Matt LaFleur’s standing in Green Bay is going to keep getting louder if the Packers keep playing like this.
Yes, the Packers came away with a 17-14 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. But it was the kind of escape that raises more questions than it answers, especially after a start to the season that already included an ugly Week 1 collapse, an underwhelming win, and a blowout loss to a previously winless Atlanta Falcons team. Even in victory, Green Bay didn’t look like a team putting things together.
That’s why the conversation around LaFleur isn’t going away. The Packers extended him after the 2025 season’s wildcard round collapse, and that move hasn’t aged well.
Since Aaron Rodgers left, Green Bay has just one playoff win under LaFleur, along with three frustrating losses. That track record is hard to ignore when the regular-season offense is also looking far less reliable than it used to.
The offense, in particular, is the biggest concern. It’s been clunky and difficult to watch, and the late-game decision-making has been maddening over the past year. For a coach who’s supposed to be the offensive driver of the team, LaFleur hasn’t given fans much reason to feel better about where this is headed.
The Micah Parsons move only sharpened expectations. Once Green Bay made that deal, the message was clear: this was supposed to be a Super Bowl push. That kind of move puts the pressure squarely on the present, and even with Parsons still on the shelf, the offensive problems are the real issue right now.
There are still pieces in place for better results. Jordan Love remains one of the league’s most talented starters, and the roster still has plenty of playmakers even with the offensive line questions and the loss of Josh Jacobs. That’s part of what makes the start so frustrating - this isn’t a team without talent, and it isn’t a situation where the coaching staff can hide behind a lack of weapons.
It also doesn’t help that Green Bay’s hated rival has won back-to-back games with backup quarterbacks starting as Chicago has been without Caleb Williams. That only adds to the irritation around a Packers team that keeps leaving the door open.
For now, LaFleur still has time to steady things. But the next stretch matters.
Green Bay is heading into matchups against the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, and if the Packers stumble through those games too, the noise around the head coach is going to get a lot harder to ignore. Two more rough weeks, and the discussion gets serious.
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