It is rare for a first-year head coach to inherit a future first-ballot Hall of Famer at quarterback. However, that is the exact situation Matt LaFleur stepped into when the Green Bay Packers hired him in 2019 to replace Mike McCarthy.
Throughout the 2019 offseason, much of the media buzz centered around doubts that LaFleur and Rodgers would be able to work together. The narrative was that their personalities and philosophies would clash. However, none of that ever came to fruition. Instead, the two quickly found common ground and led Green Bay to three straight 13-win seasons—including a dominant 2020 campaign in which Rodgers threw for 48 touchdowns and just five interceptions, earning NFL MVP honors for the third time in his career.