You wouldn't think the Green Bay Packers would have this much trouble running a no-huddle offense.

It's not a new concept. They've been doing it to one extent or another for years.

They have a veteran quarterback that's one of the best in the NFL directing the traffic.

And when the Packers first-string offense ran the no-huddle in preseason football action, they looked almost unstoppable, which was particularly impressive with new starters at both the tight end and center positions.

Three games into the 2014 season, however, the offense has stalled. The Packers rank 28th in the league in total offense, contributing to a 1-2 start.

This is a team that's finished in the Top 10 of total offense in seven out of eight seasons Mike McCarthy has been coach. Understandably, his players think it's only a matter of time until they get back to that level.

"We're very confident," said wide receiver Jordy Nelson. "Even during the game last Sunday, every time we walked out there, we thought it would be the possession that we finally get rolling."

The offense has been working in spurts. The goal now is to find the consistency and the rhythm that's been missing.

"The Jets two-minute drive right before the end of the half was a good one," said Nelson. "I think the one we scored on last week was a good one. We just made the simple plays. Aaron hit me on a little stick route and just able to get vertical and get a few yards, and then we hit another one on a scramble and just did what we're supposed to do.

"And that's the thing about it. It's not that hard. You've just got to do what you're supposed to do. When we do that, we'll be successful, and you've got to get the chains moving and get the ball moving and stay in the tempo that we want."

What's been new to the Packers and something they're still trying to get used to is the personnel they use during their no-huddle series.

In order to run as many plays as possible, as fast as possible, the Packers have frequently been keeping the same players on the field, snap after snap. They don't want to substitute, which would allow the defense to substitute as well.

What that means for the Packers is that they've been running out of a three wide receiver, one running back and one tight end set far more frequently than they've ever done in the past.

As pointed out by Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, the Packers have used three wide receiver sets 78.4 percent of the time in 2014, which has more than doubled since 2010 when they used such sets only 35.6 percent of the time.

One result has been less creativity, such as bunch formations to one side of the field, or two-tight end sets or the inverted wishbone.

"You can also make the argument, what is your best personnel?" said McCarthy. "How much more do you want to take your third receiver off the field and bring a second tight end? Or are you just going to play with one back? Or bring a fullback on? Those are things that are all part of the conversation, and really as your roster develops, where we are in our program, particularly with our quarterback, this is clearly the way we’re structured is the best utilization of our players."

The limitations have presented some problems. In the running game, the Packers have not been able to get blocking fullback John Kuhn onto the field.

At tight end, Richard Rodgers has been prone to making predictable rookie mistakes.

And among the wide receivers, Nelson is the only one consistently getting open while Randall Cobb, Jarett Boykin and Davante Adams have each had their relative struggles.

The troubles of the passing game, in particular, have been baffling, if for no other reason than the consistent success people  have been accustomed to seeing out of Rodgers.

Regardless of which 11 players the Packers deploy, it comes down to winning individual battles, something the Packers haven't been doing.

"I think if they're drawing more attention to a certain guy, then you're going to have match-ups somewhere else," Nelson. "We just need to find those holes and where the weakness in the coverage is or not as much help. And guys need to make the plays when they get the opportunity. It's nothing different than any other game. There's going to be one-on-one match-ups, and we need to make sure we're going to win those."