LaFleur Deserves More Respect
In the history of the National Football League, only a pair of first-time head coaches have won 30 of their first 37 games. One was George Seifert, who took over the 1989 San Francisco 49ers the year after Bill Walsh led the team to a championship. The other is Matthew Patrick LaFleur, who took over […]
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Thursday Thoughts: New Coordinators
General manager Brian Gutekunst spoke to the press for 15 minutes on Tuesday, and he paid homage to the late Ted Thompson by saying nothing of interest. If you’re a fan over 40, you probably miss the far more loquacious Ron Wolf with each passing year. Anyway, here are three of the many Packers-related thoughts […]
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Packers Add Three Young Coaches
The Green Bay Packers are putting the finishing touches on their 2021 coaching staff. Over the course of the past couple of weeks, Justin Hood, Ryan Mahaffey, and Tim Zetts have been hired by the team. As is very often the case in the National Football League, all three have a prior working relationship with […]
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Barry Hired As Defensive Coordinator
Less than 24 hours after Jim Leonhard turned the job down, Matt LaFleur named Joe Barry the Packers’ new defensive coordinator. The 50-year-old will replace Mike Pettine, who’s contract expired last month. Barry spent the past four seasons as assistant head coach/linebackers with the Rams and just 10 days ago agreed to join the Chargers […]
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Pros & Cons Of DC Candidates
The wait continues as Matt LaFleur decides who will replace Mike Pettine as defensive coordinator. At least nine candidates were interviewed earlier this week – ranging from a 38-year-old up-and-comer to someone who coached his first game in the NFL when Bill Clinton was in the White House. Here’s a closer look at the pros […]
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