I'm not shedding any tears. He coached as many busts as he did successes and he never really quite understood the zone blocking scheme that MM made him switch to.

Although he was a good pass-blocking coach. I give him that.

LeFleur will bring in a good Zone blocking OL coach and we will get better. Our run game will get better too.

Jesus let’s just call them the Cleveland Packers already

I actually think this is a loss. Campen has made great OLs out of later round picks for years. That said, LaFleur needs to do what he thinks is best.

I will definitely be watching this. It may be that Campen just wanted to move on, or has some connection to Cleveland we don't know about. The Wisconsin Media apparently can find out nothing about the motivation behind this essentially lateral move.

The hierarchy is HC, Assistant HC, then Associate HC for most teams. I don't think being named Assoc. HC is a big deal, but maybe he does end up getting additional responsibilities. Trust me, Campen was making a lot of money for a position coach.

If LaFleur really wanted Campen he would have kept him. The Packers needed to get away from the same-old, same-old in order to get better, that's what they're doing..

I’m officially wondering what this football team is doing now. One thing for sure- they will be brand new next year. Interesting how they are taking so much time to hire their coaching staff.

Why let him interview elsewhere instead of just terminating his contract like they did with Zook and Whitt. Can anyone explain the reasoning behind that. I really hope he wasn't being kept on stand by as a fallback, That wouldn't show LaFleur having much faith in obtaining the coaches he really wants.

I wonder how many coaches are turning GB down?
But as has been said, for good or bad MaLF is the coach and change is here.

Darn, the Saints win dropping Packers pick at end of round 1.

Many screamed for a total house cleaning. Let's not start wondering why any and all are being swept out...except for Pettine,whom I believe was part of the deal LaFleur had to agree to, even though they waited to make a realistic look like they, LaFleur and Pettine, talked about it.

How do the freaking Patriots keep winning? 40 year old QB, Rookie RB, 1 pass to Gronk, 30 something Edelman.....Disgusting...

Could be with new offense old style doesn't cut it any more. Pretty sure new staff already has someone in mind.

I have high hopes for MaLF, but I am sure impressed by the Patriots offensive scheme, plan and coaching....
Hope we didn't pass up something great.

I am sorry to see Campen go. Whoever comes in has big shoes to fill.

I'm all for clearing out the "dead wood," but I don't consider a coach of his caliber to fall into that category.

I guess LaFleur did. I'll be curious to see what kind of O-line coach he can recruit.

Perhaps Campen wasn’t interested in running the zone blocking scheme LaFleur is planning to utilize

Sometimes one has to break a few eggs to make an omelet. I am not one of those guys who thinks that just firing everybody with the coach is a good thing. But the way that it is being done seems to be more respectful although maybe disconcerting to those on the staff. So far I am glad that Pettine is here and that Zook is gone. Now I want the new coach and the DC to pick the best guys to get this team up and running with a winning mentality.

I met Campen at Fan Fest many years ago, and he was by far the friendliest and most open member of the organization I spoke to. So the Packers will at the very least be losing a good guy and community member.

I think who ever ends up as OC will impact the rest of the offensive staff as well. I am willing to wait for that to happen before I worry about the other coaches yet to be determined.

I am a wait an see guy but it is hard to feel this is not a loss. Campen is well regarded around the league. Maybe this could also be due to the recent lack of development in players like Spriggs, Murphy, Bell, McCray. Lane Taylor is okay, but has not improved. Will be interesting to see how this shakes out, Browns got Monken also.

Remember the "pad level" talk days and zone blocking scheme failures? Fans were calling for Campen's head. Then, I think, the packers went with less zone blocking scheme.

This is probably for the best for both sides.

My issue is not what coaches do with the starters, but with the backups when they invariably have to play due to injuries. So I look at Campen and ask did he bring that marginal talent and make them useable fill-ins? I think the answer for the last two years is no. And because of that, the OL has to be rebuilt. Same thing can be said for QB coach. How did the reserves play? And when I hear the players asking for more accountability and less complacency, that is the direct result of poor coaching. No, Campen has to go. As well as most of the other coaches. If want to see good coaching, look at the Dline coach. How did the reserves plays with the starters going down? Montgomery is being retained because he kept the Dline play good even though all three starters were out.

Sorry to see him go. Had to make an OLine out of the lunch meat that Thompson threw his way. Did a good job considering. Hope LaFleur has some decent coaches on his roladex cause most of the ‘potential’ coaches mentioned to-date seem to be busy finding jobs elsewhere. Welcome to head coaching Matt.

R-E-L-A-X

With a new HC comes much change.
I am sure LeFleur has many relationships he has made and has a good idea who he wants to work with.
Cleveland can have our retreads, let’s hope they give Zook a job also.

It’s a new era, embrace it!
GO PACK!

It is hard to say who is behind this move... I suppose if LaFleur wanted him to stay Packers would find a way.

There is no need to "panic" about those changes. It is normal to replace coaches from time to time. As with Mike McCarthy, for many of them it is time to move to next challenges. Their job with Packers is done. Also, there is enough OL coaches, already established, or young and promising, for replacement.

James Campen job should not be judged by players who did not succeed , but by those who became reliable starters in this league. That is because if you do not have good ingredients you can not cook good meal. I believe, David Bakhtiari, Brian Bulaga, Corea Linsley ans Lane Taylor tells us James Campen were doing good job for Packers.

It is interesting that Browns took Todd Monken for their OC, so he is off board for Packers... I have nothing against Joe Philbin, but I would really like to move on from him, too...

I do not believe that Packers will be in position to fight for SB in 2019 because we need to give time to new coaching staff and players to grow together to that level. I'm eyeing 2020 as the right season for that run.

Thanks

I think Campen has been a good loyal coach for the Packers. If LaFleur and or Gute wanted to keep him they would have blocked him from interviewing with other teams. If you do that, and Campen wanted to leave, then you have a coach who has to work through his contract at a place he no longer wants to coach for.

Campen may also thought that the new regime wasn't a good fit for him, and told Gute that was how he felt. He may also feel that Cleveland, with all their up and coming young players was a better fit for him, especially if he feels the Cleveland will be a SB team before the Packers can retool and refit.

Either way, thanks for the years of being a Packer player and coach James Campen. Good luck to you in the future.

If all this activity was happening in late February/early March, there would be more cause for concern. Seeing Campen and Monken go to Cleveland is disappointing but not the end of the world. Monken would have been interesting in Green Bay.

There are others out there...some NFL, some college. I don't think MaLF is sitting on his hands.

Continue the house cleaning. Let the players know they will need to prove themselves to the new staff next season. Move on. Thanks, Since '61

Firing Joe Whitt, Jr. surprised me a bit and if Silverstein is correct and it was called by Murphy, that would have me very concerned.

It would be better if Pettine made the call. Yet by all reports he seemed to have a great rapport with Whitt.

Campen really could not be blocked by ML if the interview was prefaced as being an interview for Assoc. HC and OL. But maybe he was ready for a new challenge and if he wanted to move on....if so, he should go.