The Green Bay Packers’ ugly 35-14 home loss to Atlanta didn’t just deepen a rough start - it put Matt LaFleur back under the microscope.
At 1-2, Green Bay is still in the playoff mix, especially with the NFC North looking unsettled early. But the numbers around the Packers are hard to ignore. Through three games, they sit last in several ugly categories, including offensive line performance, rushing yards per game, and completion percentage.
That kind of start has already stirred up calls for change, and former five-time Pro Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry added his voice to the noise on Friday during an appearance with Kay Adams. Coming a day after the defeat, Landry said the Packers may need major changes before they can get themselves right.
“They [the Packers] are bad…What’s going on with Jordan Love and [Matt] LaFleur? I feel like they are not on the same page…This year he’s just seemed to be very flat.” commented the former NFL star.
Landry went further, saying Green Bay should think about moving on from LaFleur after the loss, and even floated the idea of a different path at quarterback.
“I think LaFleur is a great coach, he’s done great things in GB. I just think the time has run short and it’s easier to find a different head coach.”
LaFleur’s job is not suddenly in immediate danger, but the pressure is real if this season keeps sliding. Green Bay also does not have its 2027 first-round draft selection, which only adds another layer to the stakes if things unravel. Even so, it would take a much worse collapse before Ed Policy would consider cutting ties with the 46-year-old coach so soon after giving him a multi-year extension last offseason.
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