An old football adage is that coaches coach and players play. Interpreting the meaning of that statement leads to the conclusion that coaches are meant to put players in a position to succeed, but in the end, those players have to execute in order to achieve that success.
That idea will form the core battle between the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers when they square off in Week 2. In that matchup, the duel between Falcons defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen and Packers head coach and play-caller Matt LaFeur could be a more intriguing matchup than any of the ones featuring the players actually on the field.