GREEN BAY, Wis. -- They call it "Zebra" -- the Green Bay Packers' offensive package that includes three receivers plus a tight end and a running back -- and it's just one of a multitude of personnel groups in Mike McCarthy's playbook.

But the way the coach has called plays this season, you might think it's one of the only ones.

With McCarthy committed to running a no-huddle or muddle-huddle offense this season, it has changed the Packers from an offense that once threw myriad formations at an opponent to one that has relied almost exclusively on one package for the majority of its plays.

Rob Demovsky  wrote:

This is EXACTLY whats been bothering me the most this season, run the no huddle when you want to keep them off balance but not for an entire game. The offense looks so rushed and disorganized which is why I think Aaron is focusing on Jordy so much. There's no harm in eating away at the clock and controlling TOP. Another thing that's been bothering me is that it seems we are running to set up the pass but I think it should be Passing to set up the run.

Originally Posted by: stevegb 

What gets me though is they aren't even going "up tempo" they are just going no huddle and still running the play clock down to 4 or 5 seconds. They need to either decide to do the up tempo thing and run plays quickly or run a normal offense where they can substitute personnel and call in plays with more variations.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

I think the idea of the no-huddle is to limit defensive substitutions once you are all set it doesn't really matter if you snap the ball quickly or not.

Originally Posted by: luigis