{"id":37454,"date":"2025-11-10T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=37454"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:20:02","slug":"matt-lafleurs-future-with-the-packers-turns-out-to-have-a-much-simpler-answer-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=37454","title":{"rendered":"Matt LaFleur\u2019s future with the Packers turns out to have a much simpler answer than expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/Mzk6MDAwMDAwMDAwMzEyODc3\/usatsi_27426362.jpg\" alt=\"Oct 26, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Green Bay Packers head coach Matt Lafleur arrives at the stadium to play the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.\n\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">It\u2019s been quite some time since we made our last Packers mailbag, so the\u00a0\u201cMonday Night Football\u201d\u00a0game offered us the perfect timing to do one during the season.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0are 5-2-1, so things are much better than the\u00a0vibes would indicate, but there are obvious aspects to correct and improve. Let\u2019s discuss the present and the future of the team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s been a while since we don&#39;t do these, so let&#39;s do it: Packers mailbag time, send your questions right now!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendell Ferreira (@wendellfp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wendellfp\/status\/1986115104698507631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">No, it\u2019s just a matter of how much\u00a0Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst\u00a0will get. They have had great results and work well together. Yes, there are some mistakes and fans want them fired, but that happens to everyone \u2014 after any loss, fans want to find who\u2019s responsible for it. LaFleur and Gutey are under contract through 2026, and just like they do with players, the Packers don\u2019t like to extend their professionals so much ahead of time. Now, next offseason is the perfect time to do it \u2014 and they will negotiate a number that makes sense for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Matt LaFleur has some problems with decision-making, the play-calling isn\u2019t always perfect. But he rebuilt the organizational culture, most metrics show he\u2019s in fact a great offensive mind, and teams would line up to hire him if the Packers let him go \u2014 by the way, Green Bay could find another team to trade LaFleur away if they wanted to part ways with him.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody is perfect, but LaFleur has been highly successful with two completely different versions of the roster. I know he hasn\u2019t won the Super Bowl, but that\u2019s not the only way to measure good work.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s been a while since we don&#39;t do these, so let&#39;s do it: Packers mailbag time, send your questions right now!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendell Ferreira (@wendellfp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wendellfp\/status\/1986115104698507631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The overreaction is what bases our ways of living these days around the world. All the time, I see myself arguing with both sides \u2014 those who think everything is perfect and those who want everyone fired. Back in the offseason, I was very\u00a0critical of the decision to sign Aaron Banks, and the prevailing argument was that I had to wait and see him play. No, we had extensive background to form an opinion and analyze the process. Eventually, bad processes have good results, but that\u2019s an outlier.<\/p>\n<p>Now, during the season, some people only want to say that they lost to the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0and\u00a0Carolina Panthers, therefore LaFleur is bad, his offense doesn\u2019t work. There are people\u00a0suggesting the return of Mike McCarthy\u00a0on social media, guys.<\/p>\n<p>What I like to do in those moments is to think about what\u2019s sustainable. Even after the wins, what I thought was bad about the team? And even after the losses, what I thought was good? Those tend to be the real bones, good or bad, of the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Yes,\u00a0cornerback and defensive tackle are obvious needs\u00a0\u2014 CB is even more, and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised with that approach where Brian Gutekunst takes multiple players at the same position to solve a need. Defensive tackle is also huge because Devonte Wyatt, Karl Brooks, and Colby Wooden will all be entering the final year of their deals. The offensive line is a low-key need too, because Rasheed Walker, Sean Rhyan, and Darian Kinnard are all hitting free agency next offseason, so even if Jordan Morgan and Anthony Belton are ready to become starters, depth will be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>There are only two, Jordan Love and Micah Parsons. You could make a case for Rashan Gary due to his sack numbers, but we know it\u2019s mostly a product of how much attention Parsons is driving from opposing offenses. Right now, considering how many injuries the offense has handled, I would say that Love has been easily the most valuable player due to his ability to elevate his environment.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a\u00a0decent chance, because the Packers offer a rare combination of contention and playing time opportunities. If they don\u2019t get to sign him, the starting trio is still viable even without Hobbs \u2014 after all, Hobbs has been a backup anyway. The problem is depth. While cornerbacks and safeties don\u2019t rotate, the Packers have zero experience on the bench, with Bo Melton and Kamal Hadden combining for zero defensive snaps in their NFL careers. If another injury happens, the Packers could be forced to add a more experienced piece.<\/p>\n<p>Good GMs don\u2019t care about it, nor should they. Yes, I would have picked Cooper DeJean as well, even though I liked Jordan Morgan as a top 40 prospect. But the Packers have their process and they trust it. If decisions were based on how the fan base will react, the franchise would never have drafted Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love, it would fire coaches and players after every loss. That\u2019s not how it should work<\/p>\n<p>We made a\u00a0deep dive on it here, but it\u2019s mostly personnel. Rasheed Walker is a viable but not above average left tackle, Aaron Banks is an average player who\u2019s handled injuries, Elgton Jenkins seems to be regressing and changing positions didn\u2019t alter that trajectory, and Jordan Morgan is not a good run blocker \u2014 especially at guard. Zach Tom is the only top offensive lineman on the team, and while Matt LaFleur\u2019s system protects the line for the most part, it\u2019s hard to be elite without the horse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Matt LaFleur\u2019s future with the Packers turns out to have a much simpler answer than expected - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=37454\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matt LaFleur\u2019s future with the Packers turns out to have a much simpler answer than expected - 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