it firsthand whether he was coaching RBs or WRs. He spent the last seven years with the Raiders’ WRs – working for three different head coaches (Gruden, McDaniels, Pierce … four if you count Bisaccia as interim in ’21), which says something. Now he’s the WR coach in Jacksonville. I’d consider him an underrated member of any organization, and I look forward to the next time we share a handshake and hug.

In Mr. Spofford’s article on RBs it states that MarShawn Lloyd is “built differently than the others.” Could you elaborate? He is 5-9, 220. All of the others are between 5-10 and 6-1 and between 205 and 223. Is that a significant difference?

Yes, when you see them in person and how/where they carry their weight on their frame. It’s the look as well as the measurables.

Had Reggie not stopped in the USFL for those two years, by what margin would he be the NFL all-time career sack leader?

I have no idea how to pinpoint the hypothetical margin. The facts are that White finished his NFL career with 198 sacks, two shy of all-time leader Bruce Smith’s 200, and prior to entering the NFL, White recorded 23½ sacks in two USFL seasons.

John from Stevens Point, WI

In the Green Bay Packers’ first official NFL game in 1921, Art Schmaehl scored the first regular-season touchdown. Who is your pick to score the first touchdown of the 2025-26 season and how will they score?

Am I having too much fun if my choice is Keisean Nixon and I leave the how unanswered?