Despite Elite Win Percentage, LaFleur Has Plenty to Prove

Zero2Cool
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a year ago

Matt LaFleur ranks alongside Pro Football Hall of Famers when it comes to regular-season success. However, he’s only middle-of-the-pack in coach rankings.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur’s playoff resume is a disappointment, but his regular-season success can hardly be matched.

With a 47-19 record in four seasons, LaFleur has won 71.2 percent of his games. That’s fourth-best in NFL history among all coaches with at least 50 games. The three men ahead of him are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Guy Chamberlin (.784), John Madden (.750) and Vince Lombardi (.738).

That means LaFleur is No. 1 among active coaches. As it turns out, it’s by a huge margin. New England Patriots legend Bill Belichick is a distant second with a regular-season winning percentage of .662. LaFleur could drop his first four games of this season and still be ahead of Belichick.

Of course, the lack of playoff success means LaFleur isn’t widely regarded as one of the league’s best coaches, his superb record notwithstanding. Writing for The 33rd Team, former NFL offensive lineman Ross Tucker ranked the league’s 32 head coaches. LaFleur checked in 17th; the Kansas City Chiefs’ Andy Reid is first and the Las Vegas Raiders’ Josh McDaniels is worst among returning coaches.

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Martha Careful
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a year ago

I think LaFleur may be relishing this year's opportunity. I think he is eager to show he can do well without Rodgers, especially with relatively low expectations.

I think he will feel a great sense of confidence that what he and OC Stenovich design will more likely be implemented vs. audibled away from in past years.

It should be fun to watch.

Go Packers!!!!

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