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Packers: What they can learn from final four playoff teams

By Jesse Fry

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 09: Matt LaFleur speaks during a press conference to be introduced as head coach of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 09, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 09: Matt LaFleur speaks during a press conference to be introduced as head coach of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 09, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 30: Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams congratulates Brandin Cooks #12 of the Los Angeles Rams on a touchdown against San Francisco 49ers in the second quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 30: Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams congratulates Brandin Cooks #12 of the Los Angeles Rams on a touchdown against San Francisco 49ers in the second quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

From the Rams

Balance.

Judging by the hiring Matt LaFleur has done already, the Packers will look to have better balance on offense. New offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has a strong background with the running game and can get the most out of Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams.

Coming from McVay and the Rams, I’m certain there will be many elements of that team already incorporated. But one thing LaFleur shouldn’t forget is the balance that McVay relies on. Even when Todd Gurley went out with an injury, he still leaned heavily on the run game to get his desired results. C.J. Anderson filled in and didn’t miss a beat.

In the divisional round the Rams used both Anderson and Gurley equally and effectively to run over the Dallas Cowboys. The Packers do not have anyone the quality of Gurley, but they do have two capable backs that can be relied on.

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We have no idea what a Matt LaFleur team will look like. I for one like the uncertainty and look forward to seeing what happens. The 2019 season will be the start of a new era for the Green Bay Packers; here’s hoping LaFleur can start the next 100 years with the same success of the first.

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