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Terminating him as of now — in mid-December — probably won’t achieve something besides extinguishing a disappointed Packers fan base’s hunger for blood.
Joe Barry rose up out of a foyer on the seventh floor of Lambeau Field and strolled gradually to the lift that would bring him down to the mezzanine level, where a golf truck was holding on to give the Green Straight Packers protective organizer and two other staff individuals a ride
There was look of anguish on Barry’s face during that slow walk and again when I saw him riding shotgun while being chauffeured. What exactly was going through his mind? That’s unclear, but Barry looked deflated after his defense was gashed over and over in a 34-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon.
It appears the writing is on the wall for what’s been an underwhelming 48-game run for Barry in Titletown. It’s become a matter of when — not if — Barry will be fired.
Matt LaFleur sounded like a man who was at least contemplating that move after watching the Packers give up 452 total yards to Baker Mayfield and the Bucs.
LaFleur was asked if he’d consider an in-season change at coordinator: “Now’s not the time for that, to be honest with you,” he said.
Because now’s not the time,” LaFleur said. “I’m trying to find solutions, and I’ve got to go back and take a look at the film.”
LaFleur planned to do that immediately in his office — like, right after his news conference ended — and the viewing was bound to be just as disturbing the second time around.
Mayfield went 22 of 28 for 381 yards with four touchdown passes, becoming the first visiting quarterback to produce a perfect passer rating (158.3) at Lambeau Field. The first overall pick in the 2018 draft, now on his fourth team in the NFL, looked like he was at Oklahoma picking apart a secondary from Kansas or Texas Tech.
His favorite target Sunday, Chris Godwin, worked his way into soft spots in the Packers’ zone, and Mayfield found him over and over. Ten times for 155 yards, to be exact