For years, after winning Super Bowl 45, the Green Bay Packers struggled to reach the NFL’s mountaintop with Aaron Rodgers again. And in the Matt LaFleur era specifically, Green Bay consistently fell short in the postseason. It all culminated with a drama-filled breakup between Rodgers and the Packers last offseason.
After the Packers punched the Dallas Cowboys in the mouth in Sunday’s afternoon Wild Card Game, Matt LaFleur made it seem like all that Rodgers hoopla was firmly in the past.
In fact, based on LaFleur’s phrasing, it was almost as if he had nonsense with Rodgers in mind when praising the Packers’ “different energy” these days. Hmm.
Matt LaFleur closes: “There’s a different energy about our team. It’s so much fun to come to work every day.”
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) January 15, 2024
It should be no secret that Rodgers often carries himself like a selfish egotist. And I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that his tiresome act wore on the Packers toward the end of his Green Bay career. For the organization to get a playoff win with Jordan Love in the first year without Rodgers is almost poetic.
It sure seems like the Packers and LaFleur are overjoyed about it, too.
NFL fans had so many Aaron Rodgers jokes after seeing Matt LaFleur's "different energy" comments
OH WOW I WONDER WHAT’S DIFFERENT https://t.co/j4ufUpTnTG
— Art Vandelay (@KingFavre) January 15, 2024
Huh. Wonder what could be different? https://t.co/tyqeqRtRUC
— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) January 15, 2024
https://t.co/0rylO1yH3e pic.twitter.com/xHm68O6Jrt
— Dan Shafer (@DanRShafer) January 15, 2024
I’m not gonna say it. https://t.co/OGTWL9SOSL
— Soren Sodergren🧀🏈 (@Soren_Sodergren) January 15, 2024
Helps when your QB is a team player that’s for sure https://t.co/AmTnBPbxbA
— TITLΣTΩШΠ RΣIGΠ 🏆🧀 (@TitletownReign) January 15, 2024
https://t.co/SJDgXOfJIR pic.twitter.com/o7cGjhbSUJ
— 🗣 BARTOLO (@LadyBlueICU) January 15, 2024
I'm shocked, that other guy seemed like he's so fun to be around https://t.co/rCwWaq02uA
— Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) January 15, 2024
hmmm wonder what that difference is hmmm can’t put my finger on it https://t.co/XZg3Wl6KVg pic.twitter.com/w0QfPIkyyM
— t bone (@TboneetonY) January 15, 2024
he meeps leaving us nuggets about how terribly aaron rodgers was for the team, and i love him for it. https://t.co/pufHFKW6px
— Josh (@josh_dimaggio) January 15, 2024
He said it’s more fun without Aaron https://t.co/hjMjB9PGDp
— dalton (@dmccjetsfan8) January 15, 2024
