Inside the soft coverage Matt LaFleur wants fixed — it’s not always as simple as “play tighter”

Screengrabs can lie. Unfortunately, they can also tell the truth, one Matt LaFleur expressed frustration with this week in lamenting some unnecessary soft coverage. Some changes there can be made, but the Packers are banking on their best players to make plays.

On multiple occasions this seasons, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur articulated the kind of frustration fans showed over “soft” coverage, cornerbacks playing 8-10 yards off in short-yardage conversion situations or every defensive back lining up at 12 yards on a 3rd-and-10. A few weeks ago, LaFleur lamented a defense not “dictating terms” to opposing offenses and this off coverage embodies a reactionary style that likely…