Time Is Ticking On Packers’ Coach Matt LaFleur And GM Brian Gutekunst
The post Time Is Ticking On Packers’ Coach Matt LaFleur And GM Brian Gutekunst appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur (left) and general manager Brian Gutekunst (right) are … More entering a critical season. Getty Images Ed Policy could have ended the drama before it began. Instead, the Green Bay Packers’ incoming team president took a wait-and-see approach. Now, the seats held by head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst are suddenly quite warm. LaFleur and Gutekunst have been paired together since 2019, making them the fifth-longest tenured duo in football. Of those five, LaFleur and Gutekunst have accomplished the least. Both LaFleur and Gutekunst have two years left on the contract extensions they signed in 2022. Policy said last month he doesn’t think a coach and G.M. should work into the final years of their contracts without a new deal. Policy also said he wasn’t ready to offer extensions to either Gutekunst or LaFleur. “We won’t be doing anything going into this season,” Policy said. So if the Packers — who open training camp Wednesday — don’t have a big year in 2025, they could be hunting for a new head coach and G.M. after the season. “I think generally speaking I would avoid lame-duck status,” Policy said. “It’s oftentimes difficult on everybody involved.” Overall, both Gutekunst and LaFleur have done extremely solid work during their time in Green Bay. Gutekunst inherited a mess when he took over for former general manager Ted Thompson in Jan., 2018. The Packers had an aging roster, salary cap issues and were coming off their first losing season in nine years. Since then, Gutekunst has led the Packers to a 73-42-1 record, five playoff appearances in seven years and two appearances in the NFC Championship Game. Gutekunst’s big ticket free agents — Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinney, Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith and Adrian Amos —…
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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur (left) and general manager Brian Gutekunst (right) are … More entering a critical season. Getty Images Ed Policy could have ended the drama before it began. Instead, the Green Bay Packers’ incoming team president took a wait-and-see approach. Now, the seats held by head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst are suddenly quite warm. LaFleur and Gutekunst have been paired together since 2019, making them the fifth-longest tenured duo in football. Of those five, LaFleur and Gutekunst have accomplished the least. Both LaFleur and Gutekunst have two years left on the contract extensions they signed in 2022. Policy said last month he doesn’t think a coach and G.M. should work into the final years of their contracts without a new deal. Policy also said he wasn’t ready to offer extensions to either Gutekunst or LaFleur. “We won’t be doing anything going into this season,” Policy said. So if the Packers — who open training camp Wednesday — don’t have a big year in 2025, they could be hunting for a new head coach and G.M. after the season. “I think generally speaking I would avoid lame-duck status,” Policy said. “It’s oftentimes difficult on everybody involved.” Overall, both Gutekunst and LaFleur have done extremely solid work during their time in Green Bay. Gutekunst inherited a mess when he took over for former general manager Ted Thompson in Jan., 2018. The Packers had an aging roster, salary cap issues and were coming off their first losing season in nine years. Since then, Gutekunst has led the Packers to a 73-42-1 record, five playoff appearances in seven years and two appearances in the NFC Championship Game. Gutekunst’s big ticket free agents — Josh Jacobs, Xavier McKinney, Preston Smith, Za’Darius Smith and Adrian Amos —…
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