Mike Holmgren was Green Bay’s head coach for seven years. In that time, Holmgren never fired an assistant coach.
Mike McCarthy coached the Packers for 12 ¾ seasons before he was fired with four games left in the 2018 campaign. In McCarthy’s time, he fired five coordinators.
LaFleur handed pink slips to defensive coordinators Mike Pettine and Joe Barry, and special teams coordinators Shawn Mennenga and Maurice Drayton.
LaFleur has done a lot of things right during his time as Green Bay’s head coach. Finding quality coordinators has not been a strength.
Matthew Patrick LaFleur has coached in Green Bay just five seasons. And in that time, LaFleur — who has the face of a choir boy — has already played the Grim Reaper repeatedly and fired four different coordinators.LaFleur is once again on the hunt for a defensive coordinator after canning Barry last week. And if the Packers — who reached the NFC divisional playoffs this season — hope to take the next step in 2024, the pressure is on LaFleur not to botch this hire.
Why The Green Bay Packers Need Matt LaFleur To Finally Get A Coordinator Hire Correct
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Mike Holmgren was Green Bay’s head coach for seven years. In that time, Holmgren never fired an assistant coach.
Mike McCarthy coached the Packers for 12 ¾ seasons before he was fired with four games left in the 2018 campaign. In McCarthy’s time, he fired five coordinators.
Matthew Patrick LaFleur has coached in Green Bay just five seasons. And in that time, LaFleur — who has the face of a choir boy — has already played the Grim Reaper repeatedly and fired four different coordinators.
LaFleur handed pink slips to defensive coordinators Mike Pettine and Joe Barry, and special teams coordinators Shawn Mennenga and Maurice Drayton.
LaFleur has done a lot of things right during his time as Green Bay’s head coach. Finding quality coordinators has not been a strength.
LaFleur is once again on the hunt for a defensive coordinator after canning Barry last week. And if the Packers — who reached the NFC divisional playoffs this season — hope to take the next step in 2024, the pressure is on LaFleur not to botch this hire.
“We’re coming. We’re coming with a purpose,” right guard Elgton Jenkins said of Green Bay’s future. “We want to win it all. Feel like we could have did it this year, but next year I’m very optimistic.
“We’ve got the guys in the building. We’ve got everything that we need to get it done. We’ve just got to go do it. We set a good foundation this year. We’ve just got to go win.”
For that to happen, LaFleur needs to hit a home run on his next defensive coordinator.
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