After the Packers’ defeat to TNF, head coach Matt LaFleur responded angrily to a reporter: “We got kicked in the ass.”
On Thursday night, the Green Bay Packers struggled to recover from a poor start against the Detroit Lions. In his post-game news conference, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur wasn’t exactly happy to field inquiries over that unimpressive start.
Green Bay had a number of mistakes in the first half that culminated in a 27-3 halftime deficit. And when LaFleur was asked about the poor first half, he called their performance “embarrassing”.
“We’ve gotta block a hell of a lot better,” LaFleur told sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung. It’s very humbling and embarrassing right now… We’ve gotta be able to look each other in the eye, man to man, and give it up for one another this whole second half. I want to see this team FIGHT!”
“We’ve gotta block a hell of a lot better… It’s very humbling and embarrassing right now… We’ve gotta be able to look each other in the eye, man to man, and give it up for one another this whole second half. I want to see this team FIGHT!”- Packers head LaFleur’s message seemingly resonated with his team, as the Packers did compete much better in the second half. They were able to claw back into the game and make it competitive, but the poor first half was simply too much to overcome. The Lions came away with a 34-20 victory.
Even though his team did make it close, the questions after the game were all about their poor start. And LaFleur wasn’t exactly in the happiest mood talking about the team’s struggles in the first half yet again.
He was asked by a reporter what caused the struggles in the first half, where he angrily responded with a brutally honest assessment of his team.
“I mean, we sucked Pete,” said LaFleur to the reporter. If I knew, it wouldn’t have happened. That’s a BS question, man.”
