Chapter 1085: One against a hundred
McVay caused a lot of controversy and complaints when he took office with the Los Angeles Rams. However, compared with LaFleur, it pales into insignificance.
LaFleur entered the professional league for the second time. The most eye-catching achievement on his resume is assisting Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to achieve regular season MVP performance in the 2016 season and advance to the Super Bowl.
Subsequently, he served as the offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2017 season; and then served as the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans in the 2018 season.
At this point, have you found any problems?
Three teams in four years.
LaFleur changed teams frequently in a short period of time, combined with the fact that his job with the Washington Redskins was also short-lived; and Matt Ryan's collapse in the second half of Super Bowl 51, everything was in doubt. Seems unusual.
However, it was LaFleur who stood out from the fierce competition and became the head coach of the Green Bay Packers, causing controversy in the league.
On the one hand, there is a shortage of major generals, and the team's lineup lacks convincing perfection; on the other hand, the head coach has doubts, and Lafleur lacks the ability to convince the fans.
The Green Bay Packers started the 2019 season under such a situation.
Facts have also proved that the Green Bay Packers still have many problems, and their lineup, tactics, status, etc. are still being adjusted and adjusted.
So far, the Green Bay Packers' various statistics are in the middle of the league.
The offensive team ranks 18th in the league, with the passing offense ranking 17th and the running offense ranking 15th.
The defensive team ranks 18th in the league, with passing defense ranking 14th and running ball defense ranking 23rd.
The data is very ugly, even bad.
It is unimaginable that such a team is one of the last four teams in the league to maintain a complete victory.
Looking closely at the Green Bay Packers' seven wins, four were within a touchdown, two were within ten points, and the only one was convincing. The game was to defeat the mired Oakland Raiders.
All of them were narrow wins, and the balance of victory and defeat was teetering on the edge. If there was a slight deviation in one step, these victories might turn into defeats.
So, what happened?
Lafleur? Did the head coach step up and turn the tide at a critical moment to win?
No, Rogers, Rogers happened.
The four elite quarterbacks in the league each have their own trump card. Manning is about tactics, Brady is about short passing layout, Brees is about passing accuracy, and what about Rodgers, long pass? ?
Indeed, in the NFL, Rogers is known as "Mr. Hail Mary". He not only has a beautiful long pass, but also has pocket footsteps comparable to a running quarterback, and has a big heart. His big heart is unfailing when facing danger. All of this makes him the quarterback with the highest success rate of Hail Mary passes in the league. Time and time again, he pulls the Green Bay Packers back from the edge of the cliff, escaping from death with seemingly no chance. Any chance, a dead-end game can be reversed.
This is what Rogers is capable of.
However, Rogers' real trump card is not long passes, but defensive reading, including secondary defensive reading.
This quarterback's reading and judgment of the defensive team's layout and dynamic route changes are unparalleled in the world. He can always make accurate judgments no matter what the situation is. This ability makes other quarterbacks lag behind.
Thanks to this, Rogers' interception rate is so low that it is far ahead of other quarterbacks.
The so-called interception rate is not just the number of interceptions, but the number of interceptions per 100 passes. Rogers stands at the pinnacle of history and is unmatched by this statistic. It is precisely because of this that Rogers' quarterback rating is always at a high level. All aspects prove that he is the player who was born for the quarterback rating system. So far, his career quarterback average rating ranks first in history.
More than halfway through the season, Rodgers has zero interceptions, his interception rate is naturally zero, and he ranks in the top five in the league in pass attempts.
Looking at young quarterbacks such as Jackson and Mahomes who may encounter two or even three interceptions in a game, Rogers' focus and stability can be highlighted at this time.
There are no interceptions, which can be understood as fewer mistakes. If you focus on short passes, the quarterback's interception data can still control a low position; but this is not the case for Rogers, who encounters collisions or thrilling passes under pressure. The ball, the long pass trying to reverse the situation in a stalemate, the pass that had to be read defensively to reorganize the offense after the offensive tactics were seen through, there are many of them.
So, Rogers' real strength lies in his ability to read defense on the spot, which is the ability to observe, judge, make decisions, and solve problems.
When the situation is stalemate, when the situation is inextricable, players like Rogers can play a key role and completely reverse the team's disadvantage.
Then, win the game.
Everyone knows that football is a team sport, and the quarterback also needs to rely on the presence of his teammates to advance the game. There is no lone hero; but in the Green Bay Packers, Rogers really carried the team forward alone.
Even if the offense ranks 18th and the defense ranks 18th, Rogers still leads the team to win seven consecutive games; even if the passing offense ranks only 17th, it is even inferior to the ground attack. Performance at critical moments can still turn the tide and ensure that the team remains on the winning track.
Even the newly appointed head coach LaFleur needs to see Rogers' face and hopes to have a good relationship with the team's absolute superstar.
No wonder Green Bay fans beg every day to choose some outstanding wide receivers for the team!
Because the task of filling in other positions is a long-term challenge, they have long given up on the wishful thinking of being able to look new in one offseason.
And because Rogers needs offensive weapons, fans really can't bear to watch Rogers struggling alone. Without a wide receiver, no matter how good Rogers is, he still can't send the football into the end zone.
However, the Green Bay Packers front office has always been stubborn. They refused to spend big money on the wide receiver position and blindly paid a premium along with the league. Instead, they advanced step by step according to their own team building strategy——
< br>Refuse to spend money in the free market and refuse to trade up in the draft.
Green Bay fans: ...I have no love in my life.
But from another perspective, the Green Bay Packers are somewhat lucky.
Last season, Nelson, the team's number one wide receiver, left. As a result, DeVante Adams, the wide receiver selected with the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2014 season, jumped out of the stone. He had little presence on the team this season, but he successfully filled Nelson's vacancy and became the Green Bay Packers' top receiver, with a receiving efficiency even higher than that of star receiver Cobb.
The result...the Green Bay Packers let Cobb go this offseason.
Green Bay fans: Grass. Can they use foul language?
In the eighth week of the regular season, the Kansas Chiefs are about to face such a team, a team where all the weight rests on the elite superstar player Rodgers.
On the verge of breaking out!
(End of this chapter)