In an attempt to sum up head coach Mike McCarthy's day-after press conference following the Monday Night Football loss to the Chicago Bears, Jason Wilde of ESPNMilwaukee writes, "McCarthy’s team might have suffered a disappointing nationally televised loss on Monday night to the NFC North rival Chicago Bears, but the Green Bay Packers coach was in anything but panic mode one day later." What is meant by that should become clear as we get through the rest of the today's links.

McCarthy indicated confidence in the running game. "I like our running backs. We are going to use them accordingly to get the ball down the field. I'm not trying to sell something that is not true," McCarthy is quoted as saying by Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Just because you don't line up and run it 25 times from the 'I' doesn't mean you are not committed to being productive with your running backs. If you look at the dynamics of our offensive personnel, we have the ability to play in a box offense. We have the ability to play in a spread offense. That is to our credit, and we're going to utilize that the best we can." To be fair, the Bears are really, really good against the run. And by good, they might be the best in the NFL at stuffing the run.

The veteran offensive tackles are showing signs of age says Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "[Quarterback Aaron] Rodgers wasn’t sacked and took only three hits, but he was flushed out of the pocket on several occasions," writes Demovsky. "The two tackles also had three penalties each – two false starts and an illegal formation on Clifton, and two false starts and a costly holding that wiped out a touchdown on Tauscher." McCarthy, predictably, expressed his faith in his tackles and the sentiment is that they'll continue to start as long as they're healthy. Jim Polzin of the Wisconsin State Journal penned a similar article.

The post-game incident between safety Nick Collins and a Chicago Bears fan is under review by the NFL, but McCarthy said yesterday that he's got Collins' back. ”I support Nick 100%,” McCarthy is quoted as saying by Mike Vandermause of the Press-Gazette.

Max Ginsberg of the blog Purple Pants, Green Jersey thinks Collins will endure a fine by the NFL. "The league is currently looking into the situation and will likely fine Collins this week," writes Ginsberg. "Last week, Brandon Jacobs was fined $10,000 for throwing his helmet into the crowd, although it appeared to be an accident. Collins, on the other hand, deliberately threw his mouthguard at the fan. Regardless of intention, I would guess Collins’ fine will be similar to Jacobs’. It is possible that commissioner Roger Goodell will hand down a more severe penalty, but given the fan’s alleged behavior, that decision would not sit well with many fans or players." The logic makes sense, and so does a fine compared to a suspension, which would seem extreme.

The poor special teams effort from Monday is examined a little more in-depth by Mike Spofford of the Packers official website who asks if the Packers will bounce back or regress. "It’s up to the players to determine that, beginning this week," writes Spofford at Packers.com. "McCarthy said the onus is on the coaching staff to navigate the team’s injury situation better and make sure the players who are going to be on the special teams units during the game are the ones taking the snaps in practice." I'm not sure how the coaching staff plans to "navigate" the injury situation better, but whatever works.

Asking for a little serenity following the Packers loss is Al Davis of Packernet. "McCarthy was as pissed as I have ever seen on the sideline," writes Davis. "I thought he was more hard-nosed in training camp than previously and more impatient with mistakes, so he must be boiling after watching the film of his team play like a bunch of pee-wees grabbing face-masks, false starting and committing personal fouls on back-to-back plays. I believe the message will be sent loud and clear. A loss next week and, well, I can’t even go there."

Paul Noonan of Brewed Sports is mad at Mike McCarthy for not allowing the Bears to score at the end of the game. "So you never considered letting the Bears score?" asks Noonan. "With under 2 minutes to play and only 1 timeout? That makes you an idiot." Actually, McCarthy did consider it. He said he even talked with Dom Capers about it. He just chose not to do it.

Green Bay Packer Nation says there's plenty of season left.

The folks at Packer Forum are considering Ahman Green.

The Seattle Seahawks signed both Breno Giacomini and Allen Barbre.

Pete Dougherty of the Press-Gazette provides a scouting report on the Detroit Lions.