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If you walk into the locker room of all 32 NFL teams, you'll likely hear the same thing when you talk about culture. "We want to have a winning culture," "We pride ourselves on a winning culture," "We're developing a winning culture." It's all about some form of a "winning" culture. Of course it is, any team choosing to thrive on a losing culture likely isn't going to go anywhere. But it's how that team works to achieve that "winning" culture that sets them apart from every other team, and either does or doesn't lead them to success.  The job of the coaching staff is not only to create and teach schemes or to call plays, but it's also their job to define what that winning culture looks like for their football team. It's not often a one-size fits all either, it's a "who do I have in my locker room, and what's the best way to get them all chugging away in the same direction?" Players are different, and some coaching staffs will prefer certain players over others due to whether or not that player fits the current culture of the team. Sometimes, the culture a team needs is not one the current coach can provide, so change is needed. But also, there are occasions where the culture the coach has put together may be perfect for the locker room, but it needs adjusting. And that is what may need to happen in Green Bay.   If you ask Packers HC Matt LaFleur about the culture the Green Bay Packers currently have in their locker room, he'll likely tell you that it's great. He's not wrong. On Monday, during end-of-season interviews in the locker room, LaFleur was publicly praised by Jordan Love, Tucker Kraft, Josh Jacobs, Micah Parsons, Devonte Wyatt, Bo Melton, and Christian Watson. That's seven of the most respected and regarded members of the Packers' locker room, vouching for their head coach. You don't get that when you have a culture problem.  But if you don't have a culture problem, that doesn't exactly mean that the culture is perfect.  On Monday, in his locker room interview, Safety Javon Bullard was quoted saying, "There are two people: One guy that's gonna keep their foot on their neck & keep talking -expletive-. The other guy's going to put him out while he's down there. We have to be that team that's going to put people out when they're down there." Quay Walker was also quoted, though with maybe a little "I've got nothing to lose, I don't care," given his contract expiring after this season, saying, “Even before I got here, I feel like that’s (not finishing games) been a part of this organization.”  Both Bullard and Walker aren't wrong. In five of the Packers' losses during the 2025 season, they gave up a lead of nine points or more. They didn't put teams out, as Bullard said, and as Quay Walker said, the team has had a recent history of not putting teams away and losing heartbreakingly. Especially in the playoffs.  Putting Them Out In the last few years, the top teams of the NFC have had one thing in common. They're able to beat teams into submission.  Matt LaFleur coined the phrase "All Gas No Brake" years ago, but he hasn't been the coach who's followed that motto as of late. It's been coaches of division and conference opponents who have done it instead. The Packers have lacked that killer instinct. That trait to not just to win the game, but to prove they are the better team. It's time they become one of those teams. This isn't just a "Matt LaFleur needs to call better plays on offense" change; this is a player execution change as well. If players are resting on their laurels with a 10-point lead, it may not matter what plays are called. All 53 players on the roster need to have that instinct to execute every play to perfection, regardless of the score. Not only does enforcing that culture change fall on Matt LaFleur, but it falls on team leaders as well. Heading into 2026, the Green Bay Packers have a great core of returning players. You have the obvious ones in Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, Tucker Kraft, Christian Watson, Devonte Wyatt, and Xavier McKinney, who can lead the way, but moving into this offseason, the Packers have a new demon of a player in Micah Parsons, who they didn't have last year.  We all saw it. Micah Parsons provided a spark in the Packers in 2025 on the field with his relentless pursuit of the QB every single chance he got. We also saw how deflated this team got when Parsons was lost to injury. The Packers' locker room buys into the spark Parsons provides. This will be the first offseason Parsons will be around the team, and it gives him a chance to inject more of his influence on the locker room. Influence that it's not just him who can provide that spark every play. That influence of relentless pursuit and execution regardless of the circumstances. If Matt LaFleur is indeed returning for the 2026 season as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, he has an opportunity to take what he already considers a great locker room culture and move it to the next level. Don't just be satisfied that the team is buying in; use that influence to take it even further. This season was, in a way, successful, but we can't be happy with that; don't just change X's and O's, get after the overall attitude of the team as a whole as well.    Filed Under: FeaturedGreg Meinholz PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHEESEHEAD NATION WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE. __________________________ Greg Meinholz is a lifelong devoted Packer fan. A contributor to CheeseheadTV as well as PackersTalk. 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