In a press conference after hiring Matt LaFleur as head coach, Packers CEO Mark Murphy said the team was looking for “something we could do to shake people up so they don’t have the complacency” that he believed took root toward the end of Mike McCarthy’s tenure.
Time will tell if LaFleur is effective on that front and in the standings, but the reaction of one of the Packers’ top players to the hire suggests that the new coach’s arrival has resulted in a new feeling around the team. Wide receiver Davante Adams said from the Pro Bowl in Orlando that LaFleur made a “great first impression” during their first conversation.