Matt LaFleur outlook

By: Jake Rajala

The Green Bay Packers had a magical season. They had the same amount of wins as J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings! Yes, I’m talking about a Vikings QB that threw fewer touchdowns than former Vikings QB Christian Ponder in his rookie season!

#Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell reportedly urged caution about playing JJ McCarthy in 2025, believing he wasn’t ready yet, but Kwesi Adofo-Mensah didn’t share that same view, per @ProFootballTalk.

“This tells us Kwesi Adofo-Mensah wanted what they got. J.J. McCarthy with journeyman… pic.twitter.com/94jf4CoCf5

— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) January 30, 2026

Nonetheless, the Pack made the playoffs.

The Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur lost in the postseason, yet again. It’s essentially a ritual for him. Usually, they prefer to have the number one seed and then lose in the playoffs. The worst part about it is that they lost to the Chicago Bears in the playoffs. Jordan Love threw 4 touchdowns, but his defense decided to look like former Packers defensive coordinator, Mike Pettine was still their DC. They coughed up 31 points.

If his football mind was on par with his haircut, then perhaps they would have won a Super Bowl by now. Perhaps he also needs to get as hyped up as Jim Harbaugh on the sideline to motivate his team.

Perhaps the Packers would have won a Super Bowl in recent memory if Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and Mike McCarthy were still together in Green Bay. After all, these guys have found success elsewhere. Rodgers was the only one who could say he “owned” the Bears, as well.

The Packers need to get back to the drawing table and figure out how to be the NFC North king, again. After all, I don’t foresee the Detroit Lions missing the playoffs again. Dan Campbell will pop a vein out of his neck if this happens again. LaFleur may get his kneecap bitten off if he doesn’t bring his A game, too.