Matt LaFleur dropped a key detail last week and it now explains how the Packers can approach the Bears rematch
Head coach Matt LaFleur has a tough challenge to build a new gameplan to face a familiar opponent, the Chicago Bears.
It’s not usual for teams to face off in the NFL in a 13-day span. While the Green Bay Packers are in a very different spot now than they were before the first Chicago Bears game considering Micah Parsons’ injury and other issues that came up against the Denver Broncos, it’s once again a huge NFC North game with a big impact on the division race.
And one detail shared by Matt LaFleur last week can dictate how the Packers approach this next game on Saturday.
How LaFleur gameplans
The idea that the Packers could save some concepts or plays for the second game is far-fetched.
“You’re going to throw your best stuff each and every week,” Matt LaFleur had said last week, after the first win over the Bears.
However, things that the Packers did use in the first game could be discarded now.
“I do think what you put on tape certainly impacts some direction that you go,” LaFleur explained, “because you know what teams are studying and what they’re preparing for. It’s kind of like a setup, I would say.”
Overall, though, each team has its own identity and the bones of the scheme will not change from one game to another.
“There are some core things that teams know that you’re going to do each and every week,” LaFleur added, “that are just kind of staples of your offense or defense or on special teams.”
A big part of how the Packers will approach the game on offense is Christian Watson’s injury situation. After leaving the Broncos game with a chest injury, he is considered day-to-day, and his presence or not would bring significant implications to how LaFleur builds his gameplan — not only because of what Watson can do as a receiver, but for his ability to stretch the defense and open underneath space for other players.
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