ULTIMATUM: Matt LaFleur can prove he's the right fit for the Packers, but ONLY if he follows this plan

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🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Matt LaFleur's future has yet to be decided, so what should the process look like for making that decision? We discuss how the Packers can evaluate LaFleur, decide if he's the right man to lead the team forward, and determine how to address the issues that plague this team. Can LaFleur be the guy to do it? And if not, who? It's the LaFleur future episode!

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0:00.0	Matt LaFleur deserves to see this through as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers,
0:05.5	but only if he can provide a clear vision for how this team moves forward and fixes the problems that have held them back in the LaFleur era.
0:22.9	You are locked on Packers.
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0:49.8	you'll find Locked on Packers, the number one Packers podcast on the internet, and the show for fans who know what happened, they want to know why and how. Thanks to everyone who makes Locked on Packers, their first listen every day. We hope you like starting your day with us as much as we like starting our day with you. Today's episode brought to you by our friends at Fandul Fandall is officially in playoff mode. Every game day during the NFL playoffs, Fandle is giving customers even more ways to get in
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1:18.9	This is the Matlafflofflor episode.
1:21.7	Figuring out what the problems are, what the solves are, and what the process ought to be as Ed Policy and
1:31.0	Brian Gutikins make a decision for the future of this organization. And I want to start with
1:38.0	the process. What should this look like? What is the decision based on as the Packers move forward here with
1:46.3	Matt LaFlor? And to me, it starts with who actually gets to make this decision?
1:52.4	Is it going to be Ed Policy or is it going to be Brian Gutikins? Rewind to Mike McCarthy being
1:59.1	fired. That was not just a football decision.
2:03.2	Mark Murphy, when he decided to move on from Mike McCarthy,
2:06.4	that was not a decision made strictly for football reasons.
2:11.2	The culture had turned toxic.
2:13.7	There was a complacency in the organization.
2:16.8	That needed to be taken out root and stem.
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