At times, it was (understandably) over-the-top, such as when he was asked if the result would have been different had Rodgers played. This was LaFleur throwing himself under the bus and trying to protect his young quarterback. 'I'm disappointed we didn’t call more plays that would show quicker. And there were a few plays I thought he got out of. “If you’re given plays where they are longer developing plays and you can’t protect, it’s kind of hard to throw from your back. “The plan wasn’t good enough … I thought he did a lot of great things.” He hung in there, he was taking hits and delivering the ball. “I thought Jordan, I was really proud of the way he played. I think it comes down to the play-calls.” “For his first game, going out there in a hostile environment, I thought he handled himself very well. “Just not having a good enough plan to go out there against that pressure, especially with a young quarterback.” “This one falls on me, squarely,” LaFleur said. LaFleur went out of his way to repeatedly take all of the blame for the loss and whatever failures overcame the offense, all while singing Love’s performance even where criticism would have been fair. It’s his first start, so his career is hardly over, but still, it wasn’t what anyone wanted. He didn’t make many plays (2-of-12 on third down), especially against a blitz-heavy Chiefs pass rush. He lacked an ability to move the offense as the Packers were shut out until 4:56 remained in the game. Love wasn’t great: 19-of-34 for 190 yards, one pick and one touchdown.

LaFleur spoke Sunday following a 13-7 loss to Kansas City, where Love, his second-year QB, made his first career start due to Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID-19. So maybe it’s worth contrasting how two coaches – Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur and Chicago’s Matt Nagy – handled things recently when discussing their struggling, yet still developing, young quarterbacks, Jordan Love and Justin Fields respectively.

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