The Green Bay Packers Make the Right Move with Getsy

Reports out of Green Bay today indicate veteran coach Luke Getsy, who served as a senior assistant last season, will be serving as the Packers' quarterbacks coach next year.

While I've seen some criticize this decision, I think it is a sound choice by Head Coach Matt LaFleur.

Yes, there is an argument for bringing in a new and hopefully innovative voice to help Jordan Love's progression from good to great while also developing a backup quarterback to replace sure-to-be-gone Malik Willis. However, in this case, I do think familiarity isn't necessarily a bad thing.

My support for Getsy as QB coach has already been documented, when Tom Clements retired last January and I advocated for Getsy as his replacement.  Getsy's time as an offensive coordinator in Chicago and Las Vegas was a failure. However, his three years prior to that, when he was serving as quarterbacks coach in Green Bay arguably couldn't have been better.

To recap, in the seasons with Getsy as his coach, 2019-2021, then quarterback Aaron Rodgers averaged 4133 yards, 37 touchdowns and just slightly more than 4 interceptions for an average 109.3 passer rating. He led the league in touchdown passes in 2020. He led the league in completions in 2021. He led the league in passer rating in 2020 and 2021.

Oh, and he also won back-to-back MVP titles in 2020 and 2021.

The fact Getsy also coached Love, drafted in 2020, also shouldn't be overlooked. Clements, who came back to the team after Getsy took his first offensive coordinator job, deserves part of the credit but Getsy was the one who laid the foundation for the franchise quarterback his first two seasons in the league. Love is getting a guy he already knows rather than starting completely over with someone new. 

While there will still likely be doubters, I think this was the right hire at the right time for a team on the cusp of a Super Bowl run but also a closing window.