Packers Coach Got Caught In Photo With Visible NFL Schedule

It's been a rather humbling off-season for the Green Bay Packers. They missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade. Their drawing power for free agents, both coaches, and players, isn't as strong as years past. Even their quarterback Aaron Rodgers is reportedly upset with them, and on the eve of contract negotiations no less. They can't really afford another slap in the face in the media at this point. Well, it seems their luck wasn't ready to oblige. The NFL schedule release is expected to happen later today at 7:00 CST. The league prefers to keep it a secret until then in order to drive up fan interest. Teams know this and comply with their wish. Yet somebody must not have told a nameless Packers coach. A photograph has surfaced that shows him appearing to hold a copy of the teams' 2018 schedule. Included among the revelations? That's right. One of the games against the Chicago Bears.

Now is it real? That's impossible to say, but it certainly looks that way though Thanksgiving is Week 12 this year. Could be an innocent type-o. Either way, if it is legit then things just got interesting.

Green Bay Packers likely playing in Chicago on Thanksgiving

Bonehead moves like this aren't typical of an organization like the Packers. They've always been such a careful organization in regards to creating controversy, even minor ones. One can imagine whomever that coach is, he'll get quite the lecture for the screwup. Either way, Bears fans now have a reasonable idea of when they'll see the two teams lock up this year. If it's confirmed, the Bears will be playing the Packers on Thanksgiving for the second time in four seasons. Back in 2015, the Bears visited Lambeau Field on a rainy night. Green Bay was celebrating the career of Brett Favre and few gave Chicago any prayer of winning. The Bears ended up pulling off a stunning 17-13 upset. It was one of the most thrilling victories for the franchise in recent memory. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Tracy-Porter-picks-Rodgers.mp4"][/video] The game this year could have a chance to top, if only due to the backdrop. It's at Soldier Field this time, a place the Bears haven't beaten the Packers in eight years. Mitch Trubisky vs. Aaron Rodgers. Primetime. It doesn't get much better than that. How fitting would it be if the Bears could finally end the streak in such a fashion? If nothing else, we can thank this nameless Packers coach for starting the hype train early.