And theyre gonna make you throw the football? We got to see that early on from Matty.. 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. There was a dance, Rodgers explainshe uses that word often in our talkafter LaFleur got hired in 2019, when the two did not know they could just say whatever they wanted to each other directly, sometimes brutally. The flip side of that is that LaFleur empowers his assistants and wants input, Stenavich said, and lets assistants address the room in ways other coaches might not. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. Matt will get excited, but hes able to assess situations and not get too carried away. He will do something even if its worse for him. 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.. It is unprecedented turnover in this new era of loosened . Matt is a big part of that puzzle of why to get up every morning, Lewis said. Theyre always the most important. Is this where that bald-headed son of a bitch Bob Barringer lives? the caller demanded to know. The affection Rodgers has for his head coach is evident in the way he makes fun of him publicly. 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. So it's not like LaFleur had to have some sort of. The offensive coordinator of that Texans team certainly knew a hell of a lot about football. If all their interactions were about throwing a football, their relationship would have been restricted. LaFleur on Rodgers: 'We want him back in the worst way' - AP NEWS Despite social, political, and existential crises, the foundation of my Catholic identity held firm. Ultimately, we were there to support David and Frankie, and I didnt want to take away from that experience.. LaFleur is the dad in the passenger seat with the 15-year-old with their temps. July 30, 2018 by Matt Lafleur. 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. Matt LaFleur wins games at a higher clip than any pro football coach in history. And then LaFleur backed off. They selected Michigan outside linebacker Rashan Gary with the No. He will choose integrity over outcome or a game. He gets reflective. LaFleur said almost nothing publicly about the controversy during the season, sidestepping questions. As a coach, you have to be careful of having too many rules because you can paint yourself into a corner. Were still trying to figure everything out. Were talking in the middle of training camp, after all. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Rodgers kiddingly said his toe issue, later revealed to be a fracture, was COVID toe. Now, heres the hard part: On March 18, the Packers traded away All-Pro receiver Davante Adams for a first- and second-round pick. It was like he was running on a hamster wheel, McDaniel said. What are you just going to bang your head against the wall? But we were getting a lot of positive cases. Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. Aaron Jones and A.J. Take the emotion out of it, and be able to have an honest conversation without being triggered or sensitive by what was said. Once he hits 50 total games coached, which will happen Week 1 of this season, he can take his rightful place atop the all-time winning percentage list for coaches, a spot currently occupied by Guy Chamberlin, last seen coaching the 1927 Chicago Cardinals and retiring in his mid-30s to become a farmer. Which may explain, in part, why three days after the wedding, Rodgers informed LaFleur Matty, he calls him that the vows between the Packers and their passer would be renewed. Packers' Matt LaFleur leads with grace through Aaron Rodgers' COVID-19 (Its not.) There were some remarks where Im like, Is he just messing with me? In two of those seasons, Rodgers won the league MVP awardbut LaFleur has never been within 20 votes of Coach of the Year. Staying disciplined on that is a constant challenge for me, LaFleur said. 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. The good news is that the offense is built for just that. In June, before his first season, LaFleur threw the first pitch at the Green and Gold charity softball game at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. His sons, Luke and Ty, were there, as was his quarterback. I want him to hear why I like something or why he might not like something, because if hes not comfortable Im not going to call it., Matt Ryan, who LaFleur worked with as quarterbacks coach in Atlanta in 2015 and during Ryans MVP season in 2016, remembers how much translating went into learning the offense, how different the terminology was and how much trust it took. "We're going to have to add some bodies to that room," coach Matt LaFleur said last month at the NFL's owners meetings. This, I assure you, is part of the story. To me, if edge is a priority, thats probably where youre going to get your best value (at 15), McShay said. The more you talk to the core of the LaFleur-Shanahan-McVay tree, the more you realize that youre in the middle of what feels like the worlds most chaotic group chat between football geniuses. People have to make the best decision for themselves. Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur turned down a chance to make the Super Bowl. So he was no. Copyright 2023 IBTimes LLC. You could trust him with your life or your family. He said that if he was going through something and had to call one person who he knows would drop everything, it would be LaFleur. Sean McVay, too. "It's hard to lead when you're not the guy, and he knows he's the guy now. But what if youre playing against a defense that says all right and is gonna load up the box? And they take it like being attacked or something but hes just asking questions and being thorough. Stenavich said they recently changed the rules of a protection scheme not because LaFleur was angry, but because he just kept interrogating why they did it that way. Im walking around a vast, carpeted locker room in Lambeau Field in early August trying to find out why, and generally succeeding: Players are explaining in detail his widely praised management style and describing his football mind, which blends the concepts hes loved for years with those embraced by his quarterback into the best playbook in the NFL. That now-famous Washington staff included both Shanahans (Kyle as offensive coordinator), LaFleur (quarterbacks coach), McVay (tight ends coach) and McDaniel (offensive assistant turned wide receivers coach). LaFleur defended his decision to kick the field goal. Clements is another spoke in the Packers wheel. Theres almost a rom-com-y feel to how Rodgers and LaFleur talk about following each others careers long before they joined up. 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. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Aaron Rodgers might not be the only longtime Packer heading out of Green Bay. 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. Packers enter draft needing to find more playmakers for Love "I don't think there's many things we're leaning on very well right now," LaFleur said after the loss to the Jets. Its also a reason Rodgers was voted the leagues most valuable player the last two years. Packers' Matt LaFleur offers another sign that Aaron Rodgers is headed FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, left, talks to Aaron Rodgers during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Dan Pompei is a senior writer for The Athletic who has been telling NFL stories for close to four decades. The Eagles entered the draft with six selections, including the tenth and 30th overall pick and a second and third-rounder. 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. As head coach Matt LaFleur explained over the weekend, everyone knew what the situation was with Rodgers likely heading to New York. That is special, really special.. "I've praised Mason up here a . When LaFleur worked for Dan Quinn on the Falcons in 2015 and 16, Quinn had three rules. A new seasonand the Wisconsin coldis coming. LaFleur acknowledges it took a minute for him and Rodgers to get on the same page. The Packers are picking 15th overall after going 8-9 last season, missing the playoffs and ending a string of three straight NFC North titles. This is their job and I expect them to come to work ready to play. Tight end is an even greater need. Coaching is about many things, but one of the foundational, overlooked aspects is trust. LaFleur remembers sitting in Washington and seeing the natural throwing motion and athleticism of Rodgers and realizing that theres nothing he cant do. But right now, Aaron Rodgers needs me to understand something: that he trolls LaFleur constantly. It wasnt until probably about the last year that [Matt] was having somebody cut his own hair other than himself, McVay said. 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. The more of it LaFleur gets, the more of it he gives. I was like Holy shit, Ive got a lot to learn.. They selected Michigan outside linebacker Rashan Gary with the No. A good relationshipone where each person erases the others mistakes and both make each other bettercan win you a Super Bowl. Green Bay Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy spoke with Larry McCarren at the NFL Annual Meetings in Phoenix. Tight end Jace Sternberger (2019 third-round pick) and wide receiver Amari Rodgers (2021) left the organization within two years. We just named a quarterback assistant, Connor Lewis. Rodgers talked him through it and wiggled the tooth for him. Assuming the Packers stay at 15, this would be just their second top-15 overall pick in the past 14 drafts. Lafleur started a text conversation with Rodgers during his telecast and nearly responded by Facetiming him on live television. LaFleur's not going to scream or lecture and he's not so self-absorbed to take his eye off the road. Matt LaFleur: 'We're gonna find out a lot about ourselves moving forward' Whether you are leading a football team, an offense or an office, guys will follow you if you show them how much it means to you and how hard you work, more than what you say, Rodgers said in January. If Rodgers was ticked off at LaFleur, hed get frustrated and stew. The way he does it is organic and yet purposeful. Although the Packers could take a running back in the late rounds, its not a need. As part of his opening statement, LaFleur said, Obviously, I didnt do enough to get our team prepared to win a football game. Motion, fakes. Its still tricky for him, he said. To win consistently the way he has is not appreciated enough., His quarterback, though, has a different take: Its because he just won the lottery, man. Packers face decision on unproven quarterback with fifth-year option Mark Murphy 1-on-1: 'Health and safety' still a big focus for the NFL. But the Packers never got the ball back. I asked Rodgers if theres anything hed like to do differently if they make the playoff this season. The lines could have been made with a ruler. He was supportive from the start.. Packers' Matt LaFleur will coach NFC at 2022 Pro Bowl Rodgers was messing around with me quite a bit, LaFleur says. Theirs has been the most scrutinized relationship in the NFL, and it has held up under the surgical lights. His response reflected rule No. Dillon. #10 Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers. He is a bottom-line guy. Some of the leaders didnt think it was in the teams best interests and told LaFleur a day off their feet would be more beneficial. Its going to be more of a group effort.. Packers' Matt LaFleur will face off his brother Mike LaFleur in Sunday Arguably one of the best receivers of all time, especially when it comes to route running, Packers receiver Allen Lazard said of Adams. I promise you [the other team is] colder than we are. I want to do right by our guys, or at least be open enough to listen to their concerns and then ultimately do whats in the best interest of everybody.. I mean, he is so efficient at it, LaFleur said. You want to earn that trust, and then you want to keep it, Campbell said. LaFleur began considering one of his new assistants more than a year ago when he asked Rodgers about Tom Clements, who had been an assistant with the Packers for 11 years of Rodgers career before LaFleurs arrival. He asks for an autograph for his kid (the kid, it should be noted, is very young and does not care at all). 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. But ahead of an all-important season, the fourth-year Packers . History suggests they wont add any in the first round of next weeks NFL draft. 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. Matty Im sure knew this was a possibility, Rodgers says of the controversy. The Packers took Christian Watson in the second round and Romeo Doubs in the fourth last year, but theyre the only Green Bay wideouts currently under contract who had at least 100 yards receiving last season. The Packers used their 13th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft to improve their defense with defensive end Lukas Van Ness, retooled at the tight end position with Luke Musgrave and gave Love some much-needed help in the wideout group by selecting Jayden Reed out of Michigan State. 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. Josiah Deguara, who had 13 catches for 114 yards last season, is the top tight end under contract. So whether you were vaxed or unvaxed, it doesnt shield you from it. But they worked on it. (AP Photo/Matt York), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. Its a mindset. Its why he was a Packer in 2021. You can tell Aaron respects Matt because theres some stuff Ive never seen him do, and the offense is different from when Matt started.. 12 pick in 2019. who played one special teams snap and no offensive snaps as a rookie, was suspended the last six games of the season. Tight end is an even greater need. And why the Packers are 39-10 under LaFleur. When team leaders Rodgers, Adams, Kenny Clark, Adrian Amos, Marcedes Lewis, DeVondre Campbell, Preston Smith and others had something to say, LaFleur stopped talking. And these days, you can watch the Packers practice on the street called Mike McCarthy Way. He mentions Tom Clementswho just returned as the Packers quarterbacks coach and who coached him earlier in his careerand former quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, now the offensive coordinator in Cleveland, as people whove given him extremely granular tasks to improve on each day. LaFleur could not prevent the departure of the player he has called footballs best wide receiver. LaFleur seemed to think the talent was there, and the only change needed was at the top. All logic points to the Packers signing him to an extension in the coming months that would lock him into Green Bay for years and make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the NFL. In the resurfaced article, Robert Saleh told Demovsky that on one occasion in the mid-2000s, Kelly then the head coach at Central Michigan invited him and fellow graduate assistant coach Matt LaFleur to what they thought was a party at Kelly's house. And LaFleur moved past the question almost impossibly quickly. Can we take some motion off to get some tempo practice? And he can say yes without being sensitive, Rodgers says. Rodgers accuses LaFleur of having his wife, BreAnne, manicure those brows, which are dark, not too bushy and not too sparse. Matthew Patrick LaFleur ( / lflur / l-FLOO-r; [2] born November 3, 1979 [1]) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst, president Mark Murphy and director of football operations Russ Ball also were involved in the discussions. I know he was taking a lot of heat. He really didnt like the feeling of not knowing everything, so he made it his job to know everything., McDaniel immediately noticed that LaFleur was a quarterback specialist who was obsessed with learning run blocking and line play. Try a week on us. 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. LaFleurs commitment to the Packers and Rodgers led to a spirit of cooperation from the quarterback. The week after the Saturday Christmas Day game, the Packers had an extra practice scheduled. Sometimes these lessons go the other way. The most common answer is obvious. First-year coach Matt LaFleur has a chance to lead the Green Bay Packers to an NFC championship and a trip to Super Bowl 54 against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night. Only it was a ruse to get the two to shovel snow and park cars all night long. And Rodgers. 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. One of the most obvious and clichd observations about pro football is also the most true: The head-coach-quarterback relationship is the most important part of the franchise. So I think a lot of people say, Oh OK, youve got a Hall of Fame quarterback. But Matts a big reason that the Hall of Fame quarterback won the MVP the last two years., A lot of people want to discredit him because he has a Hall of Fame quarterback, but the reality is hes done a phenomenal job capturing a really cool locker room in terms of star players and talent and getting them all to play at a very high level, said Jets coach Robert Saleh, a longtime friend and former coworker of LaFleurs. Bill Bender joins Craig to discuss who he believes could be the first tight end drafted at this year's NFL Draft. Matt LaFleur's ability to build trust, starting with Aaron Rodgers, is The Green Bay Packers have begun the process of moving on from the Aaron Rodgers era. Green Bay needed someone to add depth to the quarterback spot behind Love and while Clifford may not have been the ideal selection then, the Packers see something in him that might serve him well as a backup. He also learned how everything ties together: Sometimes, he said, youll trade in a 3-yard pass in order to set up an explosive pass. Matt LaFleur - Wikipedia Many times, the lessons you learn from defeats are most impactful than what you learn from when you succeed.. Rodgers appreciated his coachs stance, even if it wasnt verbalized at a podium. 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. In LaFleur's first three seasons, they had 13, 11 and 13 turnovers. That exchange of ideas, LaFleur said, is what hes after. Oops. LaFleur was intrigued by him because of Rodgers praise. 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. There should be many more opportunities for the 42-year-old LaFleur, with or without the 38-year-old Rodgers. Its pretty cool. It doesnt matter to your brain, doesnt matter to your body if you believe it, that becomes the reality. COVID toe is a condition in which toes swell and turn blue or purple. Of course, there were several unsightly seams between Rodgers and others in the organization. Lets have an open dialogue and conversation and get better. Weve seen that throughout society, throughout this locker room. (McVay noted that the teams two-back sets are impressive. Is This the Year Matt LaFleur Finally Gets the Credit He Deserves That shit doesnt bother me, LaFleur said. Its not why we were there. Trust from the locker room will be crucial as he tries to fill the crater in his offense left by the trade of Adams, whose desire was to play for the Raiders. On the special teams side, LaFleur curiously chose to promote internally from Mennenga's staff and gave Maurice Drayton the job. The depth of this draft class at receiver and particularly at tight end could push the Packers toward using the 15th overall pick to address other needs, such as adding a safety or a pass rusher. Talk to any former Shanahan assistant and youll get the same response.

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