Rich Eisen: What Packers HC Matt LaFleur Did Right to Prep Malik Willis to Fill in for Jordan Love

Rich Eisen comments on the Green Bay Packers; win over the Indianapolis Colts with untested backup Malik Willis filling in for the injured Jordan Love.
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[@ericg4868]

Tom Clements is the Packers secret sauce. Great coach.

[@paulpokorny1238]

Yes he has a great track record. Definitely has alot to do with the success

[@d.s.8733]

Sunday it was Stenovich!

[@NookBoo]

Welp. Secret no more I guess.

[@jakecollin5499]

Idk how we still have him.

[@Dennis450D]

@@jakecollin5499 Dude is 71 years old. I'd think he wouldn't be interested in bouncing around on different teams anymore

[@wsimmons920]

Idk if they allow assistant coaches in the HoF but Tom Clements deserves a gold jacket for all his work in GB

[@Kahnradical]

He's def a king maker at QB

[@davecheng4201]

Should def at least put in the Packers HOF

[@cannedyams9977]

Also note that of Willis’ two incompletions, one was a throw away, and the other one was right on the money, but the receiver couldn’t bring the ball down after getting hit by a defender. So basically, every single one of this throws got to where they were meant to go.

[@MrNylenRules]

That’s game plan right there. Every throw they called was “there.” LaFleur did such a job here.

[@mildtotemperate]

Good point!

[@Jay-r6s1i]

This is the definition of coaching. LaFleur has done a masterful job the last year+.

[@timgault6938]

Titans never once gave Willis practice snaps with the 1s. All his game prep was "mental snaps". They blew it.

[@bonecold4387]

That was all Vrabels bs. Callahan would have worked with him. So glad Vrabel and his stubbornness and buddy buddy system is out of the door.

[@ttaylor758]

Was he at least running the scout team?

[@brianmoravec1097]

@@ttaylor758yes

[@Pccpy]

Titans fucked up, Willis didn't get a real chance and they traded him.

[@v10011011]

And now they have to face him on Sunday 😂

[@My80Vette]

I'm fully convinced that Green Bay could turn "busts" like Fields, Young, or even Jamarcus Russell into elite QBs.

[@brotherblood115]

This comment should be pinned

[@Erik_Ice_Fang]

GB has an excellent QB coach in Tom Clemens and Lafleur is a solid play caller. A lot of entrenched, quality QB history. But credit to the team. Good blocking, good running, and a defense that didn't force GB into a pass heavy attack. This was a game we used to lose, but this one just felt good

[@Grable424]

I mean I think it just depends on the QB. They gave up on michael pratt after a single training camp, and guys like Tim Boyle spent years here. Lafluer certainly cooked up a good gameplan for Willis that he could realistically produce with though. It's good to know they can win with a backup. I thought he did everything they asked of him.

[@Grable424]

@@Erik_Ice_Fang Exactly, the Packers definitely put QBs in a better place to succeed than other franchises, but it's not like any guy can just come in and produce. Credit to Malik, i think he did something a lot of guys would have failed at yesterday. And he did it with a very calm head the entire time. No panic in his game.

[@Tawknmysht]

Justin isn’t a bust He has many records & is showing the bears just didn’t give him help He currently got a better record than Green Bay & will 4 the entire season

[@CCTH2221-lp2zj]

LaFleur is a sharp coach🏈

[@dolipops]

As a Packers fan, I was stunned. I didn't know we were like that.

[@dubnation1360]

I was a bit surprised fs too but cmon man we know lefleur is a top 5 coach in the league he’s a monster great game plan and calling awesome game to get a win from

[@Pccpy]

I am not surprised, Packers team is very talented through out the board. What surprised me the most is that Malik didn't make a single mistake, not even a small one.

[@braydenwhite9537]

Go Pack Go 🧀

[@matthawkins9983]

I know dats right. 🧀🧀🧀

[@nero16ify]

we just need one of the next two and we're in business 💚💛💚

[@christopherweise438]

It's one thing to draw up a good game plan.....it's another thing to get the entire team to execute it nearly flawlessly. Even all 3 of GB's punts were downed inside the 16 with 2 inside the 10. Total team win.

[@jakecollin5499]

Our one nagging issue right now is we don't score touchdowns in the red zone. 49ers last year, Philly last week...we get early turnovers with great field position. Come away with 3 or nothing. Against the colts, same thing. This game should've been over early. We let teams hang around when they shouldn't

[@christopherweise438]

@@jakecollin5499 - That is a problem. I agree. Leaving points on the field. Jacobs fumbles on the 1 or it would've been 17-0.

[@TheGriffey]

Preach it!!! 1000000%! Multiple more Super Bowls if we score just one touch down in some nfc champ games. As a packers fan for 20 years we have almost ALWAYS let teams linger and hang in the game. We hardly put anyone away and then it leads to a blown game. 😔

[@23jobenson]

@@christopherweise438in a perfect game, Jacobs 1st TD doesn’t get called back for the hold, he holds the ball into the endzone, and we don’t miss the FG. Proud of the win, but I think the whole league looks at this win differently if we end it 30-10.

[@FredHenry1850]

I honestly think it's for games like that, late in December with the season on the line, that we brought in Josh Jacobs. I don't think they thought they would have to lean on him like that so soon. No one could have forseen Love's absence. Yet, they were prepared to do so. Simply amazing.

[@lolnocody]

He's on track to hit over a 1000 rushing so at least theres that!

[@johnsheldon7716]

I say give Willis the start next week. It'd be sweet to see him take down his former team AS A BACKUP! Our next Matt Flynn!

[@letmeeatcake7836]

Give the packers GM credit, he went out and grabbed a talented player for a 7th round pick, that move already got them a win

[@jacobbiggs2733]

Willis locked up the back up roll for green bay for sure.

[@Unknown62640]

He gotta give us 2 more solid games🤞🏻

[@rotaryperfection]

People are forgetting that this particular game plan worked because of the THREAT of Willis mobile abilities. That's why it opened up the run so much. Now imagine game planning for this once Malik learns their full playbook and builds chemistry with those receivers? Sky's the limit because Malik can make ALL the throws. His detractors are really clueless in how much better Malik has become as a pocket passer. He's a true duel threat once he gets comfortable in a system, but he needs the GAME REPS for that to happen. My Titans wouldn't give him the reps he needed to help him develop😞.

[@Theiliteritesbian]

Can't remember the last nfl game where the defense knew the offense would run 90% of the time and they could not stop it. It was like watching college ball. Packers with a defense and stout o-line? Watch out.

[@izik7220]

When the niners ran all over us in the 2019 playoffs lol

[@jakecollin5499]

​@@izik7220when everybody ran all over us since Vick snapped our unbeaten home playoff record

[@TXbornRph]

2 years in Tennessee vs. 3 weeks in GB and Malik is already an NFL caliber QB… Bravo, Green Bay

[@MrPackers2012]

LaFleur won Coach of the Year yesterday!

[@123payattention]

Demecco ryans will bag it if the Texans do the same thing as last year

[@055zww]

Willis will do well for the Packers! He sure did his first game!

[@jakecollin5499]

Just listened to a 5 minute clip and its nothing but positivity

[@saulguillen3142]

MLF deserves recognition and should be considered a coach of the year candidate..hell of a coach

[@Doc_Tar]

It's nice to have a running game and a defense and for special teams not to lose the game.

[@mattsully2238]

When you plan on running, they know you're planning on running and the running blows them away anyways. Nice

[@thegreatbambi5674]

A couple years ago people were calling for LaFleur to be fired. I've never supported that and I know Rodgers had some people convinced it was him who ran the offense those MVP years and not LaFleur. With what LaFleur has done with this young team last year going into this year (including this masterpiece of a running game on Sunday with a newly added, very young QB), he'll be sticking around for awhile. 🤷‍♂👍

[@weswerner4145]

Packers 167 rushing yards in quarter one was a bit nostalgic. Lombardi’s Packers were running the sweep, opponents knew they were running the sweep and it couldn’t be consistently stopped. Credit the GB coaches for implementing such a game plan to give Malik a good introduction. The offense was having a different kind of fun.

[@123payattention]

This was lafleurs best win in his career by far. Start to finish he was on it this game

[@kopes28]

WE LOVE Matt LaFleur, hell we might lose a few with Malik Willis but MLF loves this team and is passionate and actually knows wtf he is doing....... Made some questionable staffing choices over the last few years but people said MLF only won games because Rodgers was really the OC on the field, but last season and this last game proved the MLF knows wtf is going on.

[@AlisonTuckwab]

I must been hearing the wrong conference center 💚💛💚

[@alect1953]

The amount of time matts be coaching at a high level to be dismissed or overlooked is criminal. Maybe this year people will see

[@JakeWittl]

Bout damn time this dude gets some credit - with or without Rodgers hes a fantastic coach. Who knows, maybe he was the reason Rodgers spiked to back to back MVPs later in his career

[@Pccpy]

Hopefully other teams don't trade for Matt LaFleur next season. He is a great coach.

[@Will-h8g]

For every fan of every other team in the league you cannot deny that Green Bay Packers know how to pick and develop quarterbacks

[@saintoflastresorts2272]

Malik looked like his coaching staff didnt care in Tennessee to be honest

[@Beachdude67]

Green Bay compensated by keeping the ball on the ground. Malik Willis only threw one long pass all game.

[@fear3682]

Love was practicing today

[@tommcnally3646]

The Colts were a disgrace. Ballard and Stechein are a disgrace

[@Kahnradical]

Not having Deforest Buckner is the difference; he makes or breaks the defensive scheme

[@timperry6948]

Tom Clements is the QB Whisperer.

[@LD-jb5zi]

MLF has been a top notch HC since first signing with GB. Give credit to him but more importantly Willis for his and the teams ability to get the win at home GPG

[@donjuanthepiper7166]

Pro shop has Malik jerseys for sale already.

[@Kurt-r4o]

I've been saying it since March when they, they're winning superbowl... got rid of barrys worthless *** and got someone that knows what he's doing and they pick up Xavier Mckinney who thrives in that type of d haffley wants to play, second half of last season offense showed what they can do, d showed plenty of talent and what they're capable of.... this is just a snack of what's to come

[@DefinitivelyZach]

You don't need to prepare him when he played against the worst defense in the league and let Josh Jacobs run for 200 yards in the first half. He literally did not even have to play at all.

[@cygnus024]

Was at this game. Dude cooked. Look out for us in Nov Dec Jan

[@Kenjayfan55]

It's not going to be 3-6 weeks. But terrific coaching job by Lefluer. PK is still a pebble in the shoe. It's not a dramatic ending if he makes that routine, by NFL standards, kick.

[@trolled_you_so1516]

Whatever they are putting in the water bottles for the Packers will need to be looked into. Impressive win, the Tennesse game will be telling.

[@oneputt4152]

My main takeaway, the packers are NOT the jets (thank god)

[@bob_ohms2low75]

Love was extremely close to playing On Sunday. He will play next Sunday.

[@HappyHog11]

Gonna be real, even if he’s ready to play, kinda don’t want him to. It’s the Titans and it’s week 3. I’d rather he take the week off and make sure he’s 100% healthy when he comes back.

[@bob_ohms2low75]

@@HappyHog11 yea, it depends how healthy he is. If he was close to playing on Sunday, that means he should be as good as he's gonna get, next Sunday. If not, I'm with you. Wait another week, & run him out there against Minnesota. Thankfully that game is on grass, & not the turf of the Vikings stadium.

[@hippycho]

Go Pack Go ! It’s that simple

[@billystreamsandmemes]

Love was close to playing and he will be back next week

[@JDeezle21]

If I'm Greenbay, I'm locking him up to to a nice paybump backup deal for the lenth of Loves deal.

[@LdyVder]

Nope, coach him up, trade him for better draft capital than they gave up. It's what the Packers did during Favre's time when Ron Wolf was GM.

[@JeezyFizzleGaming1337]

pack will flip him like they do all the backups

[@123payattention]

Teams will he dropping trade offers all off season for him. I doubt he is on the roster next year. Packers do right by their players the vast majority of the time. They will set him up to succeed in the AFC

[@Devon-g3u]

The titans were holding Malik back he has the speed of Vick arm like Anthony Richardson and on point accuracy I’m glad packers saved my boy from the titans I’m cool with him backing up love but we need to resign Willis and lock him up for the next 4 yrs umm 4yrs 60 million with 40 guaranteed sound about right for Malik

[@noone1704]

Lafleur showed some teams how you ease in a young QB who doesn't know the playbook.

[@mashpotatoesmoove]

Lafluer DOES NOT get the credit he deserves! And I get it he had rodgers his first couple years buuuuuut he’s showing us he is a GREAT coach!

[@madtownangler]

Now that they have film on him the second week won't be so great.

[@averykendall8827]

Such a naive viewpoint 🤦‍♂️ Everyone has tape on the best QBs too and it doesn’t stop them from being great! If it were only about “knowing their style” or “watching their tendencies”, the most successful players would be those that no one has ever seen play before. Besides, game plans and play calling changes every single game in the NFL. Tape helps to prepare, but isn’t an indicator of success in any way shape or form. To think volume of film available on any given player is a guide to how they will play or perform is just an indication of obliviousness by the person making said assumption

[@madtownangler]

@@averykendall8827 that assuming he is one of the best QB's out there

[@cdoemel]

I have way more faith in LaFleur, Steno, Clements and Willis than you do.

[@Captainkebbles1392]

But they should have called Ryan Tannahill right rich?

[@cdoemel]

I’ll say all 3, Clements, Steno but primarily LaFleur were situational play calling geniuses. They knew their limitations with Willis and schemed for him and the Colts brilliantly.

[@kreed4480]

My favorite thing about football is watching media pundits backtrack and flounder around from their horrendous takes on the state of the GB Packers

[@Pccpy]

Malik didn't make a single mistake, not even a small one.

[@ryanboldt7751]

The Packers ran the ball 50 times!!! Lots of people can win at quarterback with that.

[@alangrund5031]

Helps if you can rush for 264 yds. Don't count on that every week. Willis was fine. They were ultraconservative with him. Asked to protect the ball and make simple throws.

[@KuhrtHrt-vu9xg]

Do the Packers have the best QB coach, for like the last 30 years?

[@Chudchannel3]

Go pack go

[@henrylaux9328]

I love the packers

[@calebelliott1168]

Malik Willis will rip the Titans apart this weekend. It’s the Malik Willis revenge tour. 😂

[@AlisonTuckwab]

Packers coach Matt sounds like he got fired the way he was talking 💚💛💚 I am just saying

[@jimh3595]

Matt is a quarterback whisperer. If rodgers had listened to him, the Packers might have had another SB win o two. BTW, O'Connors book is a love letter to rodgers. LOL

[@shaunduquette5992]

Doubt it,their talent pool was depleted and certainly Rodgers being a D wasn't helpful.

[@trevor3575]

0:56 I’ll never be impressed by the “oh this guy only got here a couple weeks ago and is starting” since Baker got to LA on Tuesday and started AND won that same Thursday

[@Aaalan4794]

I don’t think people put Baker and Willis in the same tier

[@myname6979]

Willis had never thrown a td in the Nfl before this game. It’s a bit different

[@trevor3575]

@@Aaalan4794 it has nothing to do with how good they are. They’re referring to the preparation it takes going to a completely different team. Learning the system and plays

[@mariogiacomini6713]

@trevor3575 I’ll never read your comment again lol😂

[@getthebagnelly]

Greenbay Packers are a QBs Mecca

[@montyrose78]

Jeff Saturday could have done better

[@paulpokorny1238]

Your green with envy. It's alright though

[@Rumpellstiltz]

My Colts are actually god awful

[@noone1704]

And the Giants crying about Daniel Jones how about you build a good team first! And get a good coach Dabol stinks.

[@chriskay1449]

May, just maybe, the TItans are garbage when it comes to getting QB's ready.

[@2Greenlid]

I bet we don’t get 260 yards rushing again this year…but that’s ok, we will keep winning😂

[@mattsully2238]

If love is out next week, maybe. Otherwise you're right

[@MasterBojangles]

..... can Pack get a first rd pick in a trade? 😅

[@JMAC479]

Willis threw some terrible balls but those receivers were not going to let that ball hit the ground. They were making gigantic leaps for a catch. That was all receiver. Willis was handed a gift and so were we. I'll take it.

[@Kicksgood]

And you show you didn’t watch the game

[@JMAC479]

@@Kicksgood C'mon. That lovely TD was a bad throw. He's extremely lucky that wasn't a pick. Go back and watch that and tell me that it was a good idea in the first place.

[@christopherweise438]

@@JMAC479 - He threw it just far enough away so the defender couldn't get it, but the receiver still could. If it was Love throwing that you'd say it was a great throw.

[@timgault6938]

Willis made big time throws all through the game.

[@JMAC479]

@@christopherweise438 That was the problem, the defender could've got that and very easily. Go watch the tape. That was a bad throw that went our way. If you watch it again because I'm sure you haven't you'll see.

[@otiswilson2696]

Love it, but I like to take it one game at a time…🥲