Jason from Eagle, WI

Pretty amazing to see Sam Shields back on the field again, albeit in a different jersey. Are you impressed with his drive to get back on the field despite the seriousness of his injuries, or concerned that one more bad hit could put his post-football health in serious jeopardy?

Both, frankly.

Joe from Bloomington, IN

Have you noticed how players often look at the big screen between plays? Do you think that's distracting? Strikes me they should be thinking about the future, not the past.

It's their only way to get an in-game glance at film. I don't blame them. You never know what they might spot to help them.

Jannis from Schimborn, Germany

Mike has done it again. In his chat he said that either Detroit or Seattle will have a fourth loss after this weekend. Now guess what will be the next tie.

Of course.

Pete from Wausau, WI

My perspective...the Rams should be good. They have had very high draft picks for quite a few years. I wonder why they got all those high picks? I enjoy being a Packer fan.

Goff, Gurley, Donald and Brockers were all top 15 picks from the 2012-16 drafts, and they even missed on two other top 10 picks during that time in Greg Robinson and Tavon Austin. And with Goff making peanuts in QB money, they've used the cap space to acquire three other top 20 picks the years they were drafted in Suh, Peters and Talib. The Packers have no top 15 picks and one top 20 pick on their entire roster, and he's a rookie.

Mark from West Bend, WI

Mike, on "Unscripted" you and Wes touched upon the across-the-hall meetings that took place this week. My question is, who do the quarterbacks go across the hall with? It seems as though DB/WR, LB/RB and DL/OL were the groups. Does Aaron just go against Pettine?

Great question. Your suspicion sounds reasonable.

Ian from Owatonna, MN

Hello Insiders, first-time questioner, longtime reader here. In the early days of the Rodgers era, I remember seeing statistics that showed a large variety of receivers Rodgers would pass to. In the third or fourth game of one season, I believe he had passed to 13 different receivers. Recently it seems that number is down. He only seems to pass to our top receivers in that particular week. Why do you think this is, and is this a good or a bad thing?

I'm not sure it's either. As Rodgers' career has unfolded, I think he sees more week-to-week value in developing an extensive rapport with top targets, and he uses his powers at the line of scrimmage to work on that. In general, it's hard to argue with the results. While I do remember the occasional game when he completed passes to 10 or so different guys, I never saw that as necessarily intentional but dictated more by injuries, substitution patterns, and flow of the game, where the call sheet gets emptied as opposed to limited by circumstances and situations.

Quinton from Madison, TN

I was just checking out the Bears Q&A on the Chicago Tribune website. Change a few names and the questions would look very much like the Inbox. Should T. Cohen be converted to receiver? Why is Roquan Smith on the field only 60 percent of the time? Should Khalil sit until his ankle heals fully? Then they answer their own questions with the answers they want to hear. I just have to wonder are the fans in other sports as certain that they can manage/coach their teams better than the people paid to do it?

Indubitably.

Alex from Helena, MT

Ha! Eli in the Hall of Fame. If you blindly look at two Super Bowls then OK, but look at his whole career. Passer rating lower than Bradford, Flacco, Dalton, Tannehill, and Schaub to name a few. Take away his two Super Bowl seasons, and he's 0-4 in the playoffs. Only playoff game he ever scored over 24 points in was against the Packers' 2011 defense, which ranked 32nd in yards allowed. If not for a great defense and two lucky throws, we'd talk about him as one of the biggest disappointments.

His case is going to generate great debate when it comes up. The only two-time Super Bowl-champion QB not in the Hall of Fame that I'm aware of is Jim Plunkett, but he only won one Super Bowl MVP whereas Manning won two. Performances on the biggest stages count for a lot, as they should. Never having a passer rating of 95 or above in a single season in this era is a huge strike against him, but your playoff record citation doesn't sway me. He's 8-4 in the postseason, period, and lucky or not, the two throws you reference are two of the biggest in Super Bowl history. A pair of 4-0 runs and Super Bowl MVPs I believe will eventually get him into Canton.

Krystal from San Antonio, TX

Which player will have the biggest impact against the Rams?

It's stating the obvious, but I'll say what's been recorded on both "Unscripted" and "Final Thoughts," that Rodgers has to be the best player on the field for the Packers to win Sunday. He can't do it alone, but this is one of those games he must tilt the field each instance he steps onto it. He has to start hot and perform in a way that makes the Rams take a deep breath every time he walks into the huddle. He's done it before, and he needs to do it again.

Nick from Michigan City, IN

If Wes gets moved to janitor, will he have to change his number? Asking for a friend.

Nicely done.

Don from Madison, WI

I'm surprised how many people are basically stating the Rams game is already lost since they've won on paper. We're nobody's underdog, and we expect the Rams to bring their best. Are they a well-oiled machine? Yes. Has the game been played? No. Have the Packers played to the level they're consistently capable of with all starters? No. Let's see how the game metes out before declaring an outcome. And, thanks for letting me answer my own questions for the Inbox. Can I get paid now?