Packers HC Matt LaFleur makes major decision amid chatter about job security

Despite a recent offensive skid, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur isn't planning on handing his play sheet to someone else.

The Packers are now 5-3-1 after consecutive losses to the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles in Weeks 9 and 10, respectively. In these losses, Green Bay averaged 10 points per game, well below the league average. In its first seven games, the team logged an above-average 27.6 PPG (via StatMuse).

With the recent offensive downturn, it may be time for the coach to cede play-calling duties to someone else. However, he's not planning on doing that.

Matt LaFleur explains why he's still calling plays

On Wednesday, LaFleur acknowledged that the offense must improve and said he's striving to find solutions.

"You have to look inward," the coach told the media. "So I think that, especially as the play caller, you're trying to put people in the best position possible to go out there and have success. And when we're not having collective success ... you have to challenge yourself to do better, to find something else in order to go out there and move the ball and score points."

But is LaFleur — who has called plays since arriving in Green Bay in 2019 — still putting his players in a position to do that? He drew ire for an unimaginative inside zone run on a 4th-and-1 late in the fourth quarter of the Packers' 10-7 loss to the Eagles. During the play, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs lost four yards and fumbled, which was recovered by Eagles safety Reed Blankenship. Following the loss, Jacobs questioned the play call.