One of the favourites to be the first NFL coach fired is Matt LaFleur of the Packers for not…
Green Bay, Wisconsin: As Matt LaFleur began his fifth season as the Green Bay Packers’ coach, he had crafted a 47-19 regular-season record.
With 50 games under their belt, LaFleur’s winning percentage of.712 ranked fourth all-time among NFL coaches. Who was it that was in front of him? Vince Lombardi (.738), John Madden (.750), and Guy Chamberlin (.784). All of the Hall of Famers.
The Packers are 2-5 this season. Although nobody anticipated that Jordan Love would be an easy replacement for Aaron Rodgers, the team’s four-game losing run indicates that they haven’t really improved all that much.
LaFleur is +650 to be the first coach dismissed this season at BetOnline. Josh McDaniels (+200) of the Las Vegas Raiders, who is coming off a
terrible loss against the Detroit Lions and struggles to pass to All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, who has greater odds.
Next are Ron Rivera of the Washington Commanders (+250), Matt Eberflus of the Chicago Bears (+320), LaFleur, and Brandon Staley of the Los Angeles Chargers (+1000).
Beyond the difficulties they have faced this year, the Packers are going in the wrong direction.
LaFleur guided the Packers to 13-3 seasons and the NFC Championship Game in 2019, 13-3 seasons, the No. 1 seed and the NFC Championship Game in 2020, and 13-4 seasons and the No. 1 seed in 2021 during his first three seasons on the job. Even if the Packers struggled every year in the playoffs, losing on home soil in 2020 and 2021, at least LaFleur got the team into
