The Inexperienced Bay Packers are getting into their fourth season below Matt LaFleur.
And whereas the Pack has received the NFC North in every of LaFleur's three seasons as head coach, they've didn't win the NFC, dropping within the 2019 and 2020 NFC Championship Video games and struggling a second-round dwelling loss to the 49ers final season.
Inexperienced Bay gave longtime quarterback Aaron Rodgers a brand new three-year, $150.8 million contract this offseason however traded famous person large receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. The group additionally misplaced receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in free company and can now presumably look to Allen Lazard, rookie Christian Watson and free-agent signee Sammy Watkins to hold the load at receiver.
With that, Colin Cowherd, host of "The Herd," mentioned Inexperienced Bay's outlook heading into this season, making the case that the Packers have not been capable of develop gamers below LaFleur.
"Yr 3, first-round choose Jordan Love — I do not see it," Cowherd stated. "Offensive line final 12 months for Inexperienced Bay and Matt LaFleur ranked 14th, the bottom in years. They have not developed a No. 2 large receiver. I would argue they do not have a No. 3 large receiver. They needed to go get Sammy Watkins. Once more, simply since you're given Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams and David Bakhtiari doesn't imply you are an excellent coach.
"I've watched San Francisco work Inexperienced Bay within the final couple years. I've watched Matt LaFleur's offense — and he is an offensive man, and he had the back-to-back MVP — I've watched Matt LaFleur and Inexperienced Bay soften down at dwelling, second half, fourth quarter, back-to-back years. I at all times really feel like Kyle Shanahan's taking sixth-rounders and third-rounders and Jimmy Garoppolo and elevating them to a spot they most likely do not deserve.
"So, what is the identification [in Green Bay]?"
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Colin Cowherd questions Matt LaFleur's effectiveness as head coach of the Packers.
Cowherd went on to say how head coach Sean McVay took Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams to the Tremendous Bowl in his second season (2018) whereas making the franchise a horny vacation spot. The Rams are actually the defending Tremendous Bowl champions.
San Francisco has made a number of draft alternatives who've change into starters, if not linchpins for its operation, together with Nick Bosa (first spherical), Deebo Samuel (second spherical), Fred Warner (third spherical), George Kittle (fifth spherical) and Elijah Mitchell (sixth spherical).
Inexperienced Bay has had its justifiable share of hits within the draft since 2019 (Darnell Savage Jr., AJ Dillon and Jon Runyan Jr.), however it has additionally been unable to build up impactful depth behind its starters, particularly on the offensive facet of the ball.
The Packers traded up for the No. 26 choose within the 2020 NFL Draft to pick QB Love, who has appeared in simply six regular-season video games and began one. Former third-round draft picks and tight ends Josiah Deguara and Jace Sternberger have been unable to earn beginning positions. Inexperienced Bay waived Sternberger early final season. Receiver Amari Rodgers had simply 4 receptions in his rookie season (2021).
Rodgers, 38, is getting into his fifteenth season below middle for the Packers, who could possibly be challenged by the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North title this 12 months. Minnesota employed former Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell as its new head coach whereas bolstering its protection by signing former Packers defensive lineman Za'Darius Smith and drafting defensive backs Lewis Cine and Andrew Sales space Jr. with picks No. 32 and No. 42, respectively.
