The Lass Word: Bring Hackett Back? Sure
Chemistry seems to be right in Green Bay.
By KenLass
Trains of thought as we head down the home stretch:
Nathaniel Hackett failed miserably as a head coach in Denver, which fired him earlier this week. But as the offensive coordinator in Green Bay, in collaboration with Matt LaFleur, he thrived. Hackett oversaw an offense that revived Aaron Rodgers’ career, to the point of winning back-to-back MVP awards. Rodgers posted some of the best numbers of his career, as the Packers reeled off thirteen wins in three consecutive seasons.
Since Hackett’s departure, the quality of Rodgers’ play has clearly declined. We are quick to attribute the fall to the loss of Davante Adams, but trading away Adams didn’t cause Rodgers to throw inaccurate passes, make bad decisions, turn down open receivers, regress to throwing off his back foot, hold the ball too long, etc. Those are the kinds of bad habits Green Bay’s quarterback had fallen into during the losing seasons of 2017 and ‘18. Hackett, LaFleur and QB coach Luke Getsy corrected those problems.
Rodgers loves Hackett. The two are so close, the Denver Broncos were certain that hiring Hackett as head coach would pave the way for Rodgers to follow him to Denver. During the Covid years, when coaches had to communicate virtually with players, Hackett gained the love and loyalty of the entire team with his creative video presentations which were entertaining, sometimes downright comical, and obviously effective.
So naturally, it didn’t take long before LaFleur was asked whether he would consider bringing Hackett back. The question was popped to him at his Monday news conference, just hours after the dismissal from Denver was announced. LaFleur danced around the question. “I can’t say enough for what he’s meant for myself and for our whole organization” LaFleur gushed. “It’s an ugly part of this business, a part that you never like to see, especially when it’s somebody that you care about. I feel for him and his family right now. I’m always here if he needs somebody to talk to.”
Okay Matt, but would you like to bring him back? The beat writers did not follow up to press him to answer the question more directly. Reading between the lines, one would have to speculate that LaFleur’s non-committal reply indicates there are no plans to do so, at least not now. Understandably, MLF has to be careful what he says about this matter. He doesn’t want to offend his current OC, Adam Stenavich. Not in the middle of a stretch drive to the playoffs. But once the season is over, don’t be surprised if the team makes a move to bring Hackett back, in some capacity. Perhaps as QB coach. Tom Clements came out of retirement to work with Rodgers this year, but considering all the issues of dealing with a supremely confident and quirky 39 year old signal caller who is fading, Clements may be happy to walk back into the sunset of retirement and let somebody else take over.
Bringing Hackett back would be a positive move for the team. It would be interesting to see what he could come up with to utilize these exciting young receivers, and whether he can, once again, get Rodgers back to playing with solid fundamentals and technique.
Opportunity knocks
The placing of Dean Lowry on season ending injured reserve this week likely means the end of the defensive lineman’s career as a Packer. Lowry is a free agent after the season and the front office probably figures they can do better. The seven year veteran was often a magnet for criticism, but I always liked him as a try-hard, blue collar guy who was never a locker room problem, and a guy who would occasionally come up with a big play. Just not often enough.
His absence opens the door for TJ Slaton and Devonte Wyatt to compete for the third starting position on the defensive line, alongside Kenny Clark and Jarran Reed. Wyatt is getting the most attention, chiefly because he is a first round pick and has flashed in recent games as his snap count has increased. But I suspect that it will actually be Slaton who is the better contributor in the short term. The fifth round pick from last year has been quietly improving and has done a lot of dirty work that largely goes unnoticed by fans. Both will no doubt be in the D-line rotation, but I won’t be shocked if Slaton is the starter and gets more snaps.
Slow-mo safeties
It’s no big revelation that the safety position has to be addressed in the off season. I see it as the team’s worst weakness at the moment. The problem is lack of speed. 29 year old Adrian Amos has clearly lost a step. On Miami’s 84 yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Waddle last Sunday, it was almost pathetic to see Waddle pull away from Amos in the open field, as though Amos was a used car leaking oil. Then, on the bomb to Tyreek Hill, despite playing nearly 20 yards off the line of scrimmage, Amos still watched Hill run past him in a blur to make the catch.
The veteran has been a solid player for the Pack, but he’s just not fast enough to play the position anymore. Darnell Savage has the speed, but lacks the instincts and anticipation. Rasul Douglas has the instincts, but lacks the speed. The Packers need to find a prospect in the draft with the speed of Savage and the instincts of Rasul. In other words, they need LeRoy Butler, or Charles Woodson. Good luck.
Game Prediction
I seem to be helping the Packers by picking against them in recent weeks. So let’s keep it going.
Vikings 27 Packers 21
Standout of the Game: De’Vondre Campbell
Upset special of the week: Bears over Lions
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Ken Lass is a former Green Bay television sports anchor and 43 year media veteran, a lifelong Packers fan, and a shareholder.
Comments (63)
Fubar
December 29, 2022 at 03:06 pm
Let a sleeping dog lie is what they advise. Hackett just wasnt coaching material.
MainePackFan
December 29, 2022 at 03:23 pm
I would not be one one bit surprised to see Hackett back in GB in some capacity next year.
canadapacker
December 29, 2022 at 03:31 pm
He didn't get the red zone down pat last year. He is getting paid for a few years so he should pull a McCarthy and reinvent himself. But his ethnicity will slow his chances for sure.
mnbadger
December 30, 2022 at 08:43 am
Not sure about the ethnicity comment? He was white when he raced from obscurity to a HC job in the NFL. He's still white.
Hopefully, and theoretically at least, he was awarded the HC position based on talent. It will be talent that takes him from here.
I'm hoping for a senior position in GB offense.
GPG!
canadapacker
December 30, 2022 at 08:48 pm
AS a person and a person who is white and under the new NFL minority hiring rules - he needs to be better ( as the world seems to be telling us). But whatever. I still have problems with the NFL owners allowing the amount of nepotism. Mike Florio wont post my comments on his sites because I guess he knows what side his bread is buttered. But when one looks at all the sons of current coaches who are interns and assistant coaches who become coaches co-ordinators and head coaches - why is that?? There are only so many spots on staffs and if these people get a spot = isnt that a spot for a minority person? And since if one looks at the rosters - doesnt it make sense that the majority of the interns and starting positions be of the same percentage????
Just saying.
ricky
December 29, 2022 at 03:40 pm
Definitely, bring back Hackett. If the team is going to stick with Rodgers. Though, he could also be a good mentor for Love. Either way, go for it. As far as who will get more snaps, If it's between Slaton and Wyatt, expect the team to give the guy who is less effective more playing time. Because the talent evaluators on this team are having an abysmal year. Why would that change now?
Coldworld
December 29, 2022 at 03:49 pm
The O wasn’t great last year. It’s serially failed under Hackett and LaFleur when it matters. Yes, maybe a little better, but not enough to make it good enough. I would pass and look for new leadership not revisit part of one that failed when we had more.
dobber
December 29, 2022 at 03:42 pm
"We are quick to attribute the fall to the loss of Davante Adams, but trading away Adams didn’t cause Rodgers to throw inaccurate passes, make bad decisions, turn down open receivers, regress to throwing off his back foot, hold the ball too long, etc. "
The peak was in 2020. 2021--when Hackett was OC--was when all those things you cite started to rear their ugly heads, again. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking that Hackett would fix those things.
Fubar
December 29, 2022 at 05:49 pm
Rodgers ain't listening to this guy any more then he listens to leflower. Why waste what little money you have left.
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 08:39 am
We are not short of money. We are short of cap, but coaches don’t count against that.
pantz_bURp
December 29, 2022 at 03:49 pm
As long as it's Buddy Hackett...I will vote YES! I don't want any more enablers for #12. I would like someone that truly wants to help #10 succeed.
Fubar
December 29, 2022 at 09:48 pm
No dont you think we have enough joksters on this coaching staff beginning with that clown Barry.
splitpea1
December 29, 2022 at 03:51 pm
The Packers could bring Hackett in right away as a "consultant"--to hell with everyone else's toes. Since the organization decided to stick with Rodgers at all costs, then they might as well pair him with someone who he enjoys working with. What do they have to lose? You wouldn't think that Rodgers at this point in his career would need help with fundamentals and technique, but maybe so....
You forgot one little thing in your safety segment: he has to be able to tackle--right away without extended development at the NFL level!!
pantz_bURp
December 29, 2022 at 03:57 pm
Kinda interesting, Kirk Cousins was named as the winner of the 2023 Bart Starr Award.
Oh boyyy....
PackyCheese500
December 29, 2022 at 05:58 pm
"Inspired by Starr's impeccable character and faith-filled service to family and community, the award was created "to honor the NFL player who best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community.'" From the Vikings' website on the Bart Starr award.
I don't like Cousins as a player (because he is the Vikings' QB, obviously), but I greatly admire him as a person. He's a good dude
pantz_bURp
December 29, 2022 at 06:33 pm
Nicely stated P-500 (sounds like an exercise program), and I totally agree. I respect Cousins and how he handles his business. 👍
LeotisHarris
December 29, 2022 at 04:21 pm
No. Denver needed to hire Jerry Rosburg to help Hackett manage the game and clock. Hackett also handed play-calling duties over to QB coach Klint Kubiak after the Broncos sank to 3-6. So, we have a wizard former OC who can't call plays and can't manage the clock? How does that happen? If we cast nepotism aside for the sons of Paul and Gary, do they rise to the top? Nope. Hackett's success in Green Bay was more because of Rodgers playing at a MVP level than anything he did as OC. He may be a great guy, funny and charismatic, but he got to where he was because of who he knew, not what he knew.
Denver thought all they needed was a QB and an offensive-minded head coach to put them over the top. They'll be a mess for some time to come. Even with Walton family money, they can't eat Wilson's contract. The NFL coaching carrousel recycles failed leaders and sons of failed leaders. Be interesting to see if Denver's GM is next to go.
CheesedDeadHead
December 29, 2022 at 04:37 pm
"Denver thought all they needed was a QB and an offensive-minded head coach to put them over the top. "
The Packers are 4 years into it and still waiting to get over the top...
Coldworld
December 29, 2022 at 04:43 pm
Denver got the wrong QB. They can’t get out of that now.
stockholder
December 29, 2022 at 05:02 pm
Then lets give them Love.
Coldworld
December 29, 2022 at 05:30 pm
I wouldn’t give them Etling
jannesbjornson
December 29, 2022 at 05:30 pm
You can't go home again...
dobber
December 29, 2022 at 05:57 pm
Unless it's New England...
OrganLeroy
December 29, 2022 at 06:27 pm
And you know this how? Did someone on the Packers staff tell you or are you just another know it all livingroom GM/talent evaluater/ NFL football genius who's convinced no one running an NFL team knows more about it than you do. The only truth about this situation is that Hackett wasn't ready to be a HC. You sir, have no frickin' clue.
LeotisHarris
December 29, 2022 at 09:27 pm
You seem a bit testy for a below-average keyboard warrior, but you are absolutely right, and, obviously, the keeper of truth. It's a fact that Nate Hackett went from passing game coordinator/quarterbacks/tight ends coach at the University of Syracuse in 2010 to Head Coach of the Denver Broncos in 2022. We must believe that was through hard work and creativity. After all, few have caught lightning in a bottle like his 2016-18 Jacksonville Jaguars Offense did, not to mention the 2013 Buffalo Bills.
Here's a couple more truths, just for fun:
https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/news/broncos-hire-jerry-rosburg-game-mana...
https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-coach-nathaniel-hackett-turns-over-play...
I love the depth of your question, though. Thanks for playing along!
PhantomII
December 29, 2022 at 08:41 pm
They could eat it if they get a young QB. But that has not exactly worked out yet either. Good to not be a Bronco fan...Eh?
TheVOR
December 29, 2022 at 04:50 pm
Well, GB was better on Offense with Hackett than without him, period. I can't believe Devante Adams was equal to 4-5 wins more than without him, I don't buy it. The offense has been crap all year. All I know is the offense was awesome under Hackett, and sucked without him. The offense has struggled all year. That's not a Devante Adams problem, it's a coaching issue.
I agree with whomever said if Denver was liable for Millions for him to stay away from football for a few years, YA, you go enjoy life, and come back at some point. If Denver owes him huge "negotiated" Money that sets him free? He's probably due all the money a rational person would need to live out their lives on anyway, then if available? Bring him back as a Offensive consultant that has him essentially back in the booth and talking with the HC and Rodgers on game days. Lets face it, Adam Stenavich has be an gargantuan failure at Offensive Coordinator. Lets quit BS-ing ourselves and blaming it on not having Devante Adams, that's just stupid.
IMO both the OC and DC should be fired at the end of this season, and if available, Id take Hackett back in a Millisecond!
Fubar
December 29, 2022 at 05:55 pm
The advantage with Adams, Rodgers didn't have to practice or pre season, 90% of the pass game was Rodgers to Adams. That's what wasn't replaced. That's why the poor communication on offense, Rodgers isn't happy or trusting of new guys. He wants certain hands
marpag1
December 30, 2022 at 06:25 am
"90% of the pass game was Rodgers to Adams"
In his last year in GB, Adams received...
28.5% of the targets
30.6% of the completions
35.9% of the yardage, and
28.2% of the TDs.
But other than that, yeah, "90% of the pass game" is pretty accurate.
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 08:52 am
While I accept your statistics are valid, I think the real thrust was that Adams’ value was not just on passes to him but how he affected others.
Rodgers said after the Adams trade “Last year, when you have a guy who is that talented, it’s probably not an exaggeration to say that 80 percent of the plays in the passing game were designed specifically for 17.” When asked about that statement LaFleur stated “I’d say that’s pretty accurate.”
What I take from those comments now as back then is that Adams was the fulcrum around which the O was designed. That squares with my visual impression of the offense in the years prior to his departure.
Leatherhead
December 29, 2022 at 05:01 pm
I generally think forward is better than backwards.
The people who like change are going to have an interesting offseason, because they'll be seeing quite a bit of it. I think that Rodgers, Bakhtiari, Jones, Cobb, Amos, and Lowry will all be gone before next season. Add in a few guys at the bottom of the roster and we'll be replacing 25% of our current gameday roster, or more, including some of the guys who've been key pieces for us.
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 08:54 am
Change is scary and the results never guaranteed. The only thing that is guaranteed is that a lack of change will defeat you eventually and there comes a point where delay becomes exponentially destructive.
RichBeckman
December 30, 2022 at 11:13 am
You are getting better or you are getting worse. There is no such thing as "lack of change."
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 01:14 pm
I ignored entropy, you are correct. Brevity seemed sufficient to convey my point without some long philosophical exegesis.
Leatherhead
December 30, 2022 at 12:08 pm
With regard to change, it's the scope that I'm concerned about. We're looking at a substantial change involving people that have been at the core of the team for several years. How do you replace them all?
You have limited draft picks, especially the premium picks in the Top 100. The FAs that you'd like to get cost more than you can afford, and the UDFAs are usually not as good as you'd like.
If you're looking at our 53 man roster plus the 16 guys on the practice squad, that's 69 guys. We have to dress out 46, minus the kicker-holder/punter-snapper. So that's like 21 positional guys on offense and defense, and we're looking at getting rid of about 10 or more?
How many of those 10 are we replacing with Day 3 picks and UDFAs?
I've many times said that you don't want to blow any more holes in your roster than you have to. If you spend all your resources filling holes then you're not spending any resources on improving.
PackyCheese500
December 30, 2022 at 12:19 pm
It takes multiple years to replace and grow back into a championship contender, usually. That is why it is called a rebuild
Leatherhead
December 30, 2022 at 01:18 pm
Currently, you can go from being the worst team in the league to being in the Super Bowl in 2 years, just ask the Bengals. And if you aren't starting at the absolute bottom, like the Bengals were, then I'd assume that it might take even less time....if you make the right moves.
I don't think it's rebuilding, I think it's reloading. But I don't think you should let guys go without understanding that they have to be replaced, because we have a limited ability to add quality pieces. When you're blowing holes in the gameday roster, releasing veterans who'd been dependable starters, you can't just plug them with UDFAs without the quality of play suffering.
If Rodgers is traded after the deadline, then any compensation we'd get in the draft would be for the next year and won't help us in 2023. We have three premium picks, 5 on Day 2. We won't have a lot of money to sign FAs, but we may get a bargain or two. We might find a UDFA or two who can help us.
But we're looking at replacing a pretty big percentage of our gameday roster. I'm concerned. We could have a lot of holes.
PackyCheese500
December 30, 2022 at 03:01 pm
The way I see it, we trade two guys: Aaron Rodgers and Preston Smith. Rodgers for a 2023 first rounder and 4th rounder, and Preston Smith for a fourth-or-third-rounder. Also, it is possible to trade Rodgers before June 1st. It would require 8.6m of additional 2023 cap space, but it is possible. It would also be nice to trade Savage for just the cap relief it would provide. We could maybe get a 7th for him.
Here is the way I see it: We go TE and EDGE in the first round, Safety in the 2nd, WR in the 3rd, DT, RB, and TE in the 4th (assuming we get a 4th for Preston), OLB in the 5th, OL in the 6th, and DT, WR, CB, and S in the 7th.
We get a WR 3 to go alongside Watson, Doubs, and Toure, we get a legitimate threat at TE, we get a premium safety, and a dynamic OLB to go opposite Gary. With the emergence of Wyatt and Slaton, DL may be less of a need, so I'll move it to 4th round. We get depth at OL, DB, TE, and DT in the later rounds.
I also think there are some players on the PS we need to explore. Ahmed (K), Fulgham (WR), C. Jones (OT), Abernathy (S), Goodson (RB) and C. Slayton (DL) could all be good players and should be offered expanded roles next year. There's also Rasheed Walker and Jonathan Ford too. We will also have Patrick Taylor too as our RB2 next year. Then there's also Rudy Ford, Justin Hollins, and Krys Barnes, all of whom could be brought back next year.
Leatherhead
December 30, 2022 at 04:00 pm
"Here is the way I see it: We go TE and EDGE in the first round, Safety in the 2nd, WR in the 3rd, DT, RB, and TE in the 4th (assuming we get a 4th for Preston), OLB in the 5th............."
Yes. All of that is more important than linemen. We'll just start Hanson or Newman when people get injured.
13TimeChamps
December 30, 2022 at 04:59 pm
This is what's fun about fans playing GM:
This 3rd round receiver will be a plug and play #3 WR.
The TE will of course be a legitimate threat.
The OLB will of course be dynamic.
And obviously the 2nd round safety will be a premium safety.
Wouldn't it be great if it was that easy?
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 01:20 pm
That’s the inevitable peril of life pressed against the cap ceiling. You can’t pay everyone who is worth something what they want or can get on the market and there are only so many draft choices and bargain bin gems. The choice is to keep not good enough or risk youth less good or less ready but cheaper perhaps and therefore allowing more real competition.
In fact, the year-on-year turnover is about 56% of NFL rosters in recent times. About 25 percent of currently rostered players will not be in the league or on an active roster next year with 70 percent of a roster bring retained being the very top exception. PS players held on to aren’t counted in that.
My gut reaction was that this seems an incredibly high level of turnover in comparison to the Packers, but I don’t have the energy to go and look though. Perhaps the issue you are wrestling with is really not that far from routine. About 12 percent of higher paid players take a lower deal elsewhere and another 9 percent are off an active roster—I’m not sure if that includes those who formally retire.
These figures come from an interesting article that addressed this on a league basis—you prompted an interesting read—available here: https://overthecap.com/roster-turnover-in-the-nfl/amp
joejetson
December 30, 2022 at 11:03 pm
Agree with the "will be gone next year" list. Problem is, they waited a. year too long to make the necessary personnel decisions. They could have refilled the roster quickly with additional draft capital. As it stands, they will get little or no value for any of them now. Ron Wolf used to say it's better to get rid of a guy a year too early than a year too late.
edp1959
December 31, 2022 at 08:26 pm
Let’s see , you were one of the “experts” that guaranteed Rodgers wouldn’t be back this year and the defense would be top 5.
stockholder
December 29, 2022 at 05:08 pm
We will bring him back in some form. It's what the packers do.
marpag1
December 29, 2022 at 05:08 pm
Im not so sure about this weird notion that if people like each other personally, it means they'll play better football. ARod insisted on bringing back Randall Cobb and what the heck good has that done except waste money? How did Adams and Carr work out? Or how many players actually LIKED Bill Bellichick... ever?
Guam
December 29, 2022 at 05:38 pm
Chocolate chip cookie for you marpag1!
mnbadger
December 30, 2022 at 08:51 am
. . . and a partridge in a pear tree!
GPG!
PackyCheese500
December 29, 2022 at 06:30 pm
Cobb was cheap, and I would say he has provided the team nice value and veteran leadership. Carr and Adams lasted only 15 games, and he's now expected to leave the Raiders
marpag1
December 30, 2022 at 01:19 am
Cobb has provided "nice value?" Well, I guess maybe someone could try to make that argument - maybe - but how much can you pay a guy whose 386 yards receiving rank 109th in the league, and still get good value?
And he has 1 receiving TD. Yeehah. 251 other players have the same or more.
And he’s missed a bunch of games, as we all knew he would.
And he was an even worse value last year, when he was more expensive and his 375 yards ranked 127th in the league.
And he’s kept younger, more promising WRs off the field.
And he cost us a 6th round draft pick.
As for “veteran leadership,” wasn’t everyone saying that Cobb would be the perfect tutor for Amari Rodgers?
Anyone remember Amari?
What actual evidence does anyone have of Cobb’s “veteran leadership?”
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 09:14 am
Cobb would be fine as a situational piece. Making him a staple of the O had very obviously failed. Yet LaFleur persists with it despite other options, just as he did with Watkins. Ultimately the problem is we’ve hit a coach who goes with safe and his guy despite results. Cobb is just another example of the issues with personnel use that have riddled this season.
Coldworld
December 30, 2022 at 09:22 am
Marpag, your point triggered the question in my mind of how any great coach in any sport would respond to that notion. It wouldn’t be pretty I’m guessing. Certainly I can’t think of one who could not separate personal feelings from the best interests of the team. That’s not to say they enjoyed having to, that a small amount of extra rope might be given, but ultimately the moves were made and they garnered respect for doing so.
Can anyone point to an example of a head coach who achieved consistent success without that ability? I can’t come up with one.
BAMABADGER
December 29, 2022 at 05:32 pm
Maybe Hackett can coach Defense??????? Flush Berry and get a stud D-coord before talking about bring back a retread. Didn't we retread the QB whisperer Tom Clements this season? He is an AR favorite. How did that work out? Just a thought, but could the coaching problem be the Head Cheerleader?
PackyCheese500
December 29, 2022 at 06:11 pm
You mentioned a little bit about Safeties at the end. Safety is one of our biggest needs for 2023. There are two main prospects I like in the upcoming 2023 draft: JL Skinner of Boise St. (mid-2nd) and Brian Branch of Alabama (mid-1st).
Both would be best suited to play Strong Safety, although Branch can play every position in the secondary (and has tons of experience as a Nickelback). Neither prospect is a world-beater in terms of speed (Skinner and Branch run 4.55 and 4.44 40 times, respectively), but Branch is a marvellous tackler (he only has 2 missed tackles in his ENTIRE college career) and excellent blitzer, and Skinner has incredible instincts when it comes to forcing turnovers (logged 4 picks this season, and had 2 picks and 2 forced fumbles last year).
Skinner is 6'4, 220 lbs while Branch is 6-0, 193 lbs. In my opinion, Branch is like an Adrian Amos-type player. He won't produce many highlight reel plays (just 1 pick this year), but he is very fundamentally sound and will consistently be in the right spot. Skinner is by no means a bad tackler, but he isn't as good as Branch. That being said, his intuition and physical profile make him an incredibly enticing prospect. Tariq Woolen, the Seahawks' rookie CB who leads the NFL in interceptions with 6 this season, had great instincts coming out of college. The best DBs in the league all have excellent instincts that can't really be taught. Skinner, I think, could be a perennial all-pro safety. It would require good coaches, of course.
I also think that Abernathy should be elevated for the final two games. Our starters at Safety aren't all that great, so what could we lose from playing him. If he flounders, pull him out, but I really liked what I saw from him in the Preseason. He looked effective in coverage and made some nice plays
PackyCheese500
December 29, 2022 at 06:14 pm
In regards to the short lived Hackett era, Denver eventually had to Hack-it up with his firing!
PatrickGB
December 29, 2022 at 06:30 pm
I don’t see a place for Nate right now. Maybe later he can help break down tape or something. He is still getting paid from his old job and he might like some time off to recover and recharge. I would not be surprised if some other team offers him a job as OC. But right now we have enough coaches (unless he can coach defense) 😉
MEO73
December 29, 2022 at 07:26 pm
I dont care one way or another about Hackett, but if Evero becomes available and doesnt get a head coaching gig, we should get him!
Packerlifer
December 29, 2022 at 08:15 pm
The Packers tried bringing back a beloved offensive coordinator who had been fired in his first head coaching gig a few years back. Remember Joe Philbin 2018?
It didn't go particularly well.
Fubar
December 29, 2022 at 09:46 pm
Let us not forget the Pack got beat at home in the playoffs and Rodgers only threw two passes to people not named Adams. We lost. Have to put some blame on Hackett if he is the O coach why such a conservative pos game? Just say no to this prik
Since'61
December 29, 2022 at 11:58 pm
Nothing against Hackett but I've never been a believer in retreads. Thanks, Since '61
Lphill
December 30, 2022 at 09:52 am
some coaches are just better coordinators then they are head coaches.
HarryHodag
December 30, 2022 at 11:53 am
(drum roll).."The question is...can he Hackett?"(rim shot)
HarryHodag
December 30, 2022 at 11:55 am
Bears over Lions....are you ingesting ayahuasca?
BirdDogUni
December 30, 2022 at 01:52 pm
If I were Hackett, there's no way you could get me back to Green Bay, especially as an OC. He's got $12 million "more" reasons to do anything but go back to Green Bay.
If it were me, I'd lick my wounds, try and figure out what I wanted to do with my millions of dollars. I know what I would do, but I suppose Hackett will jump back into NFL coaching as soon as he gets his chance. (I don't blame him for that either.)