Matt LaFleur Complaining About Special Teams Makes Packers Decision to Deal Trevor Davis Idiotic

The Green Bay Packers are rolling this season, sitting at a strong 6-1 record. The offense is firing on all cylinders, and the defense is one of the best in recent memory. If there's one weakness on this Packers team, it's special teams.

Head coach Matt LaFleur told the media on Thursday that the Packers kick return production is a "big concern." This comes over a month after the team decided to trade return specialist Trevor Davis to the Oakland Raiders.

We think we might've found the source of the issue. Granted, anyone could have told LaFleur that.

The rookie head coach replaced Davis with rookie Darrius Shepherd, who out of 33 eligible return players, ranks 32nd in terms of average return yards with 16.3. The only player worse is Ryan Switzer of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Despite this, special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga stressed that he's still sticking with Shepherd, in hopes of him finally breaking out.

LaFleur's complaints about the success rate of the return game reminds us of a dumbfounding moment last season. Remember when Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden exclaimed to the media that the team needed a pass rusher, months after he traded stud linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears?

This comment by LaFleur falls under that same category, although perhaps not as impactful. He had his guy in Davis, but let him walk for nothing. His absence is the reason for Green Bay's lack of return production.

That wasn't hard to figure out, was it?