It’s unquestionable that the Green Bay Packers’ offense has had significant problems throughout the regular season. It’s been hard to generate consistent production, especially against two-high defenses over the past two weeks, and the Packers have lost three games giving up 16 points or fewer.

For the first time since Matt LaFleur took over as a head coach and offensive play-caller back in 2019, there is real noise for him to be fired.

The Packers will obviously not fire LaFleur during the season — or at least not before the team gets eliminated from playoff contention. And there’s no better play-caller than LaFleur on the coaching staff. So, how can the staff adapt to improve during the season?

Packers’ offensive staff can tweak some things

Although the offense isn’t necessarily bad, there are clearly areas for improvement. Wide receivers haven’t been consistent, the run blocking has been a problem since last year, and even pass protection is now a concern. Moving some pieces around on the staff could help solve some issues.

Get Adam Stenavich back to his familiar place

When the Packers lost Nathaniel Hackett to the Denver Broncos in 2022, they also lost Luke Getsy to the Chicago Bears. So to avoid losing Adam Stenavich as well, the team promoted him from offensive line coach and run game coordinator to offensive coordinator.

Don’t get me wrong, the Packers have been seventh in EPA/play and eighth in success rate since Stenavich’s promotion. However, over the previous three years under Matt LaFleur, it was second in EPA/play and success rate — with Aaron Rodgers and a more veteran team, so different circumstances, but the point stands.

Stenavich is a great offensive line coach, but the results as an offensive coordinator have been limited — and it’s hard to know from the outside how exactly he contributes to the operation. Allowing him to work more closely with the big guys could help the offense play better upfront, and that’s the biggest calling card Steno has to offer.

Passing game background

Right now, Jason Vrable is the Packers’ passing game coordinator. Most of his NFL experience, though, is coaching wide receivers. He’s been the PCG since 2022 and hasn’t worked exclusively with the receivers since last year.

The Packers have two other options to take over the passing game coordination, both of whom have experience as quarterback coaches and play-calling offensive coordinators in the NFL: Senior offensive assistant Luke Getsy and defensive analyst Nathaniel Hackett. Remember, those two guys were the top assistants behind LaFleur when the offense was at its peak, four or five years ago.

External additions

LaFleur hasn’t shied away from adding pieces to the coaching staff during the season. Last year, for example, the Packers hired Robert Saleh to be an offensive analyst after he was fired by the New York Jets.

The two fired head coaches so far this season are Brian Callahan (Tennessee Titans) and Brian Daboll (New York Giants). Both have an offensive background and could help with different perspectives, even if their tenures as head coaches weren’t that successful.

LaFleur has been a highly successful head coach in the NFL, and the respect he has around the league is proof of that. The current sequence is hard, though, so it’s reasonable to look for ways to improve without any extreme measures.