2024 Weekly Report Card: Matt LaFleur

[OldSchool101]

I didn't give him an F, I gave him a D- because they won. If they would have lost, it would have been an F. Better play calling in goal to go situations they would have put a 30 burger up and this game would have been a 2 score victory.

Ok

I think a more reasonable number is you get that TD instead of an INT. 27 points would’ve been good against Chicago on the Road.

Defense should’ve allowed 15 points (FG instead of TD) or 12 something like that.

There’s your 2-score game

 

[DoURant]

Ok

I think a more reasonable number is you get that TD instead of an INT. 27 points would’ve been good against Chicago on the Road.

Defense should’ve allowed 15 or 12 something like that.

I get what you are saying, but they had 2 goal to go possessions that they can away with 0 points. That Interception gave the Bears some confidence, which they only had 3 points up until that point.

On a totally different game changing point, Jaire reaggravating that injury put the Packers in more zone coverage, vs man and I think that helped CW.

 

[BrokenArrow]

I understand him being aggressive and I’m not as tiffed about that. But yeah 4th and more than 3 and you take the points 17-19

Nah. MLF was playing chess. He knew the defense was struggling. If we had kicked the FG, then after our late TD the Bears would have been forced to go for a TD. Knowing Santos has a reputation as a low-trajectory kicker, he figured our chances of blocking a FG were better than keeping them out of the end zone after losing JA. And the Bears took the bait. See? He was playing chess.

 

[OldSchool101]

Nah. MLF was playing chess. He knew the defense was struggling. If we had kicked the FG, then after our late TD the Bears would have been forced to go for a TD. Knowing Santos has a reputation as a low-trajectory kicker, he figured our chances of blocking a FG were better than keeping them out of the end zone after losing JA. And the Bears took the bait. See? He was playing chess.

Oh I see. He must be really good at Geometric equations. I wonder if he has one of those old fashioned compass and protractor sets. Maybe some old fashioned chart paper to record his findings? Don’t mess with a man’s Protractor! Especially when he looks agitated like he did today!

 

[DoURant]

Oh I see. He must be really good at Geometric equations. I wonder if he has one of those old fashioned compass and protractor sets. Maybe some old fashioned chart paper to record his findings? Don’t mess with a man’s Protractor! Especially when he looks agitated like he did today!

I think he was using a sliderule

 

[OldSchool101]

Have you guys noticed MLF’s demeanor as of late has changed. It started around the time he took the Unsportsmanlike Penalty. He used to be generally calm. Now you see him running up and down screaming at Referees and such. I suppose he’s seeing what we see and it must be hard to watch. Idk. Something different like he’s more stressed out

 

[milani]

LaFleur's worst game of the year (or very close to worst). Hafley failed to keep Williams contained and 3rd down was a disaster most of the day it seemed. No better than D for this week.

Play calling in the Red zone was a big disaster.

 

[Zartan]

Play calling in the Red zone was a big disaster.

I dont understand why he wanted to go for it on 4th and Goal instead of taking the pts. In close game like that you gotta take the pts, had they taken the pts Bears would have needed a TD to win instead of a FG.

 

[milani]

I dont understand why he wanted to go for it on 4th and Goal instead of taking the pts. In close game like that you gotta take the pts, had they taken the pts Bears would have needed a TD to win instead of a FG.

Seeing it through his thoughts of which I disagree it may sound like this: McManus kicks a FG for 19-17 and the Bears get the kickoff at the 30. They have been moving up and down the field so likely they will be in FG range in no time. They either get a 3 or a 7. Being stopped at the 2 the Bears had a long way to go. And they did move the ball but had to punt because their drive stalled near midfield. MLF thinks he is Dan Campbell and can gamble anytime. He still remembers the Bucs playoff loss when he took the points. In the 2nd quarter we were up 7-3 and had a 2nd and 1 at the Bear 5. He goes with a pass and we get a penalty. Why not go with a line smash to get the first down? Jacobs just gashed them for 9. If it fails do it again. If it again fails you can try play action. If all fails you come away with 3 and the Bears do not have all the momentum.

 

[Magooch]

Pretty good showing yesterday, I would probably call it somewhere in the "B" range.

Kudos to Matt for sticking to the game plan and being patient. A lot of the time it seems like he gets a little squirrely and gets away from what would work if he just stuck to it. And glad to see that we really did not "let off" very much. I think in the past we've often had a tendency to fail to put opponents away and let them hang around and that's came back to bite us before. Not so yesterday.

On the flip side it's hard for me to go much higher than a "B" at the moment because to me it *still* feels like we have yet to put in a full complete game or to totally play up to our potential. Or maybe that IS our potential and we just have to accept that we are kind of an inconsistent team on the whole. We did okay with cleaning up penalties, but still some spots where we feel a little sloppy/undisciplined. And it's true that you can only play who's in front of you and they're all pros, but I think we also should be realistic and admit we saw probably the weakest possible version of the 49ers. So in some ways ironically I come away feeling almost a little frustrated. Blowout game, but still felt like we left a lot out there, if that makes sense.