Green Bay Packers: Comments From Jordan Love Show The Team Made The Right Move With Matt LaFleur
The Green Bay Packers have always taken a different approach to team-building. This offseason, they could have had a decision to make: keep continuity at the top or change everything. By retaining head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst, the organization has doubled down on stability.
It is a decision that has its critics. Both men have flaws that have been well-documented over the past few seasons. Yet, recent comments from franchise quarterback Jordan Love and Packers legend John Kuhn highlight exactly why keeping this leadership duo in place was the correct call. Perfection is impossible in the NFL, but finding a winning formula is rare—and the Packers seem to have found theirs.
Green Bay Packers Jordan Love Backs Matt LaFleur
The relationship between a head coach and a quarterback is the single most important dynamic in football. If that relationship fractures, the entire franchise crumbles. Fortunately for Green Bay, the bond between Jordan Love and Matt LaFleur appears stronger than ever.
In a recent video from USA Today, Jordan Love publicly welcomed LaFleur back, expressing excitement about continuing their work together. This endorsement is not insignificant. Matt LaFleur’s Packers teams have been historically successful in the regular season, but they have also faced legitimate criticism regarding playoff adjustments and defensive coordinator hires. There have been moments where the play-calling seemed stagnant, or the team appeared unprepared for big moments.
However, LaFleur’s ability to develop quarterbacks is undeniable. He navigated the awkward transition from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love with a steady hand, tailoring an offense that allowed Love to blossom into one of the league’s most dangerous passers in the second half of the 2025 season. Love’s support suggests that the locker room believes in LaFleur’s vision. While LaFleur isn’t perfect, firing a coach who has the full trust of his rising star quarterback would have been a massive unforced error.
John Kuhn Validates Brian Gutekunst’s Vision
If LaFleur has faced criticism for game management, Brian Gutekunst has faced a firestorm for his roster construction. The general manager has been a polarizing figure since taking the reins in 2018. His process, specifically the choice to trade up and draft Jordan Love in 2020 rather than adding immediate help for a Super Bowl-ready roster, was viewed by many as a fireable offense at the time.
Former Packers fullback John Kuhn recently took to The Tundra podcast to offer a different perspective. Kuhn argued that Gutekunst’s gamble has been completely validated. He noted that while other franchises, like the rival Minnesota Vikings, are firing general managers for missing on quarterbacks, the Packers successfully identified their third consecutive franchise signal-caller.
“The Green Bay Packers have successfully got their guy the third time in a row,” Kuhn noted. He emphasized that finding a quarterback who can lead a team for 10 to 15 years is the hardest task in professional sports. Gutekunst has certainly had misses—there have been free agency busts and mid-round draft picks that never panned out. But in the NFL, if a GM gets the quarterback decision right, almost every other flaw becomes forgivable. By securing the future, Gutekunst bought himself the time to build around him.
Why Flawed Leadership Is Still the Best Option
The reality is that both LaFleur and Gutekunst are imperfect. LaFleur needs to prove he can consistently win chess matches in January. Gutekunst needs to show he can shore up roster depth and hit on defensive draft picks with more consistency.
However, the alternative—starting over—carries far more risk. Bringing in a new general manager or head coach would mean new schemes, new philosophies, and potentially a new evaluation of the roster that could unsettle Jordan Love’s development.
The Packers have managed to do what very few teams can: transition from one Hall of Fame era to the next without hitting rock bottom. That doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because the general manager had the foresight to draft a successor early, and the head coach had the patience to develop him.
By keeping LaFleur and Gutekunst, Green Bay is betting that their established chemistry and shared vision for the future outweigh their individual shortcomings. With Jordan Love ascending and the locker room bought in, that bet looks like a winning one.
