That's why he pursued another offensive coordinator job -- this one in Tennesee that would offer him full play-calling duties.
It's also why Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy felt even more of an obligation to entrust his new hire: The Rams were already a loaded team at the time and were trending upward. The Titans, meanwhile, would be working with a first-year head coach in Mike Vrabel and an often mediocre quarterback in Marcus Mariota.
"If he stayed in L.A., he'd be the hot candidate right now," Murphy said at Wednesday's introductory press conference for LaFleur.