Matt LaFleur News: Years, not per-year salary, is the Packers’ extension hang-up
January 16, 2026
Matt LaFleur News: Years, not per-year salary, is the Packers’ extension hang-up
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Lol packers always trying to go the cheap route. Constant bites them in the ass w assistants
How am I being downvoted?
>If LaFleur gets a new two-year extension (let’s call it $14.5 million per year to split Silverstein’s ranges), on top of the year he still has left (let’s call it $9 million to again split Silverstein’s ranges), that’s $38 million in guaranteed money. With John Harbaugh reportedly signing for a $100 million contract after hitting the market, you can see that there’s a bit of a gulf between these two offers – for coaches who would have been considered in the same tier of priority in this coaching market, had LaFleur become available when Harbaugh did
If he doesnt get 5 years hes missing a ton of money
Doesn’t surprise me, he wants reassurance his job is safe, team wants an out if the collapses aren’t corrected.
So MLF wants more years as head coach and the Packers are hesitating. This is an easy fix.
Policy simply needs to tell MLF that MLF is 100% correct and in complete control and winning the negotiations.
MLF will immediately adjust his position, lose the negotiation spectacularly, and take table scraps for a 1 year extension.
He’ll review the tape and say he needs to be better but is excited about the direction of where he’s going.
Seems obvious that this is the problem. Most I would offer is 2 years if I’m the packers. No way I would lock into a 4 or 5 year contract
He probably wants 7, but team probably only wants 3 with all the high level contracts currently on the books.
They should do a Mason Croby type prove-it contract.
He gets a 1 year extension, and it automatically extends 1 additional year for each playoff win over the next 2 seasons.
Would never happen, but it would be hilarious to see how he coaches a second half when his job unquestionably depends on it.
This motherfucker has the nerve to demand a 5 year fully guaranteed contract that pays him more than Ben Johnson per year after those two collapses against Ben Johnson.
Trade his ass away.
I guess I kinda hate this half measure of a 1 or 2 year extension. Kicking the can down the road almost never goes well
They should just let him go if they don’t wanna extend him 4-5 years
> This part is where I say it’s still about the money. Whether you have an agreed-upon per-year number or not, the industry standard is for *coaching contracts to be guaranteed,* outside of incentives (these are fairly limited and not the bulk of coaches’ pay). So even though it’s not about the cash flow, it is still about the money.
This is where I think the team should play hardball. Teams expect players to work on guarantees with structured incentives and benchmarks that trigger additional guarantees at later times, there’s no reason coaches are immune to performance pay. I think it’s pretty clear confidence is shaken and anything past 2 years needs some incentive-driven structure to pay more and convert to guarantees but give both parties an out if current performance continues as it has. With this roster there’s a lot of coaches who can regularly get a wild card flameout.
0 years for $0. Go coach the Cardinals, problem solved.
I understand both sides. MLF & agent want long term. Policy is doing the right thing saying no you need to prove it.
I still believe they should have fired him Monday. But here we are.
Think of it as a first half and a second half of a football game, Matt. You’ve earned the first half, but the collapses and offense stagnation in the 2nd halves of games need to be fixed before those extra years get added.
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I understand the disagreement, but the hard reality is the Packers Super Bowl window is about 2 years with our current salary cap situation. I’m comfortable having him steer the boat for the next 2-3 years, but if we don’t even make it to an NFC championship game, we need an out. I’d give him a 3-year incentive based contract, but I’m sure he wants 5.
Obviously he’s trying to get the best deal for himself and his family.
But seriously, look in the mirror Matt. Contract negotiations after that collapse a week ago aren’t as leveraged in your favor as you may think.
You want job security to continue to fall short? Or you truly believe that these late game collapses are an easy fix?
Oh free coaches, I still think he’s our best option, but I want to see some changes in staff. I don’t care if you’re friends, your job is to win games, and our experience and staff is not good. Make changes. He will absolutely get 4 years on the open market, so give him 3, total of 4 and let’s move on to getting staff before all the coaching changes bring in new guys.
That LaFleur feels he has bargaining power after that game is…. something.
I am far more interested in what he could fetch in the way of draft picks then I am him coaching the Packers
It’s hard to get a good coaching staff if you’re only in it for 1 year. I can see the reason he wants years
The Packers have money money than God. There’s no cap on coaches salaries. They should let him go if they won’t pay him.
My guess is his agent is asking for 6 and they’re offering 4.
The sting from the loss to the Bears is still too raw.
I would offer 3 years, which is essentially 2 years and renegotiate or move on, based on playoff success or failure.
Knew it.
Generally speaking if you have more years on the contract the salary is lower because the team is taking the risk on having more years on the contract.
Whereas conversely if the team wants the coach to take less years you usually have to offer a much higher salary to compensate for the coach taking the risk in not having job security.
The money per annum in this case is more than enough, but if you’re MLF I’m looking at the term and wondering if a bad skid like the one we just had is enough for the Packers to pull the trigger on firing him.
BUM.
So MLF has the Pack by the short & curlies and Policy & Gute are deciding whether to grab their ankles.
Awesome. I can now understand how Policy got promoted after bending the knee to Murphy all those years.
Also, how pathetic for an agent to refer to the Green Bay Packers as a “mom and pop shop”. BRUTAL.
Matt you did not do so great, please do not be a diva
Give him double his asking price if he wins 12 games and 1+ playoff games, zero otherwise.
I am so sick of this guy man. 2020 he takes the ball out of Rodgers hands. Game over. Our special teams blows 4 playoff games in the years following. He hangs onto the likes of Joe Barry and Bisacchia. His offensive playcalling runs dry in critical moments, defense gets gassed, we blow two fucking games to the Bears. He sells out the Philly game. Quay Walker comes out and says the Packers have a choker identity. MLF is a fucking terrorist and now he’s trying to milk the org dry.
Just fire this bitch already. Well never do better tjan 1 and done with him as HC
Seems like the team doesn’t believe on the coach anymore, if they can’t commit to him. Regardless, if they choose to bring him back, he’s a lame duck coach. Any time there’s adversity, people will begin asking for his head. Move on already.
They’ll come to a compromise. I could even see them dumping the news on Friday night.
He just won’t sign a contract with terms he doesn’t want. At worst he has to coach one more year in gb before he hits the market, but teams don’t like to have a coach that’s coaching on his last year of the contract, as they might not be as committed as they would be otherwise. And as for getting traded to a place he doesn’t want to go, all he has to do is tell them he won’t sign with them
By only wanting to commit short term, Policy is signaling that MLF is on the hot seat. Just rip the bandaid off and move on already. Already behind in the hiring cycle. Don’t make it worse.
If MLF believes he is the man, just do a 1 or 2 year extension. If that dude is betting on himself and he takes us to the NFCCG or a Super Bowl then the GBPs will be handing MLF a whole lotta cheese
I have an idea front office!
How about zero years? In fact, let’s make it negative 1 year instead and hire a new head coach who isn’t a choking loser now?
39 comments
Lol packers always trying to go the cheap route. Constant bites them in the ass w assistants
How am I being downvoted?
>If LaFleur gets a new two-year extension (let’s call it $14.5 million per year to split Silverstein’s ranges), on top of the year he still has left (let’s call it $9 million to again split Silverstein’s ranges), that’s $38 million in guaranteed money. With John Harbaugh reportedly signing for a $100 million contract after hitting the market, you can see that there’s a bit of a gulf between these two offers – for coaches who would have been considered in the same tier of priority in this coaching market, had LaFleur become available when Harbaugh did
If he doesnt get 5 years hes missing a ton of money
Doesn’t surprise me, he wants reassurance his job is safe, team wants an out if the collapses aren’t corrected.
So MLF wants more years as head coach and the Packers are hesitating. This is an easy fix.
Policy simply needs to tell MLF that MLF is 100% correct and in complete control and winning the negotiations.
MLF will immediately adjust his position, lose the negotiation spectacularly, and take table scraps for a 1 year extension.
He’ll review the tape and say he needs to be better but is excited about the direction of where he’s going.
Seems obvious that this is the problem. Most I would offer is 2 years if I’m the packers. No way I would lock into a 4 or 5 year contract
He probably wants 7, but team probably only wants 3 with all the high level contracts currently on the books.
They should do a Mason Croby type prove-it contract.
He gets a 1 year extension, and it automatically extends 1 additional year for each playoff win over the next 2 seasons.
Would never happen, but it would be hilarious to see how he coaches a second half when his job unquestionably depends on it.
This motherfucker has the nerve to demand a 5 year fully guaranteed contract that pays him more than Ben Johnson per year after those two collapses against Ben Johnson.
Trade his ass away.
I guess I kinda hate this half measure of a 1 or 2 year extension. Kicking the can down the road almost never goes well
They should just let him go if they don’t wanna extend him 4-5 years
> This part is where I say it’s still about the money. Whether you have an agreed-upon per-year number or not, the industry standard is for *coaching contracts to be guaranteed,* outside of incentives (these are fairly limited and not the bulk of coaches’ pay). So even though it’s not about the cash flow, it is still about the money.
This is where I think the team should play hardball. Teams expect players to work on guarantees with structured incentives and benchmarks that trigger additional guarantees at later times, there’s no reason coaches are immune to performance pay. I think it’s pretty clear confidence is shaken and anything past 2 years needs some incentive-driven structure to pay more and convert to guarantees but give both parties an out if current performance continues as it has. With this roster there’s a lot of coaches who can regularly get a wild card flameout.
0 years for $0. Go coach the Cardinals, problem solved.
I understand both sides. MLF & agent want long term. Policy is doing the right thing saying no you need to prove it.
I still believe they should have fired him Monday. But here we are.
Think of it as a first half and a second half of a football game, Matt. You’ve earned the first half, but the collapses and offense stagnation in the 2nd halves of games need to be fixed before those extra years get added.
Shotgun hb zone read dive
I understand the disagreement, but the hard reality is the Packers Super Bowl window is about 2 years with our current salary cap situation. I’m comfortable having him steer the boat for the next 2-3 years, but if we don’t even make it to an NFC championship game, we need an out. I’d give him a 3-year incentive based contract, but I’m sure he wants 5.
Obviously he’s trying to get the best deal for himself and his family.
But seriously, look in the mirror Matt. Contract negotiations after that collapse a week ago aren’t as leveraged in your favor as you may think.
You want job security to continue to fall short? Or you truly believe that these late game collapses are an easy fix?
Oh free coaches, I still think he’s our best option, but I want to see some changes in staff. I don’t care if you’re friends, your job is to win games, and our experience and staff is not good. Make changes. He will absolutely get 4 years on the open market, so give him 3, total of 4 and let’s move on to getting staff before all the coaching changes bring in new guys.
That LaFleur feels he has bargaining power after that game is…. something.
I am far more interested in what he could fetch in the way of draft picks then I am him coaching the Packers
It’s hard to get a good coaching staff if you’re only in it for 1 year. I can see the reason he wants years
The Packers have money money than God. There’s no cap on coaches salaries. They should let him go if they won’t pay him.
My guess is his agent is asking for 6 and they’re offering 4.
The sting from the loss to the Bears is still too raw.
I would offer 3 years, which is essentially 2 years and renegotiate or move on, based on playoff success or failure.
Knew it.
Generally speaking if you have more years on the contract the salary is lower because the team is taking the risk on having more years on the contract.
Whereas conversely if the team wants the coach to take less years you usually have to offer a much higher salary to compensate for the coach taking the risk in not having job security.
The money per annum in this case is more than enough, but if you’re MLF I’m looking at the term and wondering if a bad skid like the one we just had is enough for the Packers to pull the trigger on firing him.
BUM.
So MLF has the Pack by the short & curlies and Policy & Gute are deciding whether to grab their ankles.
Awesome. I can now understand how Policy got promoted after bending the knee to Murphy all those years.
Also, how pathetic for an agent to refer to the Green Bay Packers as a “mom and pop shop”. BRUTAL.
Matt you did not do so great, please do not be a diva
Give him double his asking price if he wins 12 games and 1+ playoff games, zero otherwise.
I am so sick of this guy man. 2020 he takes the ball out of Rodgers hands. Game over. Our special teams blows 4 playoff games in the years following. He hangs onto the likes of Joe Barry and Bisacchia. His offensive playcalling runs dry in critical moments, defense gets gassed, we blow two fucking games to the Bears. He sells out the Philly game. Quay Walker comes out and says the Packers have a choker identity. MLF is a fucking terrorist and now he’s trying to milk the org dry.
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Hit the road dude
You get two…he wants 4+…trade
Just fire this bitch already. Well never do better tjan 1 and done with him as HC
Seems like the team doesn’t believe on the coach anymore, if they can’t commit to him. Regardless, if they choose to bring him back, he’s a lame duck coach. Any time there’s adversity, people will begin asking for his head. Move on already.
They’ll come to a compromise. I could even see them dumping the news on Friday night.
He just won’t sign a contract with terms he doesn’t want. At worst he has to coach one more year in gb before he hits the market, but teams don’t like to have a coach that’s coaching on his last year of the contract, as they might not be as committed as they would be otherwise. And as for getting traded to a place he doesn’t want to go, all he has to do is tell them he won’t sign with them
By only wanting to commit short term, Policy is signaling that MLF is on the hot seat. Just rip the bandaid off and move on already. Already behind in the hiring cycle. Don’t make it worse.
If MLF believes he is the man, just do a 1 or 2 year extension. If that dude is betting on himself and he takes us to the NFCCG or a Super Bowl then the GBPs will be handing MLF a whole lotta cheese
I have an idea front office!
How about zero years? In fact, let’s make it negative 1 year instead and hire a new head coach who isn’t a choking loser now?
In other news, sky blue, grass green.