The NFL was off this weekend, as the Super Bowl awaits next Sunday. The pre-Super Bowl bye week was even extra quiet this year thanks to the Pro Bowl Games being moved out to Tuesday.<\/p>\n
But what stayed busy was the league\u2019s hiring cycle. The final two head coaching vacancies now appear to be filled, one with the brother of a certain Green Bay Packers coach and the other evidently going to an individual who is set to coach the Seahawks in the Super Bowl before signing on as a head coach for next season. But in both cases, there could be knock-on effects that include the Packers. Specifically, Adam Stenavich\u2019s name could be in consideration for playcalling offensive coordinator jobs, both under his current boss\u2019s brother in Arizona or in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Is Matt LaFleur actively hoping that Stenavich goes elsewhere? That\u2019s probably a bit of a stretch, but it does feel like there is an impetus within 1265 Lombardi for him to move on.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, some Packers fans may continue to wonder \u201cwhat if\u201d about the team\u2019s defensive coordinator position, particularly if the unit does not see improvement under Jonathan Gannon. Jim Leonhard, the former Wisconsin Badger safety and defensive coordinator, was reportedly under consideration before the Packers hired Gannon \u2014 doing so a day before they would have been able to interview Leonhard.<\/p>\n
Now Leonhard has his DC job, going back to a different type of home in Buffalo. It will be natural to compare the performances of the Packers\u2019 and Bills\u2019 defenses over the next few years, but hopefully Gannon will prove to be a good choice.<\/p>\n