Matt LaFleur is in his second season as Green Bay Packers head coach. Thus far, through 29 games, LaFleur has a 23-6 record. He has won two NFC North division titles and has an impressive 10-1 record against division opponents. Yet despite this impressive record, LaFleur has gotten little recognition for NFL Coach of the Year.
Here are six reasons why LaFleur should be considered for this award:
1. He Turned Around the Packers Culture
The team LaFleur took over was in disarray and had endured two losing seasons in 2017 and 2018. The Packers made the playoffs eight consecutive seasons under Mike McCarthy, but by 2018, McCarthy’s tenure in Green Bay had run its course and the team was no longer responding to the way he did things.