Report: Green Bay Packers Head Coach Snubs NFL, Makes One Big Decision For The 2024 NFL Draft.
This week, head coach of the Green Bay Packers, Matt LaFleur, made a significant announcement on the pre-draft plans of his coaching staff. LaFleur announced a couple things on Thursday at the Packers press conference.
The biggest statement made by LaFleur concerned Jeff Hafley, the new defensive coordinator. With the formidable defense team of the Packers, Hafley will introduce a new offensive plan. LaFleur caused a stir when he claimed that in January, the Packers had taken quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion from the Chicago Bears.
There won’t be any coaching from the Green Bay Packers during the combine.
Within the following few weeks, LaFleur’s staff will be entrusted with creating a plan for the 2024 NFL Draft. However, LaFleur’s selection for the NFL Scouting Combine in 2024 was intriguing. LaFleur stated that he and his staff won’t be at the combine, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. Staff members from LaFleur were present at the combine in 2022 but not in 2023.
Brian Gutekunst, general manager of the Packers, will be present at the combine.
In terms of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams made the same decision.
Sean McVay, the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, declined to attend this year’s combine, according to NBC Sports’ Mike Florio. In essence, McVay stated that he is less concerned with a player’s ability to compete in track and field and more interested in reviewing their footage and getting to know them personally. Florio thinks the league doesn’t agree with McVay’s response:
The NFL seeks to convince fans and watchers that a player’s football abilities are directly and clearly related to what happened at the Scouting Combine, thus the NFL is definitely not fond of McVay’s reaction.
The Packers’ 30 visits prior to the 2024 NFL Draft are limited.
During the combine, LaFleur and McVay will not have the chance to meet and get to know players. Combine week includes a lot of it as well. Each team is only permitted 30 pre-draft visits annually by the NFL.
Luckily for the Packers, Gutekunst will cover the game the following week. In order for LaFleur to receive firsthand information on data obtained from the combine from his general manager.
