Rodgers criticizes Packers' preparation, denies holding players-only meeting

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers would like to see his teammates making better use of their time off the field.

"It goes back to what you're doing in your spare time and what you're doing with your time in the facility," Rodgers said Sunday, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN. "Being a pro is all about making sure you're as ready as possible by the time the game hits. I think that's the important thing for guys to remember here, especially young guys.

"We're 15 games into the season, counting preseason. That's a long grind for those guys, especially the rookies. This is the time where they really got to get through that wall, and the vets - the vets have had some (missed assignments) as well. So we've got to buckle down our preparation and make sure we're ready to play."

Rodgers said the issue hasn't reached a point where the Packers would call a players-only meeting, despite a report by NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth suggesting otherwise.

During the third quarter of the Packers' 17-13 loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday, Collinsworth said Green Bay held a players-only meeting prior to its trip to Minnesota, and one of the issues raised by Rodgers was that there were too many video games being played.

"First of all, it's false," Rodgers said of the report. "It didn't happen in the way that he explained it.

"... There wasn't any players-only meeting, no. There's meetings with the offense all the time. We break up offense and defense, we break up into position groups, but there wasn't anything resembling what he talked about, from what I heard. I didn't see the broadcast."