Matt LaFleur did some interviews today with Jason Wilde of ESPN Wisconsin and Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk. When these interviews happen, they’re usually very heavy in coach speak, and the hope is you get maybe one or two nuggets that you could take away from the interview. Other times, the coach acts like he’s still interviewing for the job and tries too hard to impress the listeners. To me, LaFleur came off as a coach who wants to win football games and build something special with the Green Bay Packers. He’s not trying too hard, rather, he is showing himself as an in-the-weeds kind of guy.

He is a little more quiet than this guy, but LaFleur’s approach reminds me somewhat of Craig Counsell. Craig isn’t exactly one to give you the ‘rah-rah’ speeches, but he does have this analytical mind that comes out in a lot of interviews. I see that with LaFleur. He isn’t telling you much, but you can clearly interpret the smart side of him. It’s a change from Mike McCarthy without question, and it could take some people a bit of time to get used to the new demeanor.

There were no red flags unless you consider him being a cat guy an issue. The relationship with him, Hackett and the quarterbacks gave off the vibe that they’re not going to bring in a QB’s coach. LaFleur seemed adamant that he wants to take part in that process of working with the QBs. While McCarthy was an offensive guy, he never sought out the quarterbacks.

I’m excited for the LaFleur era to get underway in a few months.

Charlie.