The first 3 seasons of Matt LaFleur at the Green Bay Packers were full of explosive energy around Wisconsin. They won 13 games every year from 2019 to 2021, losing twice in the NFC Championship game and once in the NFC Divisional game. But 2022 was full of turbulence, resulting in Aaron Rodgers‘ departure from the franchise. The next 2 seasons with Jordan Love also ended in playoffs. However, they want to go all the way and win the Super Bowl. This year, they have a formidable opponent placing roadblocks on their way to the victory summit. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell! He wants them to give them a bunch of Ls.
It starts with their season kickoff game against the Detroit Lions on September 7 at Lambeau Field. This is the first time he will start their campaign at home. However, their recent record against Lions isn’t great. Since 2019, both teams have a 6-6 win-loss record. But in the last 7 games, the Lions have won 6 games. Just last season, the Lions defeated them twice in the regular season.
On the May 21 episode of Up & Adams show, Matt LaFleur told Kay Adams, “We know we got a great opponent but I do think there’s just a different feel on opening day in the National Football League. So, it’ll be good and I know our fans will be behind us and so hopefully we can start the season off right.” He is ready for the coming battle.
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However, the Packers front office are concerned about another thing. Matt LaFleur became the longest tenured coach in the NFC North. The coach downplayed his feelings a little and replied, “That is insane. That’s so crazy.” However, Adams pointed out the moment when the head coach really started coaching was two years ago when Aaron Rodgers left. She remarked, “I feel like you got the job two years ago.”
His focus is on preparing the team. Everything they will do is going to be intentional. That’s their only way forward. Roger Goodell has sown the seeds of doubt in the Packers management without even saying a word against him. The league also gave them a serious blow in the NFL Spring League Meeting.
Matt LaFleur’s proposal rejected by the league
We all can agree on one fact. If there is one thing one coach finds wrong, there are plenty of supporters and haters. It happened with Matt LaFleur after they lost the wild card game against the eventual Super Bowl winner, Philadelphia Eagles. He did not like tush push. Many others in the league also wanted the Birds to stop it. He became the face of tush push ban movement when the Pack officially submitted a proposal.
Well, the meeting happened on Wednesday, the 21st of May, in Minnesota. Boom! It failed. The voting ended with a 22-10 record. Overall, they needed 75% votes and were left short by 2. While it didn’t make him happy, his reaction just a day before the voting speaks volumes. He told Adams that his opinion didn’t matter much, as if he wasn’t a voter. And they will accordingly adjust as per the results. Now, we have it. Moreover, Lions were one of those 10 teams which voted against the tush push ban.
The Eagles are going to use it this year. Now, they might do it with a vengeance. The Birds trolled everyone on social media after the voting collapsed. It started on X with a graphic of tush push with caption, “push on” followed by highlights video on YouTube and Jalen Hurts meme on Instagram. The only plausible reason is their failure to show any official injuries’ data resulting from the brotherly shove. It’s time for the Packers to move on.
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