The foundation will soon be laid."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareFriday Cheese Curds: Matt LaFleur ready for first team meeting as Packers head coachTrevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsYou only get one chance to make your first impression. That’s the challenge Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur faces as he awaits the arrival of his players for the beginning of the offseason .This willl be not only the first time LaFleur has addressed any of his players as their head coach Oren Burks Jersey White , but he’s also taking over a team that had the same head coach for the past 13 years. A tidal wave of change has swept Green Bay and the players will be looking to see what the path forward exactly is?At the center of all this will be quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The relationship between the quarterback and head coach is crucial to the ultimate success of the team and all eyes will be on Rodgers and LaFleur.They’ve had many phone conversations but that first in-person discussion during the offseason will be critical in seeing what kind of chemistry develops between the play caller and the player responsible for executing those calls.It’s all starting to come together in Green Bay, and now it’s time to see exactly what and who the 2019 Packers will be.You can read more on what LaFleur has in front of him plus what LaFleur is thinking regarding DeShone Kizer in today’s cheese curds.How Packers coach Matt LaFleur can command the room during first team meeting—PackersNews.comLaFleur’s youth (age 39) was discussed frequently in the immediate period after his hiring and how he’d be able to command a room at an age close to some of his players including his quarterback. What he says will be the first piece in determining how his players will respond to his leadership.Packers approached free agency with sustainability in mind—Packers.comWhile general manager Brian Gutekunst has drawn attention for his aggressiveness in free agency, the fact he targeted young and ascending players shows he is still thinking about the long-term as well as getting immediate help.Green Bay Packers still believe in DeShone Kizer—247 SportsLaFleur gave Kizer a vote of confidence at the annual league meeting and the Packers thus far not signing one of the veteran options available seem to indicate the backup job is his to lose heading into the offseason program and eventually training camp.The NFL needs to change the helmet rule, but not the one you’re thinking about—Touchdown WireYou’re telling me the league can’t come up with the same helmer style with a retro logo on it for most teams (Green Bay’s is the same color, just with the “G” logo removed)? Come on NFL.Wisconsin university hosting underwater opera—UPIYou can play a cello in the water apparently. We’re now one step closer to a real life version of “Sweet Victory“ from Spongebob. And no Bears fans, mayonnaise is not an instrument. Once Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings took the lead on Green Bay, they played with a fierce refusal to let it go.They held onto the ball with the same determination.Cousins bounced back from his worst game of the season with聽342 passing yards and three touchdowns聽without a fumble or an interception, and the Vikings overcame some early gaffes to outlast the depleted Packers for a 24-17 victory on Sunday night.Completing 29 of his 38 attempts, Cousins found聽Dalvin Cook聽, Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen for scores. Diggs and Thielen had eight receptions apiece.“It just kind of shows his character Womens Kenny Clark Jersey , shows what kind of player he is, to be able to just not really care what people talk about him, not really care about what happened last week,” Thielen said of Cousins, adding: “The throws he was making, his full game was really impressive. That’s what you expect out of him.”Sheldon Richardson had two sacks to lead the defense’s game-long stifling of Aaron Rodgers, and the Vikings (6-4-1) pushed the Packers (4-6-1) further back in the NFC wild card race.The Vikings won a night game for the first time this season after losing to the top three teams in the NFC: to the Rams in Los Angeles, at home to the New Orleans Saints and at Chicago in a two-interception game by Cousins against the first-place Bears. The Vikings entered the weekend with the fourth-most turnovers in the NFL, and Cousins has been charged with 13 of the 16 giveaways. Coach Mike Zimmer was so impressed by the way Cousins played against the Packers that聽he gave him the game ball in the locker room afterward聽.“Last week left a bad taste in our mouths,” Cousins said Lance Kendricks Jersey , “and the chance to come back on Sunday night football against a division rival at home was a great opportunity, and I’m glad we made the most of it.”Rodgers threw a聽touchdown pass to Davante Adams聽and聽Aaron Jones scored on a short run聽for a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter, but the Packers fell to 0-6 on the road this season and 1-5-1 against the Vikings in their last seven meetings. Their final seven possessions produced only one field goal, with five punts and one turnover on downs.“We’ve all got to play better, myself included,” Rodgers said. “Started off the game nice. We had a couple good drives. We’re rolling there. We hit our unfortunate typical lull and didn’t get it going again.”With Randall Cobb out (hamstring) for a sixth game this season and rookies Equanimeous St. Brown (elbow) and Trevor Davis (hamstring) forced out in the second half, Rodgers didn’t have much to work with down the field. Left guard Lane Taylor (quadriceps) departed in the first half and left tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) was sidelined in the second half, leaving the protection shaky at best. Rodgers finished 17 for 28 for 198 yards, without a turnover.The Packers failed to move the chains on eight of 10 third downs. Jones was stuffed on fourth-and-inches by Harrison Smith, Danielle Hunter and Eric Kendricks midway through the third quarter Jake Ryan Jersey White , giving the Vikings the ball at the Green Bay 44. That set up a 37-yard field goal by Dan Bailey for Minnesota’s first lead of the game.“We’re definitely not in the position, record-wise, we thought we would be in coming into the year or even after this game. We thought we could get the victory. But unfortunately we ran out of gas,” Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said. “We’re beat up, no doubt about that. But give them credit: They put in a full four quarters.”SLOW STARTThe Vikings outgained the Packers 280-139 in total yardage in the first half, but they had to settle for a tie at the break. About to go for it on fourth-and-inches on the opening drive following a timeout to strategize, they were penalized for 12 men on the field and had to punt.Diggs collided with Thielen when Jaire Alexander crashed their pick play on the second possession, and after Diggs tried to circle back the other way with an ill-fated salvage attempt he lost 10 yards on that reception to lead to another punt.Bailey’s wide left 48-yard try wasted聽another highlight-reel catch by Thielen聽in between Alexander and Josh Jones that went for 33 yards. Later in the second quarter, after some mismanagement of the clock, the Vikings had to hustle to set up a 51-yard kick for Bailey. That one was good Womens Marwin Evans Jersey , but Rashod Hill was called for a false start. The 56-yarder sliced right, the fifth straight missed field goal against the Packers after rookie Daniel Carlson went 0 for 3 in Green Bay and was cut the next day.PACKED AND HAPPY HOUSEThe announced attendance of 66,872 was the largest for the Vikings in three years at U.S. Bank Stadium. A handful of Minnesota players were introduced in the first quarter with Paul Bunyan’s Axe, the trophy the Gophers repossessed from the rival Badgers in Wisconsin on Saturday to end a 14-game losing streak. Randy Moss kept the crowd fired up in a halftime ceremony to receive his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring.INJURY REPORTPackers: In addition to the carnage on offense, SS Kentrell Brice aggravated an ankle injury in the first quarter and was knocked out of action in the third quarter with a possible concussion. CB Kevin King and CB Bashaud Breeland were already inactive with injuries.Vikings: RT Brian O’Neill left in the third quarter for evaluation for a possible concussion. … CB Xavier Rhodes limped off with an apparent injury to his right hamstring in the fourth quarter.UP NEXTPackers: Host Arizona (2-9) next Sunday afternoon.Vikings: Play at New England (8-3) next Sunday afternooN.