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Grading each part of the Green Bay Packers offseason

By Freddie Boston

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 17: Outside Linebacker Preston Smith #94 of the Washington Redskins recovers a fumble in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at FedEx Field on December 17, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 17: Outside Linebacker Preston Smith #94 of the Washington Redskins recovers a fumble in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at FedEx Field on December 17, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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Green Bay Packers, Matt LaFleur
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) /

Coaching changes

The Green Bay Packers have followed the NFL trend of hiring a young, offensive-minded coach. Much like his former colleague, Sean McVay, new Packers head coach Matt LaFleur takes the job without any head coach experience. The Packers will be hoping LaFleur can have the same kind of success as McVay, who turned the LA Rams’ offense into an elite unit and guided his team to the Super Bowl last year.

But while LaFleur may lack experience as a head coach, he knows what it takes for a team to be successful. LaFleur was with the Falcons during their Super Bowl season in 2016, working as the quarterbacks coach as Matt Ryan went on to win the league MVP award. And to learn from Kyle Shanahan, who was the offensive coordinator, and Dan Quinn, the head coach, certainly would’ve helped LaFleur.

He then became the offensive coordinator in McVay’s first year with the Rams, and once again, the offense dominated. So LaFleur knows what it takes for an offense to play at an elite level.

LaFleur and new offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will bring a fresh and exciting scheme to Green Bay, something the offense desperately needed.

The Packers are taking a risk by going with potential over experience. LaFleur may turn out to be the perfect hire, like McVay was in Los Angeles, but the uncertainty makes the next couple of seasons so interesting.

I’m confident LaFleur will get the offense playing at a high level again, but for now the coaching hires receive a B grade.

Grade: B

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