Hackett to be interviewed by Falcons for HC gig. Was wondering why he was getting no run as a potential candidate anywhere.
Believe me, the way he and MLF are working the offense, you gotta wonder why he doesn't get more attention.
Think it's probably the same reason MLF doesn't get much COY chatter- AR.
@PackerHawk posted:Hackett to be interviewed by Falcons for HC gig. Was wondering why he was getting no run as a potential candidate anywhere.
Damn it. Just got this thing going.
@YATittle posted:Believe me, the way he and MLF are working the offense, you gotta wonder why he doesn't get more attention.
MLF gets less respect because of Rodgers. Hackett, same deal with MLF being the play caller.
Dominique Dafney was a bouncer at a bar in Des Moines before joining the Packers.
Legend.
I bet that was one well behaved bar. Or if it wasn't it became one.
@bvan posted:But could he kick Henry's ass?
With a pink feather
I think Matt LaFleur is closer to 'NFL Coach of the Year' than Aaron Rodger is to 'NFL MVP'
— Ben Fennell (@BenFennell_NFL) January 8, 2021
What LaFleur has done in 2yrs to transform the style of Rodgers, to take pressure off Rodgers, & to make the offense more 'QB-Friendly' for Rodgers has been nothing short of incredible...
Is the COY responsible for the special teams?
@Pikes Peak posted:Is the COY responsible for the special teams?
Only if Idiot Murphy lets him be....
Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan must be so jealous of LaFluffer. Mentors who essentially took their teams to the Superb Owl with excellent defenses, state-of-the-art offense.....and relatively shitty QB's. Watching how Rodgers eviscerates defenses while running their X's and O's must make them envious.
Man this team is good.
So true. I thought Goff was gonna be something, but his shortcomings have been revealed. Without a great running back like Gurley, he's not up to snuff.
@Packdog posted:Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan must be so jealous of LaFluffer. Mentors who essentially took their teams to the Superb Owl with excellent defenses, state-of-the-art offense.....and relatively shitty QB's. Watching how Rodgers eviscerates defenses while running their X's and O's must make them envious.
Man this team is good.
So I was thinking about this.
So how does this team redesign itself when Rodgers is gone? Let’s say we get 2018 Love, 10 yard dumper passes with a shit ton of YAC. This is the NFL so he’s not going to be putting up 38 TDs, so let’s say 22 to 25.
What do you need? Definitely a couple of video game WRs, less blocking TE/HB and at least one seam buster. A jacked up defense. Do you focus the Oline on pass blockers or run blockers? What type of defensive focus?
How much does Mayo change up the play calling? Does he straight up mimic Shanahan or does he rely on Love’s physical abilities as far as scrambling/RPO? Love has never been a RPO/running QB that I’m aware of (one of the things I actually like about him) but the talent is there.
Just thought it be fun as a hypothetical.
Its an interesting exercise and we have a few hints
Look at how the 9ers are constructed - its really not a traditional WR-centric offense. The WRs need to be beefier to block and to handle the quick screens. Add a stable of RBs with different specialties and another stable of TE/FB types that can be moved around like chess pieces
Gute showed us what MLF values by drafting an RB and a "move" TE with Deguara. The best match-ups these days are RBs and TE's vs Safeties and LBs - so you'd probably see more of the same.
The WR-CB match-up just isn't as important in this offense and part of that is to combat the light boxes, nickles & dimes that defenses have gone to.
Pendulum swinging
On the OL, Packers are drifting slightly away from the lighter ZBS types, at least at OG with bruisers like Runyan and Stepaniak coming in.
We've already seen some Power running/pulling OGs this year, I'd expect that to continue. No clue on the OTs but Bahk would still be around in 2023 and Jenkins too
@Dr._Bob posted:But is LaFleur kick ass?
Never thought about this. Anyone know if he chauffeured Snacks from the airport?
I’m giving Love the benefit of the doubt of not being Jimmy Cousins. I’m saying he will stay in the pocket under pressure and be able to run RPO as well as completing 10 yard passes.
With that said, I’m thinking more Randall Cobb type WR along with a TE seam buster.
I’m wondering if Mayo would want to stay away from emulating Shanahan completely simply because of what he’s seeing is possible with Rodgers. I’m curious to see if this is the Mayo evolution of Shanahan and McVay.
My thinking is we’ll really know what Mayo is made of after Rodgers is gone and he creates a whole new variant. Right now he may be riding the Rodgers wave like McVince did. I’d like to think not simply because of how much he’s changed the offense.
What if Mayo’s offense requires Love to do nothing more exotic than flinging his own excrement?
@Henry posted:I’m wondering if Mayo would want to stay away from emulating Shanahan completely simply because of what he’s seeing is possible with Rodgers. I’m curious to see if this is the Mayo evolution of Shanahan and McVay.
My thinking is we’ll really know what Mayo is made of after Rodgers is gone and he creates a whole new variant. Right now he may be riding the Rodgers wave like McVince did. I’d like to think not simply because of how much he’s changed the offense.
This offense is incredibly QB friendly - even mopes like Goff and Trubisky can score points in it, so I think Love will do just fine.
But as you noted - this offense has never had anybody as good as AR running it and MLF will surely take some of that stuff forward.
AR + MLF are definitely taking this offense to new places and its a blast to watch on Sundays - especially the initial script. Packers roll out a few new things each week and are currently # 1 in 1st half scoring
And that's the way to win in the NFL
@Henry posted:That’s kind of what I’m expecting already.
Glad you are finally coming around to it.
Matt LaFleur Aced the Chemistry Test With Aaron Rodgers
Good piece about the relationship between MLF and AR.
@TomPelissero
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The #Jaguars put in a request to interview #Packers OC Nathaniel Hackett for their head-coaching job, per source.
I'm hoping Hackett says no thanks I've already seen that shitshow.
@packerboi posted:@TomPelissero·The #Jaguars put in a request to interview #Packers OC Nathaniel Hackett for their head-coaching job, per source.
Couldn't they have interviewed Drayton instead?
Hopefully he sticks around but if he doesn't, is Steno promoted to ensure he sticks around?
I'd like to see Hackett get a HC gig. I think LaFluer handling the play calling duties might hold him back another year.
It will be interesting to see what the MLF coaching tree looks like after another 4-5 years.
If Denver is really going after Rodgers I wouldn’t be surprised to see them pursue Hackett should they let Fangio go.
@ilcuqui posted:If Denver is really going after Rodgers I wouldn’t be surprised to see them pursue Hackett should they let Fangio go.
Lots of that talk on the radio here today….one thought seems to be that Fangio should be canned today which would allow the Broncs to talk to Hackett now.
@Pikes Peak posted:Lots of that talk on the radio here today….one thought seems to be that Fangio should be canned today which would allow the Broncs to talk to Hackett now.
I'd take Fangio as DC. Nothing like having the real deal than a defense 4 times removed.