Let’s see. First two series. No penalties, no dropped passes, no negative rushes, two scores. Now THAT makes someone a great play-caller.

Jerry from Grantsburg, WI

I read on X that the TD bomb to Watson was a “rage call” by LaFleur in response to the refs. Insiders, can you please do the Lord’s work and let it be known, yes declared thusly, to LaFleur that the fans want “rage coach” every week?

No, you don’t. Trust me, you don’t.

Steve from Ellison Bay, WI

Something TV can never give justice to is the shocking speed of Christian Watson. It is effortless and amazing to see how quickly he separates from the defenders we know are not slow. I sensed similar speed from Matthew Golden when effortlessly fielding a couple of punts and racing to the sidelines before he could be hit. What do you think?

Their combine 40 times didn’t lie, and when receivers know the offense and don’t have to think about their routes and decisions, their speed can be on full display.

Blake from North Hollywood, CA

Great to see Christian Watson’s name show up in the top five for receiving yards to this point in the season. Even greater to see Matthew Golden’s name show up at No. 8 (he’s also drawn several PI calls, imagine where his total receiving yards could be!). This question is about Golden: Given his impressive improvement from his rookie season, what are you seeing as the biggest points of improvement from him this year?

I’m not sure of any specifics, other than to say the transition looks complete. I just see a young, uber-talented receiver who’s healthy now, practicing every day, confident in what he’s doing and coming into his own.

Could you explain why the OPI penalty on J. Michael Sturdivant was what one reader called a “garbage” call? I don’t know the technical definition of OPI, but the TV replay showed Sturdivant putting his hand on the defender’s helmet and pushing the man’s head back just before he caught the ball. That created separation Sturdivant wouldn’t otherwise have had. Why isn’t that OPI? Just asking!

I saw it as hand fighting by both sides, and the receiver should be allowed to get the defender’s hands off him. If the defender is in position only because of contact he initiated, and doesn’t know where the ball is, I’m not giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Could you shed some light on the incident involving the penalty for holding on the punt where the player fumbled it into the end zone? How did they manage to get it at the 10-yard line? I thought the play ended at the 17- or 18-yard line.

Normally, a penalty that occurs before a punt return is initiated is marked off from where the returner gains possession. If I understood the ruling correctly, because the returner got possession in the end zone (after the muff), it’s viewed as a quasi-touchback, so the penalty was marked off from the 20, and the ball was spotted on the 10. Had the Packers tackled the returner inside the 10, they could’ve declined the penalty and taken the result of the play.

What does it mean, run behind your pads? What does it mean when they talk about 13, 11, etc., personnel? I am old and have watched football religiously since 1965 but all these new ways of describing things have lost me in enjoying the games, or reading about what happened.

Running behind the pads means lowering them and leading with them to get full body weight behind the contact, not running upright and exposing the torso to a clean, momentum-stopping hit. Those personnel numbers refer to backs and tight ends. The first digit is the number of running backs in the formation, the second is tight ends. So “11” personnel is one back, one tight end (and three receivers), and “13” personnel is three tight ends, etc.

Since Trey Smack got to GB, I’ve heard a lot about how he has the right mindset for a kicker. I believe he will handle and learn from this bit of adversity in his young career and come out better on the other end. What is the process he will be going through to recover from this rough outing?

I don’t know what Smack’s process is, but all kickers (all players for that matter) have their own. There’s no handbook to follow. It’s about what works for them. He’s not the first kicker to overcompensate for the wind inside Lambeau. As I mentioned on “Unscripted,” Crosby always said it’s better to trust a truer line than play the wind in that bowl.

Packers special teams continues to be extremely volatile. Five games in and the trend continues with missed extra points, missed field goals, a blocked field goal, and giving up a 60-yard kickoff return. We all know how this trend can come back to haunt you in the biggest of games. Do you think it is time for the Packers to add a free agent kicker to compete with Smack?

No, but I do agree the special teams have work to do.