GREEN BAY – Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur reviewed the 2022 season during a 30-minute news conference with Green Bay media on Monday. Here are five things we learned.
1. Packers don’t expect many changes to coaching staff.
Green Bay is still going through its post-season evaluations, but LaFleur said he anticipates having most of his staff back in 2023, including defensive coordinator Joe Barry.
The Packers finished top 10 in the NFL in pass defense (197.0 yards per game, sixth), third-down defense (37.6%, sixth) and interceptions (17, tied for fourth).
As a whole, Green Bay was 17th in both total defense (336.5 yards per game) and scoring defense (21.8 points per game).
“It’s my intention to try and have everybody back,” LaFleur said. “I think continuity is a big part of having success in this league. And when you feel good about the people, you’ve got to work to improve, and we’ve got to challenge each other. I think there’s going to be a lot of projects that we’re going to do in this offseason that maybe we haven’t done as good a job of in the past couple of seasons, in studying other teams and the trends throughout the course of the league.”
The Packers’ defense went through a rough patch after Rashan Gary was lost for the season in Week 9 against Detroit but rebounded during the final month, including a three-game December stretch in which Green Bay allowed just nine second-half points (Chicago, LA Rams and Miami).
LaFleur acknowledged there could be changes if any assistants receive other NFL opportunities. Last year, Nathaniel Hackett (Denver), Luke Getsy (Chicago), Justin Outten (Denver) and Kevin Koger (LA Chargers) left for promotions elsewhere.
2. LaFleur will talk with Aaron Rodgers soon.
LaFleur didn’t want to dive too much into the future of the Packers’ four-time MVP quarterback but said he plans on “getting together sometime this week” with Rodgers.
The 39-year-old quarterback completed 350 of 542 passes (64.6%) for 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions (91.0 passer rating) while playing through a broken thumb sustained in Week 5.
Offensively, the Packers finished 14th in scoring (21.8 ppg), 17th in total yards (337.9 ypg) and 12th in turnover differential (plus-2). The biggest issue Green Bay encountered this season was its production in the red zone (51.9%, 24th) and goal-to-go (50%, 32nd).
“I think there were a lot of variables in play this year. I really do,” LaFleur said. “Sure, are there some things that (Rodgers) could’ve done…
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