He brazenly flaunts his superiority, much like NFL coach Matt LaFleur.
After dropping their first of four straight games against Detroit, the Packers dropped from 2-1 to 2-5. The Packers’ victory over the Lions on Thanksgiving night was a turning point.
After one more unexpected win, Green Bay will now have the opportunity to play the Lions at Ford Field in a possible rematch.
There’s no shortage of praise for the Packers’ seamless switch from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love. The Packers went from being on the verge of winning the Super Bowl with Favre to missing the playoffs under Rodgers when Favre was replaced. Under Rodgers, the Packers have advanced from outside the playoffs to the verge of the NFC Championship this time around.
Both for his accomplishments this year and the four seasons before, coach Matt LaFleur is deserving of a great deal of praise. LaFleur, who was joined at the hip by a sensitive genius, had to maneuver around a quarterback who, from the start, had successfully utilized the media to win a debate about whether or not LaFleur would allow Rodgers more latitude to alter plays at the line of scrimmage.
Love and the president he detested had to come to an agreement or be negotiated with by LaFleur after the Packers selected Love in the draft without consulting Rodgers. Though she left the Packers before they returned to the Super Bowl, LaFleur was still able to secure two MVP awards from Rodgers during the regular season.
As Rodgers’ replacement, Love has entered the battle and is winning it. He is conducting the offensive as LaFleur intended. And it’s functioning.
Unfortunately, not much is said about the Packers coach’s efforts. Market size could be the cause. Perhaps as a result of his propensity for silent concentration on his job. Perhaps in spite of Rodgers’ role as a mastermind, headache, and chaos in his latter days as a Green Bay watcher, people continue to believe that he was the only one responsible.
