News coming out of Green Bay on Monday indicating that the Packers have hired Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur to be their new head coach caught a lot of people off guard.
It’s the first head-coaching hire of the cycle and tells us a story of teams looking for young offensive minds in that role.
The coordinator on that side of the ball for Tennessee last season, LaFleur is technically part of the Mike Shanahan coaching tree.
Though, he’s better known for working wonders with Jared Goff as Sean McVay’s quarterbacks coach with the Los Angeles Rams back in 2017.
This wasn’t lost on the masses. Jokes continued to fly in on social media world relating to McVay’s deity-like status in the NFL following the Packers’ hiring of LaFleur.
Here are the best.
Mike Shanahan hires Gary Kubiak as his QB coach in San Fran in 1994.
Kubiak gets head job in Houston in 2006. Hires Kyle Shanahan as WR coach. He becomes OC. Matt LaFleur hired as quality control coach.
Mike hires Kyle as OC in Washington in 2010. Sean McVay is QC coach. pic.twitter.com/7geKWrB1st
— Sage Rosenfels (@SageRosenfels18) January 7, 2019
Everyone wants in on the McVay magic. (Or the Saginaw Valley State magic, but probably more the McVay magic.) https://t.co/dkF5Kt0qLd
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) January 7, 2019
A handy guide to whether you’ll be getting a head coaching job: pic.twitter.com/tORtXdlvyR
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 7, 2019
He legit looks like Shanahan & McVay had a love child https://t.co/fBWeIWdLbJ
— Scott Geelan (@Scott_Geelan) January 7, 2019
NFL teams want their offenses to look like Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan’s. What an astronomical rise for Matt LaFleur. Can’t wait to see Aaron Rodgers run this system https://t.co/zTS72SWqc5
— Kevin Jones (@Mr_KevinJones) January 7, 2019
If you have ever met Sean McVay in person then you have a good chance at becoming an NFL head coach. https://t.co/XbVJ4QJlxo
— Joe Marino (@TheJoeMarino) January 7, 2019
Narrator: Sean McVay is part of the Bill Walsh tree.
Bill Walsh -> Mike Holmgren -> John Gruden -> Sean McVay https://t.co/uXnIhS8Wby
— 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒌 🐦⬛🏈🇬🇪🇺🇦🇱🇻 (@CarasikS) January 7, 2019
Hiring Matt LaFleur in the hopes that he's your Sean McVay is a desperate move. It'd be like a girl screwing Turtle to get to Vincent Chase.
— Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) January 7, 2019
Candidate 1: "I've spent the last decade building great defenses."
Candidate 2: "I had a Bud Light Lime with Sean McVay at the NFL combine."
All eight NFL teams with openings: Well, I've heard enough. Let's start talking contract, candidate 2.— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 7, 2019
BREAKING: Sean McVay’s mailman now being considered for HC openings with Browns, Cardinals, and Dolphins
— Ryan Kartje (@Ryan_Kartje) January 7, 2019
The year is 2038.
All of Sean McVay's friends and family have been hired.
An owner looks longingly in the distance, ignoring, standing directly in front of him, 32 defensive coordinators looking for jobs.
"Well, there are no more candidates. It is time to end the sport."— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 7, 2019