Entering the official start of training camp Wednesday, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur has the sixth-best odds to be the NFL’s Coach of the Year in 2023, per BetMGM. At +1800, LaFleur trails Detroit’s Dan Campbell, Denver’s Sean Payton, Chicago’s Matt Eberflus, Atlanta’s Arthur Smith and New York’s Robert Saleh.
The odds help highlight LaFleur’s opportunity. Despite winning 13 games during each of his first three seasons as the Packers coach, LaFleur never received the Coach of the Year postseason recognition. For most voters, the reason was likely easy to ascertain: LaFleur inherited Aaron Rodgers, a future Hall of Famer at the game’s most important position.