Packers vs. Bears: Green Bay could use some more from Matt LaFleur

Johnson is all-in on the rivalry, and it's noteworthy that the Bears have had the Packers' number in two of their past three games. That includes a playoff win over the Pack last season.

Through it all, and despite his 12-3 overall record against the Bears as Green Bay's head coach, LaFleur has refused to get into the weeds with Johnson.

They did share a few icy postgame handshakes last season, but even ahead of the Week 5 matchup between the Bears and Packers, LaFleur continues to take the high road.

Why doesn't he get into the rivalry publicly?

“Because this game is about players and so we’ll keep it about the players," LaFleur said on Monday. "I’m not the one out there they’re playing … don’t get me wrong. I love the rivalry. It’s awesome. It’s great. It’s intense. You can feel it on gameday. You can feel it throughout the course of the week and also the significance; I mean, they’re the defending North champions. So what a great opportunity, great challenge for us in our home stadium to play against the defending champs.”

Matt LaFleur is uninterested in feuding with Ben Johnson, but the Packers could use some juice

Interestingly, LaFleur's team has been criticized for their inability to finish games as of late. 

They also seem to fold when they get punched in the mouth, and two collapses against the Bears were part of the five-game losing skid that ended last season for the Packers.

A team takes on the personality of its head coach, so one has to wonder if the Packers may be better off if LaFleur showed a bit more aggression against his coaching rival.

Nobody is asking for a postgame chase-down à la Jim Schwartz and Jim Harbaugh, but some more fire may be necessary for LaFleur so that his team doesn't fall once again to their biggest rival.