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Adam Stenavich isn’t going anywhere.
There were 10 head coaching and 21 offensive coordinator openings — 12 of which were play-calling positions. After all, Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich did not get any of them.
That’s good news for head coach Matt LaFleur, who will be able to keep a trustworthy assistant who’s been working with him since 2019. But it also brings a valid question of why he doesn’t get a better job elsewhere — and was even passed over for Sean Mannion, who was the Packers quarterbacks coach for just a year before getting a play-calling OC job with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Adam Stenavich had fewer chances than he did last year
In the 2025 coaching hiring cycle, Adam Stenavich had three formal interviews for other teams, including one for the Chicago Bears head coaching positions — which ultimately went to Ben Johnson. He also interviewed for play-calling offensive coordinator jobs with the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans.
Even though Stenavich is the OC in Green Bay, he doesn’t call plays, so LaFleur has allowed him to try and move forward with better opportunities.
This year, however, there were not as many prospects out there for Stenavich. Despite so many openings, with 12 teams hiring new play-calling offensive coordinators, Steno just interviewed with the Tennessee Titans — Brian Daboll got the job. He didn’t even talk to the Seahawks, for whom he interviewed last year and had to hire another OC with Klint Kubiak going to the Las Vegas Raiders as a head coach.
The Seahawks opted to hire San Francisco 49ers tight ends coach and run game coordinator Brian Fleury instead. It’s the same offensive principles, another assistant without play-calling experience, and he’s been coaching on the offensive side of the ball for just six years after spending the initial parts of his career on special teams and defense.
You could argue that Stenavich is a great assistant but didn’t interview well last year, or that the Packers know him better than anyone. But even Jeff Hafley, who was a fellow Packers coordinator for the past two years, decided to promote Bobby Slowik on the Miami Dolphins instead of giving Stenavich a shot.
These are the new play-calling offensive coordinators who got jobs over Stenavich: Brian Daboll (Tennessee Titans), Brian Fleury (Seattle Seahawks), Mike McDaniel (Los Angeles Chargers), Drew Petzing (Detroit Lions), Bobby Slowik (Miami Dolphins), David Blough (Washington Commanders), Tommy Rees (Atlanta Falcons), Zac Robinson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Declan Doyle (Baltimore Ravens), Sean Mannion (Philadelphia Eagles), Matt Nagy (New York Giants), and Frank Reich (New York Jets).
With Adam Stenavich at offensive coordinator (2022-2025), the Packers have been seventh in EPA/play and eighth in success rate. The results are solid and undeniable, even with a transition from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love. But with Nathaniel Hackett (2019-2021) and likely a better version of the offensive personnel, they were second in EPA/play and success rate.
It’s hard to isolate what’s Matt LaFleur, the players, and the assistants. That’s why it would be important for Stenavich to go to another team and prove his value. So far, though, there aren’t opportunities for him to do it — and this could be perceived as a warning sign of what the Packers have on the staff.
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