Black Monday 2026

[We Got The Whole 9]

FWIW Nagy earned a playoff win and got totally robbed 

[Banedon]

So it sounds like the Packers may not want to pay enough to keep Matt LaFleur.

Adam Schefter: Packers’ priority is to extend Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst | Acme Packing Company

[cwood218]

I can not believe it is even possible the Puckers would be that stupid, but I really hope they are.

[Brian707]

32 minutes ago, Banedon said:

So it sounds like the Packers may not want to pay enough to keep Matt LaFleur.

Adam Schefter: Packers’ priority is to extend Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst | Acme Packing Company

Did PTR buy the Packers?

[Wilson A2000]

John Harbaugh fired after 18 years with the Ravens. I don’t think he deserved that, he’s a really good coach, and he’s clearly the best one available right now.

Edited January 6 by Wilson A2000

[jersey cubs fan]

They’ve squandered MVP caliber qb play for too long. Time to move on. 
 

 

grass ain’t always greener and improvement will be difficult but this has been a model franchise and they should be able to manage. 
 

hope he goes to Vegas and plays his brother twice a year 

[jersey cubs fan]

On 1/5/2026 at 12:41 PM, jersey cubs fan said:

That’s a TD worth of fired coaches, is the NFL going to kick the extra point or go for 2? 

Settled for the XP so far. 7 new hires for next year 

[Outshined_One]

36 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

They’ve squandered MVP caliber qb play for too long. Time to move on. 
 

 

grass ain’t always greener and improvement will be difficult but this has been a model franchise and they should be able to manage. 
 

hope he goes to Vegas and plays his brother twice a year 

I mean, I get it, but after seeing the Bears spend so much time in the wilderness because it was "time to move on" from Lovie Smith, I tend to view these sorts of moves with skepticism.

I'm curious as to whether he'd accept a HC gig, or if he'd demand a HC/GM role.

[Derwood]

John Harbaugh is better than at least half of the current NFL Head Coaches who still have jobs

[sweetpeteman]

It's the same as Franklin at Penn State, a great coach but it's time for a change.  Baltimore just needs to make the right hire. 

Edited January 6 by sweetpeteman

[Banedon]

Wow.  Will he jump into a new job immediately or take a hiatus I wonder....?

[Banedon]

[Banedon]

Lions fired OC John Morton

[soccer10k]

3 minutes ago, Banedon said:

Not the least bit surprising. Whether or not he coaches in 2026 will come down to if he wants to or not.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wonder what Harbaugh's exit interview was like.

"John, you came a whisper away from the playoffs despite Lamar missing 4+ games with multiple injuries.  So I guess our first question is, how dare you?"

[Soul]

1 hour ago, Banedon said:

Lions fired OC John Morton

[minnesotacubsfan]

1 hour ago, Banedon said:

I feel sorry for Matt LaFleur, still employed and already has a replacement

 

wait no i dont

 

lol

 

[Soul]

4 hours ago, Banedon said:

So it sounds like the Packers may not want to pay enough to keep Matt LaFleur.

Adam Schefter: Packers’ priority is to extend Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst | Acme Packing Company

I read that article and they make it sound like the Packers keep bungling coaching hires year after year.  They’ve had consistent success since Holmgren, through two HOF QBs, HC changes, numerous coordinator changes.  They rarely miss a beat unless they suffer a QB outage (who wouldn’t).

It’s just bizarre to read their perspective on things.  Every year it’s another playoff run and they act like the team is struggling to keep up with the league.

[jersey cubs fan]

7 minutes ago, Soul said:

 Every year it’s another playoff run .

I believe the word you are looking for there is appearance

[PackLandVA]

24 minutes ago, Soul said:

I read that article and they make it sound like the Packers keep bungling coaching hires year after year.  They’ve had consistent success since Holmgren, through two HOF QBs, HC changes, numerous coordinator changes.  They rarely miss a beat unless they suffer a QB outage (who wouldn’t).

It’s just bizarre to read their perspective on things.  Every year it’s another playoff run and they act like the team is struggling to keep up with the league.

I read that article differently than you did.  I read the article as:

-there’s rumors that LaFleur is on the hot seat, but according to Schefter, the Packers new President really likes the HC (and GM)

-the reason there’s an appearance the the HC is on the hot seat is because they have “under performed” (with a HoF QB) in the playoffs and most recently in the regular season.

-the reality of the failures may be due to lack of success of coordinators, and the HC can’t necessarily hire who he wants because history shows the organization doesn’t put a premium on assistants.

 

 

As a side note, the Packers are pretty good about keeping negotiations out of the media. I would not be surprised if the team announces both the GM and HC received extensions sometime this past December.

[Soul]

3 minutes ago, PackLandVA said:

I read that article differently than you did.  I read the article as:

-there’s rumors that LaFleur is on the hot seat, but according to Schefter, the Packers new President really likes the HC (and GM)

-the reason there’s an appearance the the HC is on the hot seat is because they have “under performed” (with a HoF QB) in the playoffs and most recently in the regular season.

-the reality of the failures may be due to lack of success of coordinators, and the HC can’t necessarily hire who he wants because history shows the organization doesn’t put a premium on assistants.

 

 

As a side note, the Packers are pretty good about keeping negotiations out of the media. I would not be surprised if the team announces both the GM and HC received extensions sometime this past December.

What about all the talk about coordinators?  Hiring internally on the cheap and not hiring potentially better candidates.

Edited January 7 by Soul

[PackLandVA]

9 minutes ago, Soul said:

What about all the talk about coordinators?  Hiring internally on the cheap and not hiring potentially better candidates.

I agree with this and thought it’s clearly expressed in my  initial post.

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-the reality of the failures may be due to lack of success of coordinators, and the HC can’t necessarily hire who he wants because history shows the organization doesn’t put a premium on assistants.

[soccer10k]

2 hours ago, jersey cubs fan said:

I believe the word you are looking for there is appearance

Well clearly it's easy to make the playoffs consistently which is why every team does it.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Bears consistently make it 2/3 times a decade. Others, not so much 

[soccer10k]

20 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

The Bears consistently make it 2/3 times a decade. Others, not so much 

Congrats on being slightly less pathetic than the Raiders. Not exactly the win you think it is.

Edited January 7 by soccer10k