Packers hiring LaFleur.

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Nice article and free from Packer Report. Covers the guys entire football background with a mention of virtually each coach he has worked closely with.

And nice catch by Chris Roth (TV guy from GB) that LaFleur and Rodgers share a small college background and approach to leadership.

Chris Roth @rothchris
Good stuff from Bill here, and reasons to believe LaFleur will connect with Rodgers: from college coach "LaFleur is fierce competitor"-sound familiar? And his IFL coach saying he brought guys from different backgrounds together - like Rodgers at Butte CC, Similarities

You can trust this, its 24/7 or whatever Scout.com turned into: https://t.co/MPodcilhuP

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Nice article and free from Packer Report. Covers the guys entire football background with a mention of virtually each coach he has worked closely with.

And nice catch by Chris Roth (TV guy from GB) that LaFleur and Rodgers share a small college background and approach to leadership.

Chris Roth @rothchris
Good stuff from Bill here, and reasons to believe LaFleur will connect with Rodgers: from college coach "LaFleur is fierce competitor"-sound familiar? And his IFL coach saying he brought guys from different backgrounds together - like Rodgers at Butte CC, Similarities

You can trust this, its 24/7 or whatever Scout.com turned into: https://t.co/MPodcilhuP

thats great that he's a rah rah guy, can he coach at all? can he even run an offense?

thats the big question

right now we're building a team of QB coaches. we got a lot of other guys that need coaching too

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thats great that he's a rah rah guy, can he coach at all? can he even run an offense?

thats the big question

right now we're building a team of QB coaches. we got a lot of other guys that need coaching too

everything is the worst thing

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Rizzi interviewed and left GB without a contract. To be fair, I think Hackett did too. So not a closed door, but still risk he's headed elsewhere.

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Rizzi interviewed and left GB without a contract. To be fair, I think Hackett did too. So not a closed door, but still risk he's headed elsewhere.

Yep. Some other tidbits too:

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
#Packers make Nathaniel Hackett hiring as offensive coordinator official.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Former #Dolphins special teams coach Darren Rizzi left Green Bay without a contract. It’s likely he’s weighing his offers, but apparently the #Packers didn’t make him one he couldn’t refuse or he wouldn’t have left. Also, #Dolphins WRs coach Shawn Jefferson interviewed Tuesday.

JOHN BONAMEGO STILL AVAILABLE

Matt Maiocco @MaioccoNBCS
The #Packers received permission from the #49ers to interview assistant offensive line coach Adam Stenavich for GB’s offensive line coach opening, per source.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Stenavich, a Marshfield native, has interviewed with new coach Matt LaFleur, a source said.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Stenavich was on the #Packers practice squad in 2006-‘07. He is schooled in the #49ers blocking system, which is what LaFleur is expected to install. He would replace Campen. He’s from Marshfield but is six years younger than Mark Tauscher, who is from there also.

Grant Paulsen @granthpaulsen
Redskins LB's coach Kirk Olivadotti was granted permission to interview for the same job with the Green Bay Packers, sources say. Could be the second Redskins assistant under contract to leave for another organization.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Olivadotti could fill both of the positions left vacant with Winston Moss’ firing and Patrick Graham’s expected departure to Miami.

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Rizzi interviewed and left GB without a contract. To be fair, I think Hackett did too. So not a closed door, but still risk he's headed elsewhere.

That's not surprising. Why would he want to work for a rookie HC?

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The impulse to hire people you know or work for people you know, is truly remarkable. People would rather be comfortable and get less quality than work with an unknown with greater accomplishment.

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That's not surprising. Why would he want to work for a rookie HC?

I think the idea would be that he gets a large amount of say in how things are run for ST AND he gets a huge salary.

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I think the idea would be that he gets a large amount of say in how things are run for ST AND he gets a huge salary.

Why wouldn't he get that elsewhere?

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Nice article and free from Packer Report. Covers the guys entire football background with a mention of virtually each coach he has worked closely with.

And nice catch by Chris Roth (TV guy from GB) that LaFleur and Rodgers share a small college background and approach to leadership.

Chris Roth @rothchris
Good stuff from Bill here, and reasons to believe LaFleur will connect with Rodgers: from college coach "LaFleur is fierce competitor"-sound familiar? And his IFL coach saying he brought guys from different backgrounds together - like Rodgers at Butte CC, Similarities

You can trust this, its 24/7 or whatever Scout.com turned into: https://t.co/MPodcilhuP

Same approach to leadership? So when a rookie wide receiver runs the wrong route, LeFleur is going to gesture angrily at him, roll his eyes, and shake his head in disgust on the sidelines?

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I think the idea would be that he gets a large amount of say in how things are run for ST AND he gets a huge salary.

And/or, maybe he's impressed by the guy, thinks they'll be good, win championships, maybe resulting in upward mobility, increasing salary, prestige, larger church tithe, vacation home, etc. etc.

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Same approach to leadership? So when a rookie wide receiver runs the wrong route, LeFleur is going to gesture angrily at him, roll his eyes, and shake his head in disgust on the sidelines?

I hope Murphy and Gute are on-board with the non-verbal gestures. The Financial Secretary too.

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Why wouldn't he get that elsewhere?

Coaches are weird creatures of habit. He is not getting that kind of latitude in New England, where BB is his own ST coach. Stubby also thought himself quite an expert.

A beat guy mentioned that one problem bedeviling Packer ST was draft and develop, where they are always shuffling in new guys. This is horse manure. When Ted had it going, the roster was more stable than most franchises. Where personnel catastrophes struck, the Packers switched gears and moved people around like Jerry Jones changes bus drivers. Gute did this this past season.

Both produced poor results.

The real reason the Packer ST suck (besides getting ordinary results from Crosby and terrible results from punters) is that they refuse to use starters except occasionally at return positions.

And that they don't make a habit of picking up special teams aces as roster filler. They would prefer to have depth that might develop into starters, not wedge blockers. I think this is a different criticism than the draft and develop, because if Ted went whole hog FA, those guys still aren't starting on ST for the Packers.

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Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky
Packers RB coach Ben Sirmans is expected to be retained on Matt LaFleur's staff, per sources. Not official yet, but it's in the works. He's done strong work with Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams and the young running backs. https://t.co/BNkvBB1DLl

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Not too surprising, but #Packers are not retaining QBs coach Frank Cignetti. He’s a McCarthy guy with no ties to new coach Matt LaFleur. It’s likely OC Nathaniel Hackett will spend a lot of time with QBs. No word if LaFleur is eyeing a QBs coach.

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Marcus Wilson, Travis Jervey, Jarrett Bush, Jeff Janis. Just the first four guys I could think of that span the past 25 years of keeping some guys because they are simply talented on ST. (Except, of course, Janis developed into an All-Pro WR - after leaving GB)