2024 Weekly Report Card: Matt LaFleur

[DoURant]

I'm externally disappointed in the results of this game. This was far from a well played game, which they needed desperately to have a chance to win. I give MLF a "D". I thought about giving him an "F", but the players deserve some responsibility too. 6 drops, 3 botched snaps in shot gun, Love's INT... you can't say those are Matt's fault. Coaches need to coach, and players need to perform, and after watching today's game, there is a lot of blame to go around for this loss.

 

[DoURant]

I just realized that Matt didn't call one jet sweep all day.

 

[Magooch]

I’ll repeat what I mentioned in the game thread: when it comes to your team’s behavior, preparation, discipline, etc… your head coach is either coaching/encouraging that behavior or they’re permitting/tolerating it.

 

[milani]

I'm externally disappointed in the results of this game. This was far from a well played game, which they needed desperately to have a chance to win. I give MLF a "D". I thought about giving him an "F", but the players deserve some responsibility too. 6 drops, 3 botched snaps in shot gun, Love's INT... you can't say those are Matt's fault. Coaches need to coach, and players need to perform, and after watching today's game, there is a lot of blame to go around for this loss.

And mental preparation in bad weather conditions are paramount. When Lombardi won the 1962 championship it was barely 20 degrees with 25-40 mph winds. They won the game in the trenches with turnovers and FGs. No big fancy highlights.

 

[GBkrzygrl]

Well, let’s see.

Outplayed on offense
Outplayed on defense
Outplayed on special teams
Less disciplined and less prepared than the opponent
A ten point loss that felt like it could’ve/should’ve been thirty

If a few weeks ago vs Arizona was some of the best from LaFleur, today was some of the worst.

I guess I could call it a “D” if I’m being generous but from a coaching perspective I imagine that’s as close to an “F” as we’ll see. The comparison to Campbell’s team - specifically when it comes to preparation, discipline, and execution - couldn’t be more jarring.

I saw one creative play. When La Fleur had Kraft run for the 1st down. Where was all the creativity he used when planning with Willis?

 

[XPack]

Bye Week Summary:

Loss - Week 1 vs Eagles: C
Win - Week 2 vs Colts: A
Win - Week 3 vs Titans: B
Loss - Week 4 vs Vikings: C
Win - Week 5 vs Rams: B
Win - Week 6 vs Cardinals: A
Win - Week 7 vs Texans: B
Week 8 vs Jaguars: B
Week 9 vs Lions: D

* Winning record, Losing record, Tied

I've went through everyone's comments and tried to average and round out the scores and end up with 2xA, 4xB, 2xC, 1xD. It's a decent enough performance but have to note that for Texans and Jaguars, we were 1 FG away from those Bs turning into Cs.

It's well below MLFs capabilities. Overall across 9 games, I'll give MLF a C (would ideally be a B- or something, but the Lions loss irks me greatly) till Bye Week.

Top things to improve:
1. Stop Love's gunslinging (and resulting INTs). Rein him back and make intelligent plays. He's not AR, so go back to strategy of second half of last season!
2. Stop stupid penalties. It's just training and discipline.
3. Get some FA support for Linebackers and Corner.

 

[OldSchool101]

Conceivably we should get some support for our Chicago contest.
My best guess is J’aire and Evan will be back for that to bolster the D. Im merely just guessing, but we should conceivably begin to see sightings of Musgrave and Marshawn over the next couple of weeks following our Bye to inject the Offense with more talent.

Even so, I still think CB is a priority if an option presents itself to upgrade. Almost getting to the juncture we need 3 Perimeter CB’s to cover 2 spots due to injury.
As you submitted, an inside LB (that has some Pass Rush prowess) could be another Avenue.

 

[OldSchool101]

The One good thing we can always lean back on is this is 1 week. The sun will come up tomorrow, but we’d better work on those infractions until they are automatic. We needed a wake up call and we got exactly that.
Position coaches need to review that film thoroughly and revisit scenarios in practice to address each flag. It’s way too late in a season to commit 10 flags in 3 Quarters.

 

[milani]

Conceivably we should get some support for our Chicago contest.
My best guess is J’aire and Evan will be back for that to bolster the D. Im merely just guessing, but we should conceivably begin to see sightings of Musgrave and Marshawn over the next couple of weeks following our Bye to inject the Offense with more talent.

Even so, I still think CB is a priority if an option presents itself to upgrade. Almost getting to the juncture we need 3 Perimeter CB’s to cover 2 spots due to injury.
As you submitted, an inside LB (that has some Pass Rush prowess) could be another Avenue.

We need more than 1 TE to perform. That is a strength of both the Lions and Vikings.