The group effort means personnel and schemes. When LaFleur realized how perturbed Rodgers was last offseason, Rodgers said his coach was on the next flight to visit him in Malibu, Calif. That was definitely meaningful to me, Rodgers says. If there was a vacancy on his staff, LaFleur wanted to be prepared. As LaFleur transitions from the 2021 season to the beyond, there are wounds to heal, transitions to navigate and redemption to be won. Hes getting all this credibility for being a handsome, good-looking coach. If that means staying in their own home, in their own bed, do that.. What Rodgers didnt know was that LaFleur was listening to the broadcast while game-planning. When LaFleur was a kid, family members called him Matty. Three of his childhood friends still call him that. I really like it now, Rodgers said. Initially, there was some negotiation about how much freedom Rodgers would be given to make adjustments at the line of scrimmage. He is, entering his fourth year, the longest-tenured head coach in his division, no doubt a byproduct of his rivals inability to reliably beat him. It was a comfort. Matt LaFleur will coach one more game this season. He has not won or made a Super Bowlsomething we talk about at lengthbut he is without a doubt one of the top coaches in the sport. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Those are some of the most special memories my kids will have, LaFleur says of interactions with Rodgers. In LaFleurs second season, the Packers were trailing the Bucs 31-23 in the NFC Championship Game with 2:09 remaining when LaFleur called for a 26-yard field goal attempt on fourth down from the 8-yard line. He walks down the air-conditioned hallway back to his office. He went on to coach in the minor league UFL for two seasons with the Sacramento Mountain Lions before Shanahan brought him back on staff in Washington in 2011, a year after LaFleur, Shanahan, and McVay were hired there. He always says, Man, the NFL playoffs is the closest thing to March Madness, its going to be super competitive and theres always lessons you can take from your triumphs and defeatsprobably more so when you come up short.. And then being able to continually sell Aaron on the things that have been helpful to him playing at as high a level as anybody, arguably, in the history of the game over the last few years., Mike McDaniel, a former LaFleur colleague and now the Dolphins head coach, said a lot of football coaches copy-paste at whatever stop they make, but said LaFleur definitely did not do that. I asked Rodgers if theres anything hed like to do differently if they make the playoff this season. On the third-and-goal play from the 8 before the field goal, Rodgers threw an incompletion to Davante Adams instead of trying to run even though he appeared to have space. That scheme, which is heavy on play-action, zone runs, and motion, has made winners out of less-talented passers like Jared Goff and Jimmy Garoppolo. He was just very humble and such a perfectionist at that point in his career that it made him really mad when he didnt know things. The pro game, McDaniel said, was a specific world compared to other levels of football, and the other staff members in Houston were deeply rooted in it. Each guy wants to talk shit about the one I spoke to previously. July 30, 2018 by Matt Lafleur. On ESPNs Jan. 3 Manningcast for Monday Night Football, Rodgers joked about his coachs eyebrows and hair and also pointed out his game-day attire has included Jordans, lululemon pants and a quarter-zip sweater. It all starts with Kyle, Mike LaFleur said. Its just gonna get distributed among the guys that we have here, Rodgers said. On the special teams side, LaFleur curiously chose to promote internally from Mennenga's staff and gave Maurice Drayton the job. Under Shanahan, Matt LaFleur learned about the illusion of complexity. This was drilled into him further by McVay, who taught him the nuances of knowing how teams study tape and using it against them: Plays that start out looking the same that arent. If Rodgers was ticked off at LaFleur, hed get frustrated and stew. (Larry Radloff / Icon Sportswire via Associated Press). He replaced Mike Sherman, who departed for Texas A&M and took with him a Texans quality control coach, which created an opening on staff. I just kept saying, I dont know, man, and he said, No were good. Then Id just keep saying, You sure? and hed say, Were good. It went on like this. Obviously I would rather have him on my team than someone elses, but we know that in this industry, nothing is forever., Well, Ill be honest with you, LaFleur begins. The Rams won that game 35-30. I think it's going to be a process, but one I know that he can handle," LaFleur went on to mention. He has some really finely kept eyebrows.. Then, Rodgers explains, LaFleur can make fun of the tempo plays Rodgers asked for, or correct him. From MACtion, I learned you better have a quarterback, he said. Lets find what the issue actually is and get to the root of what were talking about. So this story Im asking the QB to confirmthat he and other guests at David Bakhtiaris wedding in March made jokes to LaFleur about Rodgers retiring, before Rodgers had actually made a decisionjust flows with all the rest. McDaniel said that with everyone in their 20s or early 30s, with no kids, coaches worked 20-hour days just to get Kyle Shanahans workplace affection. I promise you [the other team is] colder than we are. Matt will get excited, but hes able to assess situations and not get too carried away. But Rodgers did not love all of the motion in the offense. I didnt understand exactly how to talk to him, and he didnt exactly understand how to talk to me, Rodgers says. The play takes a lot of trust, and its virtually a blind throw, a favorite of nearly everyone in LaFleurs coaching circle. I thought he would be great for everybody in that room, all our quarterbacks, LaFleur says. Last year he lost to Mike Vrabel by 28 votes, and the prior two years he didnt even finish second. If I can stand up and say I could have done things better, I think people are more receptive to accepting constructive criticism.. The Green Bay Packers announced running back Kylin Hill and punter Amari Rodgers, both 2021 draft picks, were released this week following Sunday's overtime victory over the Cowboys. Hes not confrontational, but hes not afraid of conflict, McDaniel said. The league reflects their image now and they are having a great time with it. Oops. Certainly, there are adjustments, LaFleur says. We practice in this. [Adding] another young coach on staff, he wasnt threatened by me joining the party. A year later, after a play-calling stint with the Titans, LaFleur popped up on the Packers radar. Rodgers talked him through it and wiggled the tooth for him. The credentials, or the journey to get the credentials, though, are important. 1 in the progression in 80 percent of concepts, and its not going to be like that this year. The Case for Matt LaFleur. It was another to earn the trust of an independent-minded, future Hall of Fame quarterback who reputedly could be as cold as a Lambeau Field goal post in January. People have to make the best decision for themselves. The reporter did not check to see whether the drug was banned by the NFL. LaFleur takes his hat and starts to sign the bill before the man asks him to sign the front. LaFleur has become more than a head coach for the Packers. He ran a basic pro-style offense there that was successful, if not wildly creative. Not saying theyre gonna learn anything, but I didnt take advantage of that time., I didnt learn ball ball until I got to the National Football League, he said. You wanted to be the guy that found the play no one else had seen, you wanted to be the guy who watched the most tape, you wanted to be the guy who understood coverages the best, McDaniel said. There wasnt anything other than, This guy will work his butt off, Saleh says now. Its not easy. G reen Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur may have just asked for a migraine when Green Bay visits the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. In LaFleurs first offseason, he saw something in Rodgers that made him take notice his big heart, in the words of LaFleur. I think you guys probably notice it even when you're in the locker room," LaFleur said in a press conference this past Saturday, April 29. And Rodgers. Were going to have to add some bodies to that room, coach Matt LaFleur said last month at the NFLs owners meetings. Josiah Deguara, who had 13 catches for 114 yards last season, is the top tight end under contract. I want them to feel part of a team. Youre not facing the defense, turned toward the running back on the fake for most of the play. Our guys do a great job of taking them to heart.. Its not about credentials at that point. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. He has been the force that keeps the team a team. It is unprecedented turnover in this new era of loosened . Matt never told me this, I didnt find it out until years later, McDaniel said. LaFleur draws a line from those experiences to now, when he has to drown out noise on a weekly basis. Matt LaFleur, the new head coach for the Green Bay Packers, is married to wife BreAnne, is the father of two boys, and has a brother who is also involved in the National Football League. Its a mindset. And so does Kyle Shanahan, who LaFleur worked for in Houston, Washington, and Atlantathough Shanahan calls it drift. It can be, LaFleur said, an uncomfortable play for the quarterback: a quick-hitting, five-step pass (or six steps if youre moving to the left) from under center. LaFleur's. In LaFleur's second season, the Packers were trailing the Bucs 31-23 in the NFC Championship Game with 2:09 remaining when LaFleur called for a 26-yard field goal attempt on fourth down from the . Is this where that bald-headed son of a bitch Bob Barringer lives? the caller demanded to know. I get hired by the Texans, Im 28 years old, our offensive coordinator was my age and I was thinking, This kid cant know that much more than me. And I was blown away. LaFleur has won two playoff games as a head coach but has yet to lead his team to a Super Bowlthis despite earning a first-round playoff bye in each of his three seasons. He was really good, said Mike LaFleur, Matts brother and the offensive coordinator of the Jets. I have 100 percent trust with him. If I see any other quarterback do something, I say, We can do that. I just tell our staff, the only thing that limits us is our own imagination.. Rodgers accuses LaFleur of having his wife, BreAnne, manicure those brows, which are dark, not too bushy and not too sparse. He was one of the best NCAA players Ive ever faced., The two would play for hours, alternating between playing as Central Michigan, where their father, Denny, was an assistant, or Florida State or Notre Dame. As we walk through the tunnels of Lambeau Field, he explains that, like everyone, he cares what people think of him, but he tries hard to only value the opinion of his family, coaches, and players. Like I told him, the beauty of this game is winning is a hell of a lot of fun, but its about the relationships you make. Despite some good speeches and agreeable philosophies, Drayton wasn't the answer. As a leader, you have to own everything, he explains. LaFleur showed up with a bottle of scotch, the kind stores keep in a case behind the counter. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. And, of course, how often each would pound the table for a particular concept. As LaFleur and I talk, we walk down Oneida Street in Green Bay and a stunned man stops pushing a stroller and waits for the coach to walk past. I think most coaches, a lot of coaches tend to stay away from the truth and I think Matt has figured out the way to do it is to go straight at it, Saleh said. Then when passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy resigned to become offensive coordinator of the Bears, LaFleur told Rodgers he wanted to talk to Clements. Whats so exciting about this league is when there is a situation like this, it seems to me guys will always step up and assume the role. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. While playing in Kalamazoo, LaFleur was the backup to Tim Lester, who would eventually become Western Michigan's head coach from 2017 to 2022. A new seasonand the Wisconsin coldis coming. He gets reflective. More than 48,000 people died by suicide in the US in 2021 . Hourly. Holmgren is in the Packers Hall of Fame and soon could be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Others shared the sentiment. So, too, is the quarterback-coach relationship. That exchange of ideas, LaFleur said, is what hes after. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Aaron Rodgers might not be the only longtime Packer heading out of Green Bay. In two of those seasons, Rodgers won the league MVP awardbut LaFleur has never been within 20 votes of Coach of the Year. There was also 10-Yard Fight, an obscure video game LaFleur loved as a kid, Tecmo Bowl, and, according to his brother, a lot of EA Sports NCAA Football. Ultimately, it was his decision.. And so the toxins in the relationship between Rodgers and the Packers began to pass. LaFleurs retorts usually arent for public consumption. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur speaks during the NFC head coaches availability at the NFL football meetings, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Phoenix. McVay said he looks for a handful of things in an assistant: character, capacity to learn, communication skills, and knowledge of the game from an all-22 perspectivemeaning every position. Mason Crosby connected to narrow the gap to four points. And from being in a football family (both his father and grandfather were coaches), he learned not to care what anyone else saidabout him or his team. The most recent tight end the Packers picked in the first round was Miamis Bubba Franks, who went 14th overall in 2000. With all the trust I have with everybody, I would like to think Ive chilled out a little bit, LaFleur says. You might see them greet them, but this was legitimately asking them questions, spending time with them.. For LaFleur, establishing himself as a first-time head coach in 2019 was one thing. Head coach Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers #12 meet in the fourth quarter against the Washington Football Team in the game at Lambeau Field on October 24, 2021 in Green Bay . LaFleur, barring a Bengals dynasty for Taylor or a surprising uptick for Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona, is almost certainly going to end up being the best hire of the group. But those undiscovered moments helped bring LaFleur and Rodgers together and keep them together through the coming turbulence. 1 seed in their respective conferences this year, but both teams were defeated at home in the divisional round. A good relationshipone where each person erases the others mistakes and both make each other bettercan win you a Super Bowl. But even more drastic press conferences than that have taken place during his Packers tenure. LaFleur acknowledges his offense wont look the same without Adams, though the foundation will remain. Aaron set me straight, LaFleur said. He has such a calm, cool demeanor that I think anybody would gravitate towards him.. In LaFleur's first three seasons, they had 13, 11 and 13 turnovers. He was supportive from the start.. Who that will be, I dont know yet.. The partnership between LaFleur and Rodgers now is 53 games old. Theres almost a rom-com-y feel to how Rodgers and LaFleur talk about following each others careers long before they joined up. This week's guest DL Jarran Reed. Highly possible, Rodgers said with a sly grin, one that youve probably seen hundreds of times on crisp autumn afternoons while hes throwing some overwhelmed NFC defense in a trash can. That move could lead to the exit of free agent Mason Crosby, who has a franchise-record 1,918 career points over 17 seasons. Rodgers remembers first being wowed by the McVay offense, and the stress it put on defenses, in 2018 when the Rams played the Vikings on a Thursday night. Matt LaFleur said he has entertained the idea of Nathaniel Hackett returning to the Packers' staff. Matt LaFleur was in his debut season as Green Bay's coach when the Packers lost the NFC championship game to the San Francisco 49ers, whose staff featured Saleh as defensive coordinator and. Many times, the lessons you learn from defeats are most impactful than what you learn from when you succeed.. But what if youre playing against a defense that says all right and is gonna load up the box? And he was still so spooked when he returned to Green Bay that he talked to offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich about it. The Packers also have one pick each in the second, third and fourth rounds, two picks in the fifth and four in the seventh. Its because when youve played for 16 years and saved your money, as Lewis has, its a matter of just wanting to continue. Last years third-round pick was UCLA offensive lineman Sean Rhyan, who played one special teams snap and no offensive snaps as a rookie and was suspended the last six games of the season for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancers. The Packers took Christian Watson in the second round and Romeo Doubs in the fourth last year, who is expected to get traded to the New York Jets. While boarding the team plane to Minneapolis, he wore a shirt with LaFleurs likeness that read, OUR COACH IS HOTTER THAN YOURS., He frequently jokes about LaFleurs lush eyebrows. Winning 13 games three seasons in a row seems like an easy proposition with Aaron Rodgers under center. Copyright IBTimes 2023. The NFL announced Friday that LaFleur will be the NFC coach for the 2022 Pro Bowl, while Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel will coach the AFC.. LaFleur's Packers and Vrabel's Titans were both the No. Trailing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by eight with just two minutes remaining, LaFleur sent out the field goal team, cutting the Packers deficit to 31-26. Weve seen that throughout society, throughout this locker room. But he also took the blame for the loss, saying he failed to tell Rodgers he wouldnt have a fourth down to try to convert. Matt LaFleur is one of the youngest coaches to lead an NFL team, and he put together an impressive season in 2020! The spring transfer period in college football closed Sunday night with 43 scholarship players -- the equivalent of half a roster -- from Sanders' program having entered the portal since more than 40,000 fans showed up at Folsom Field in Boulder for Colorado's spring game on April 15. I mean, he is so efficient at it, LaFleur said. As much as anything, its why Rodgers will be a Packer in 2022. But, as Saleh said, LaFleurs strength at that time was work ethic, not scheme. Good old Matty, he showed up and ate a bowl and a half of everything, Rodgers says. The most common answer is obvious. LaFleur claims he is the only one who touches his eyebrows. Theres a lot of trust built up at this point between Matt and our players to protect them and put their best interest at heart and ultimately get the team thats going to be fresher whenever we play, says Darryl Franklin, LaFleurs chief of staff. But weve got a pretty good quarterback that can help other guys. Playbook alterations were coming anyway. For others, they are growth experiences. But if there is one thing that Love has learned from flying under Rodgers' wing, it is that he has made strides towards becoming a better on-field leader. Where LaFleur calls home, there are championships and there are failures and not much between. The year the Packers traded Brett Favre and made Rodgers the starter, they drafted two quarterbacks, selecting Louisvilles Brian Brohm in the second round and LSUs Matt Flynn in the seventh. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and head coach Matt LaFleur watch from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in . The three rules are very easy to abide by, in our opinion. "We're going to have to add some bodies to that room," coach Matt LaFleur said last month at the NFL's owners meetings. It was like he was running on a hamster wheel, McDaniel said. That can create conflict in a lot of situations, but not for them. It is a web of inside jokes and roasts that hasnt ended despite their respective rises up the ranks.
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