2024 Weekly Report Card: Matt LaFleur

[milani]

Maybe we will stage a miraculous second half comeback and can reassess if/when that happens but so far this isn’t going much to dispel the notion that LaFleur tends to get out-coached in big games/when it counts. Yet another game where our opponent looks dramatically more well-prepared than us.

May see Willis come out. Not worth the risk of letting Love get his head knocked off. We get uphill and stopped running the ball.

 

[OldSchool101]

May see Willis come out. Not worth the risk of letting Love get his head knocked off. We get uphill and stopped running the ball.

Sad part is we got anxious. Had we just run the ball and get to this point and get to 14 points it’s still in reach.
14-28. We just hit the panic button too early.

 

[milani]

Sad part is we got anxious. Had we just run the ball and get to this point and get to 14 points it’s still in reach.
14-28. We just hit the panic button too early.

Lot of what ifs. 1st drive we get a crucial false start, a drop that could have gone for a TD, and a missed FG. If we get to the 10 yard line he makes that.

 

[XPack]

Week 4: vs Vikings

Another scratchy coaching outing for MLF. The game plan looked to be for a prime in-form Love, rather than one playing his first game back from injury. (Over) Ambitious and backfired quick. Easy to blame Narveson, but problems are more deeper than that. Very mixed gameplan that neither never really utilized either the pass nor run game well till HT.

The problems with adapting to a moving game seems to be MLFs weakness. If his gameplan doesn't work, he just takes too long to make adjustments, rather preferring to push through hoping it clicks later on. We should have had far more runs and short/screen passing and gradually ease Love in. It worked well with Willis so not reason it won't work well with Love at least till Q2.

Coach rating: C-

Sidenote: Despite the loss, this actually boosts my confidence on Love especially in adverse game like this. We can always come back as long as he's in there. Had this with Aaron & Brett and now getting the same vibe with JL.

 

[milani]

Week 4: vs Vikings

Another scratchy coaching outing for MLF. The game plan looked to be for a prime in-form Love, rather than one playing his first game back from injury. (Over) Ambitious and backfired quick. Easy to blame Narveson, but problems are more deeper than that. Very mixed gameplan that neither never really utilized either the pass nor run game well till HT.

The problems with adapting to a moving game seems to be MLFs weakness. If his gameplan doesn't work, he just takes too long to adjustments, rather preferring to push through hoping it clicks later on. We should have had far more runs and short/screen passing and gradually ease Love in. It worked well with Willis so not reason it won't work well with Love at least till Q2.

Coach rating: C-

Sidenote: Despite the loss, this actually boosts my confidence on Love especially in adverse game like this. We can always come back as long as he's in there. Had this with Aaron & Brett and now getting the same vibe with JL.

In the 2 Willis games we were not up against potent offenses with experienced QBs and few weapons. So our D allowed us to be in the game. The pressure of trying to match the Vikings drive for drive was not wise. You want to keep their offense on the sideline as long as you can. It rests your defense if nothing else. But the reality of having to play uphill without a kicker pushed MLF to dial it up. You could see his anger at the end of the half.