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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Magooch" data-source="post: 1090184" data-attributes="member: 17987">SO with that all considered, why might GB elect to keep Matt?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He ensures we are pretty much always "competitively relevant". I don't think anyone has any serious concerns about us totally bottoming out or collapsing. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He navigated the Rodgers-Love transition with minimal pain. Managing through that sort of huge player-transition without a huge slump is a rare quality.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He keeps us as a pretty high-floor type of team. You can probably bank on 9+ wins most years (even this year, decimated by injury) and almost always a chance at making the playoffs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">While he has been in the league a while now, Love is still arguably in his "developmental window" and they might feel continuity would be beneficial for Love at QB. A possible disruption, system change, "down year," etc may harm Love's development.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He is a good "culture fit". Drama free, well-liked, not a "rock the boat" type of guy. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He is still under contract, and they simply might not be that enamored with any other candidates (or not wishing to jump in the mix when you already have 9 other teams angling for a new coach)</li> </ul>And why might they want to move on?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He has consistently "regressed" in high-pressure situations. He trends towards cautious rather than aggressive, tentative rather than decisive. And in the postseason it's (generally speaking) the decisive teams that get rewarded and the hesitant ones that get punished. I've said it before but "usually the hammer comes out in better shape than the nail"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At this point we have a pretty large sample size for his "ceiling" and the body of evidence continues to grow in a way that suggests he's not going to put us over-the-top</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">His teams (and by extension him as a coach) are rarely feared by opponents. I think LaFleur's packers have a reputation for being competitive but "soft" when push comes to shove. Teams are not having to make dramatic changes to their game-planning or philosophy to play us; usually they feel like they can just impose their will on us. Again, in the postseason, you generally will be rewarded for having a clearly defined identity and/or dominant trait(s). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is, after all, called Titletown. Championships are the measure of success in Green Bay. The goal is the title, not just to be "solid" or "competitive". At some point good enough can't remain good enough.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He continues to show an unwillingness to move on from ineffective coaching/support staff and his hires have been a mixed bag. Winning a championship often requires ruthlessness. Matt's often seemed to default to being "patient" when performances/results call for more urgency. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They may simply be unable to come to an agreement on terms, for instance "We want you back in theory...but on these terms and at this price"</li> </ul></blockquote>

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