That was one of the themes from Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy on Monday.
So while everyone seems to have their own theory as to why the Packers are inept, the coach says it’s a lack of trust.
When asked why the team’s fundamentals are breaking down, McCarthy gave this answer.
“Trust and doing too much. Individuals having fundamental mistakes. Something happens over again, it’s my position to change. Emphasizing things we do better is my emphasis.We need to hit hard this week.”
McCarthy brought it up again when he was asked what he told the team.
“The two things I talked to team about is trust and confidence. You have to have trust in the man next to you. Our issue isn’t people not doing enough. We’re playing hard. It’s the efficiency of our fundamentals. That was my message to the team.”
What we don’t really get is where this came from. Why there are suddenly trust issues.
The Packers seemed to trust each other just fine when they started the season 6-0.
Losing usually makes guys start pointing fingers, though. There’s definitely some of that going on in Green Bay right now.
These guys are either going to come together or they’re going to fall apart, if they haven’t totally done so already.