2025 Green Bay Packers Thread

[HutchwasClutch]

Evero said no I believe.  BB from Buffalo would be my first pick, but everyone raves about Christian Parker as well.  Watch an interview or two with the guy and I think you're mind might be changed.

As for Wink?  Nah, no thanks.

I really have no interest in who's "raving" about him.  Especially publicly. Save it. Plenty raved about Adrian Griffin. 

If Parker is so great, why has only one other team given him an interview?

[Hards Alumni]

I really have no interest in who's "raving" about him.  Especially publicly. Save it. Plenty raved about Adrian Griffin. 

If Parker is so great, why has only one other team given him an interview?

So what are you basing your evaluation of Christian Parker on?  Your feelings?  His age?

If his peers say he is the real deal and his players love playing for him... what's the issue?

[Jockey]

I really have no interest in who's "raving" about him.  Especially publicly. Save it. Plenty raved about Adrian Griffin. 

If Parker is so great, why has only one other team given him an interview?

Age.

Also, people weren't raving about Griffin. He had numerous interviews over the years and no one else hired him.

[MU82]

Evero said no I believe.

The Panthers are not letting Evero interview for other DC jobs. They have that right, because those are considered lateral moves.

They have let him interview for a couple of head-coach openings, and interviewed him for their own opening before hiring Canales.

[rocket surgeon]

                                                         


                                                        jim leonard

[Uncle Rico]

                                                         


                                                        jim leonard

Yeah, need to get the guy who cut his teeth dominating the high-powered offenses of the Big Ten West

[The Sultan]

Yeah it looks like there is no interest by the Packers. Leonhard has his opportunity and turned it down.

And maybe he's not interested either.

[Herman Cain]

The Panthers are not letting Evero interview for other DC jobs. They have that right, because those are considered lateral moves.

They have let him interview for a couple of head-coach openings, and interviewed him for their own opening before hiring Canales.

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/29/ejiro-evero-could-still-be-in-play-for-packers-as-defensive-coordinator-candidate/?taid=65b82dfbde625d00014abcef&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

[Jockey]

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/29/ejiro-evero-could-still-be-in-play-for-packers-as-defensive-coordinator-candidate/?taid=65b82dfbde625d00014abcef&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

Not a single word in the article says that he is available.

[Uncle Rico]

Jeff Hafley it is.  Huh

[cheebs09]

Jeff Hafley it is.  Huh

[Uncle Rico]

Out of left field hire.  Likes to play press coverage, so, I'm sure that'll make plenty of people happy

[cheebs09]

Looks like he was DB coach when Saleh was DC in SF. That's intriguing at least.

[Uncle Rico]

Looks like he was DB coach when Saleh was DC in SF. That's intriguing at least.

Bruce Feldman is raving about him which means he gives Feldman insider info.  Did write an article about how he improved the tackling practices at Ohio State and lord knows the Packers sucked at tackling

[CreightonWarrior]

Out of left field hire.  Likes to play press coverage, so, I'm sure that'll make plenty of people happy

He also never went 0-16 so that's promising.

[The Sultan]

I mean who knows if this is a good hire. Will wait and see.

[Uncle Rico]

I mean who knows if this is a good hire. Will wait and see.

I think he should be fired

[Jockey]

I think he should be fired

Don't wait to jump on the bandwagon. I can respect that.

[GB Warrior]

Don't hate it...isn't a nepotism hire so i guess that's good

[HutchwasClutch]

Impressed he was retained by Shanahan when he got the Niners job. Also, two years under Saleh and co- defensive coordinator at tOSU.  It looks like he's been part of successful defenses wherever he's been.  A lot of NFL and high level college experience. He looks ready for this step up and that he's earned his chance.

Also will be completely schematically different than Barry.  Loves playing man coverage. No more DB's playing 7 yards off on 3rd and 4.

He seems like a winner.  I think LaFleur did well.  Choice is surprising only because I think literally no one had him as a potential candidate, no one apparently knew he was interviewing, etc. 

[HutchwasClutch]

He also never went 0-16 so that's promising.

[YaBlueIt]

Don't hate it...isn't a nepotism hire so i guess that's good

We sure about that? Per ESPN:

"[Hafley's] a longtime friend of LaFleur's and longtime admirer of the Packers franchise...While LaFleur and Hafley have never directly worked together, they have some mutual connections. Hafley was the Browns' defensive backs coach in 2014-15 under then-head coach Mike Pettine, who was LaFleur's first defensive coordinator in Green Bay (2019-20). Hafley also worked for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, one of LaFleur's mentors."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39429573/sources-packers-hire-boston-college-jeff-hafley-dc

Compatibility isn't necessarily a bad thing. But we heard plenty about how LaFleur and Barry were good buddies. You just hope he's not prioritizing personality over scheme in his hiring process.

[cheebs09]

We sure about that? Per ESPN:

"[Hafley's] a longtime friend of LaFleur's and longtime admirer of the Packers franchise...While LaFleur and Hafley have never directly worked together, they have some mutual connections. Hafley was the Browns' defensive backs coach in 2014-15 under then-head coach Mike Pettine, who was LaFleur's first defensive coordinator in Green Bay (2019-20). Hafley also worked for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, one of LaFleur's mentors."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39429573/sources-packers-hire-boston-college-jeff-hafley-dc

Compatibility isn't necessarily a bad thing. But we heard plenty about how LaFleur and Barry were good buddies. You just hope he's not prioritizing personality over scheme in his hiring process.

Yea, I think it's fair to say Lafleur does not cast a very wide net.

[The Sultan]

Do most coaches?

[Herman Cain]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/brian-gutekunst-were-really-excited-to-build-around-jordan-love