Dating back to Mike Holmgren https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Antonio-Morrison-Jersey , the Packers have shown a consistent preference for offensive-minded head coaches. Holmgren was a Bill Walsh disciple. Mike Sherman cut his teeth as an offensive line coach. Mike McCarthy coordinated offenses in New Orleans and San Francisco. Even interim coach Joe Philbin has been entirely focused on offense for the duration of his coaching career.The only exception to this trend has been Ray Rhodes, and that’s all we need to say about that.But in 2018, with the league trending more and more towards offense, maybe there’s something to be said for a defensive coach taking over as head coach. If the NFL is going to do all it can to tilt the field towards offense, maybe it no longer makes as much sense to devote significant resources to a side of the ball that the league is going out of its way to help. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. 鈥斅燩ackers聽right tackle聽Jason Spriggs聽saw no need to keep going on and on about Bears linebacker Khalil Mack.More Packers coveragePackers post-Super Bowl 2019 mock draft roundupGreen Bay Packers 2019 impending free agents primerAaron Rodgers' offseason to feature golf, not knee surgeryPhotos of the Week: 1/27/19 – 2/2/19Top Tweets: Wisconsin athletes survive 2019 polar vortexThere's plenty of film to watch. The rest of that Chicago defense is pretty good, too.Now Green Bay must face the NFC's top-ranked unit on the road on Sunday, a week after Chicago tripped up the high-octane Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field."You don't have to go on and rant about how good Khalil is and all that stuff. Everybody knows who Khalil Mack is for a reason," said Spriggs, who started last week for veteran聽Bryan Bulaga. "I think he brings a level of confidence to everybody on the defense, and we just have to key on that and make hay when we get the chances."The right side of the Packers' line could especially be a pressure point if Spriggs, a third-year player, starts again. Bulaga missed practice again Wednesday with a knee injury.Justin McCray聽appears to have taken over the right guard spot after starter聽Byron Bell聽(knee) went on injured reserve Wednesday. McCray started last week. Another backup,聽Lucas Patrick, started at left guard for聽Lane Taylor, who has a foot injury.The results for Green Bay's backup-littered line were encouraging last week against Atlanta in a victory that snapped a three-game losing streak and kept slim playoff hopes alive.After allowing four sacks in the first half Brett Hundley Color Rush Jersey , the Packers (5-7-1) didn't allow one the rest of the game.聽Aaron Rodgers聽and the offense were effective throwing quick, short passes in winning Joe Philbin's debut as interim head coach and offensive play caller."I wouldn't say the concepts were basic, but I thought the flow was really good," Rodgers said. "Joe did a great job. The communication was great on the sideline and the flow was good and kind of got into a rhythm."Philbin has made it a point to mostly stick to the same routines the Packers had under fired predecessor Mike McCarthy. While it's difficult to go through a coaching change, players have said that they appreciate the relatively smooth transition."I mean, he kind of fit into the role pretty seamlessly," left tackle聽David Bakhtiari聽said. "He's done a great job adding his spin to it, yet keeping kind of the integrity of the schedule, so it's not completely different after having guys who were used to something for so long."So overall it's been pretty fluid, even in the first week," he added.There is no sense changing things up so dramatically when it will be a tough enough task to hold off the Bears.The Packers, though, do have an intangible going into Sunday that the Rams lacked: Green Bay has won eight straight at Soldier Field. The run started with Green Bay's victory in the NFC title game on Jan. 23 https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Kyle-Murphy-Jersey , 2011.There's also a confidence boost that comes with the Packers' stirring rally in the season opener in September, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter for a 24-23 win over Chicago. The game marked Mack's debut with the Bears following his trade from the Oakland Raiders.Rodgers returned at halftime from a left knee injury to add to the drama The Packers went no-huddle in the second half of that game, though Rodgers stayed primarily in the pocket. It was the Packers' offense at its best."I mean getting into a rhythm, not only just as an offensive line, but just as an offense in general," Bakhtiari said about the key takeaway from that night.Rodgers is healthier now with the ability to scramble out of trouble again. Mack, who has 10 sacks and six forced fumbles, has the benefit playing nearly an entire season in the Bears' scheme. The linebacker has been mainly lining up on the right side of the defense in recent weeks, though he can easily switch sides.Respect Mack and be prepared. But don't get caught up in the star power, Spriggs said."You can't go out there and be like you're blocking God," Spriggs said. "But at the same time, you give respect where respect's due."NOTES: Taylor was limited in practice Wednesday. … DL聽Kenny Clark聽(elbow) and CB聽Bashaud Breeland聽(groin/not injury related) missed practice.