The Green Bay Packers’ head coach, Matt LaFleur, has taken his fair share of flak this season. Green Bay is 6-8 on the season and on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoffs. The Packers are in danger of missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
One of the reasons the Packers may miss the playoffs for the second straight season is defensive coordinator Joe Barry. LaFleur has decided not to terminate Barry and will retain him for the remainder of the season. Many people believe that this will be Matt LaFleur’s undoing.
When the fanbase learned of this, they were outraged. This season, LaFleur has done a good job of developing quarterback Jordan Love, but there is a concern on the defensive side of the ball. It’s possible that the Packers may not remove LaFleur after this season, but if things don’t go well again next year, there will be a debate.
LaFleur has lost two straight games in December after going 16-0 in December to begin his tenure as head coach. On Sunday, they face the 2-12 Carolina Panthers in a must-win situation. If they don’t beat Carolina, many fans will demand that LaFleur resign as head coach.
Green Bay Packers fans react to Matt LaFleur’s decision not to fire Joe Barry on Monday.
Packers fans had some intriguing things to say about Matt LaFleur’s defense for defensive coordinator Joe Barry on Twitter:
It will be fascinating to observe how the remaining three weeks of the regular season unfold. If they prevail, LaFleur’s job will be secure. But even if they lost every game 35-34, his job should be secure, but Joe Barry should be fired. The only way LaFleur will be fired is if the front office believes they should fire Barry and LaFleur wants to keep him.
