Cleaning Day

The Green Bay Packers spent Monday attending one final team meeting and then one by one, visited with head coach Mike McCarthy for a little exit meeting.   The plan was to do all this in another couple of weeks but that was derailed by the New York Giants who came to Lambeau Field Sunday night and eliminated the 15-1 Packers 37-20 in the NFC Divisional Round.   The Packers became the 6th consecutive Super Bowl champion that failed to win a post-season game the year after their title.  It was an understandably quiet locker room when the players broke from the team meeting around 9:00 AM to clean out the lockers, stuff boxes or garbage bags full of shoes, toiletries and photos of the wife and kids.  The locker room was open to the media for about an hour but several players avoided the press ready with more questions about what happened Sunday and what are your off-season plans?  Clay Matthews came down the hall from the meeting room, took one look at the assembled media corps, turned and headed for cover in the trainer's room.  With a crowd surrounding his locker, Matt Flynn strolled in but was quickly grabbed by guard Josh Sitton who escorted him to the player's lounge, off-limits to the press.  If only Aaron Rodgers had that kind of protection Sunday!  Flynn is among a group of unrestricted free agents who's contract expires in March.  He will be sought after by several teams.  Third stringer Graham Harrell thinks Flynn will be an excellent starter and he's anxious for his first off-season as a Packer, including McCarthy's quarterback school in the spring, bolstering his shot to become the number 2.  Donald Driver talked about his future, hoping it's with the Packers.  Several other players strolled in and offered their thoughts on the Giants game and the off-season.   On the link below, you'll hear some of those players who were willing to share their thoughts on the unexpected last day of the season.