“ Bottom line, you just don’t want to put bad football out there ,” Matt LaFleur said after the game. Well, Lambeau Field had just witnessed a preseason opener that felt more like a wake-up call. The Packers stumbled through dropped passes, turnovers, and a flat overall performance, falling 30-10 to the New York Jets . What was behind this costly misstep?

For LaFleur, a coach who’s built his strategy, backed by medical data suggesting a certain rep count reduces early-season injuries, the loss stung. The approach was meant to keep stars healthy and sharp. Yet, Saturday night turned that calculated plan into a lost spotlight. Matt LaFleur’s call to roll out Jordan Love in a high-stakes preseason clash had already lit up the Packers’ fanbase. Love himself was all for it,

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