I know. No one wants to read this right now. But, I’m a perpetual contrarian. When the team was in the dumps early last season, I was unnaturally optimistic and started my Packers Positives series. Now that everyone is optimistic about new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, I can’t help but have a few niggling thoughts…
With the Packers hiring former Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley as defensive coordinator, one of the biggest questions fans have been asking is what does this mean for the Packers defense? One of the things you can look forward to is a new look for the Packers defense in 2024. 3-4 or 4-3 One…
Green Bay Packers X (formerly known as Twitter) is always an interesting time. And just like most social media, X is loaded with trolls. It’s also loaded with people with plenty of “sources.” So as fans we really need to be careful with people who are trying to break news on behalf of the Packers.…
Every several years we get a new Packers defensive coordinator. The last (at least) four have ended their time on the team as failures. Living through each of these can give you a lot of ideas on what a good defensive coordinator should be. Let’s go over some coordinator factors and discuss which we’d choose…
Despite all evidence that Matt LaFleur has no interest in replacing Joe Barry, basically everyone thinks that it’s a foregone conclusion that there will be a new Packers defensive coordinator next season. In stead of writing a depressing article detailing reasons why that may not happen, let’s look at a few off the wall candidates…
Matt Lafleur had a subpar first press conference, he seemed nervous and certainly not like someone who could control a room. Of course, this led to mass panic among Packers fans, but Lafleur quickly turned it around in press conferences and the locker room. Almost four years later, Lafleur may have lost his mojo. The…
With Mike Pettine’s contract not being renewed, Matt LaFleur is interviewing candidates for defensive coordinator. Gil and J.J. give you some background on these candidates and weigh pros and cons of each one. They each make their pick for favorite coordinator option, listen to their debate, then vote on the winner: https://www.twitter.com/jjlahey It doesn’t end there,…