The Green Bay Packers might officially be broken, folks. The team is coming off back-to-back home losses, with the latest being a 10-7 stinker against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers were held scoreless until late in the game, and their offense looks to be in complete shambles.
Green Bay had a chance to make something happen with a minute and a half to go on its own 35-yard line. The offense needed a first down to continue the drive, and what happened next is an absolutely atrocious look for Matt LaFleur and his play-calling duties.
Before that 4th-and-1 attempt, which ended up being a lost fumble by the Packers, you could hear Eagles defensive tackle Moro Ojomo yelling, "Inside zone this way! Inside zone this way!"
Sure enough, the play that was called and run was an inside zone that way, and, well, we know how it turned out.
Matt LaFleur's final call was so obvious that Eagles defenders knew it was coming
The fact that the Eagles' defense was easily able to sniff this play out shows how predictable LaFleur has gotten with his play calls. Something has to change because this is an embarrassing look for the Packers' head coach. Josh Jacobs was fully aware that the Eagles knew the play-call.
"As a runner, it don't ever feel good. Whenever they know what we're doing it don't ever feel good because it changed my mind on how I'm going to run the ball, if we're being honest," said Jacobs, via Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
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The Packers' offense has been on the struggle bus for most of the season, but it's been particularly bad recently. A play call with the game on the line so predictable that an Eagles defender can easily figure out is bad enough, but in their past two games, both losses at home for what it's worth, the Green Bay offense has scored a whopping... wait for it... 20 points!
To make things even worse, the defense has been playing out of its mind. Jeff Hafley's unit surrendered just 39 points in all three of Green Bay's losses this season. The Packers' defense is doing its part. Matt LaFleur and the Packers' offense are not doing theirs.
It would not surprise Packers fans if LaFleur's seat begins to get warmer and warmer because these performances cannot become the norm. What a train wreck of a game for LaFleur and his play-calling. Something has to change and fast, or his job is not going to be safe at season's end.