The Green Bay Packers desperately needed to win special teams after a stunning loss in the playoffs, and the chance to hire one of the best NFL coordinators provided the perfect opportunity.
Coach Matt Lafleur is rightly excited that Rich Bisacha will be the new coordinator of the Packers’ special teams in 2022.
“We are really happy to have a man of this caliber,” LaFleur told the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. “I think if you ask the coaches in the league, he is considered one of the best in business. Every time you can get such a person, it is a great victory for us. In the end, we all have to go out there and introduce ourselves. But only in terms of the presence it brings, and the experience it brings, and the leadership it brings, will it really benefit us.
Bisaccia, who was the Raiders’ interim head coach in 12 games last season, has 20 years of experience as a special team coordinator at Green Bay. He has been an assistant or assistant head coach for 11 seasons.
LaFleur said that Bisaccia has “proven experience” and his opinion is that Bisaccia should still be the head coach of the NFL. In Green Bay, Bisacha will have the chance to stabilize the third phase for a team with aspirations for the Super Bowl.
LaFleur believes that the staff and players will like Bisaccia in the building.
“Just getting a chance to be around him and know him is no secret why boys love to be around him and love to play for him,” Lafleur said. “I can say that he will demand a lot from our boys, but he also cares so much for everyone he works with. We are very excited to have such a person. “
Bizacha replaces Maurice Drayton, who spent just one season as coordinator. He was sacked after the Packers finished last in the NFL in Rick Gosselin’s Special Team standings and then conceded a blocked field goal and blocked punt during the team’s loss in the playoffs in the 49ers division round of Lambeau Field.
Can Bisaccia finally help Packers overcome the problems of 2022?
“His experience speaks for itself and I think we will all benefit from learning from him,” Lafleur said.