The Green Bay Packers are entering this offseason with an unexpected vacancy on their coaching staff, and it’s one their franchise quarterback, Jordan Love, is clearly paying attention to. Recently, Packers’ former quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion accepted the offensive coordinator job with the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, Packers’ head coach, Matt LaFleur, has already begun searching for a replacement to lead the QB room. But it has also raised questions about how much influence Love might have in the hiring process, and when asked directly about it, the QB didn’t shy away from sharing his demand.

“Yeah, we’ve had some discussions,” Jordan Love said in a presser on February 4. “I would love to have input on who we got coming into the quarterback room. I know we’ll do a great job bringing somebody who will do a great job coaching us. But it’s also one of those things where we’ll see this as this offseason progresses – it’s gonna be in there. But whoever we got, we’ve got a great system, we’ve got a great team, we’ve got a great group of guys and coaches.”

So far, Matt LaFleur has reportedly taken a measured approach, lining up only one interview for Jordan Love’s new quarterbacks coach. That interview involved Connor Senger, who previously served as the Arizona Cardinals’ pass game coordinator and earned a promotion every season under Jonathan Gannon, who is now Green Bay’s defensive coordinator.

Senger began his coaching career in Arizona in 2022 as a quarterbacks assistant before climbing the ladder to passing-game specialist by 2025. Senger has also expanded his résumé through college all-star events, working consecutive seasons at the East-West Shrine Game and assisting at the Senior Bowl in 2024. However, Green Bay’s interest in him now isn’t exclusive, and competition is already forming from their divisional rivals.

On February 3, NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported via X that the Chicago Bears requested an interview with Senger for their offensive coordinator vacancy. That development likely caught Matt LaFleur’s attention, as an OC title naturally carries more prestige than a quarterbacks coach role. Even though Senger wouldn’t call plays for the Bears, much like Declan Doyle didn’t during his only season as the team’s OC, the opportunity alone could be hard to ignore. 

Matt LaFleur could counter by pointing to Mannion’s own career trajectory, showing how a QB coach role in Green Bay can quickly lead to coordinator opportunities elsewhere. Still, the Packers must prepare for alternatives if Senger chooses another option. But Peter Bukowski of the Locked on Packers podcast believes that the situation isn’t nearly as concerning as it appears.

“There is a special relationship between quarterback and quarterback coach,” Peter Bukowski said recently on the Locked on Packers podcast. “The thing is, the Packers head coach and playcaller is a former quarterback coach. The hay is already in the barn when it comes to the quarterback development with Jordan Love.”

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“Matt LaFleur already knows what Jordan Love is good at, what Jordan Love is not good at, what he likes on third down, what footwork he likes in certain situations, what footwork you might need to drill a little bit more in practice because he might get sloppy in certain situations or whatever it is. So, there is nothing here to worry about.”

As Bukowski pointed out, Matt LaFleur spent six seasons as QB coach in the NFL, first with Washington from 2010 to 2013 and later with Atlanta from 2015 to 2016. So, expectations remain that LaFleur will bring in the right replacement for Mannion, but also with input from Jordan Love, who has just lost a trusted presence in the QB room.

The Packers part ways with a coach who helped Jordan Love script his breakout

Jordan Love likely hoped that the Packers could retain Sean Mannion, who has been widely viewed across the NFL as a potential future head coach. Instead, Mannion became the latest coach to depart from Green Bay after ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Eagles hired him as their new offensive coordinator. While the move to hire a first-time OC carries a risk for Philadelphia, it also represents a painful loss for Love.

Sean Mannion spent nine seasons in the NFL as a quarterback, absorbing offensive philosophies from coaches like Sean McVay and Klint Kubiak. Now, he steps into a play-calling role for the Eagles’ offense. His rise has been rapid, considering he retired recently as a player, then spent just one season as a coaching assistant in Green Bay before taking over as Jordan Love’s quarterbacks coach.

Two years ago, Matt LaFleur moved quickly to hire Mannion ahead of the Bears and later promoted him to replace the retiring Tom Clements. Last offseason, Mannion then placed heavy emphasis on refining Jordan Love’s fundamentals and footwork, changes that directly improved the QB’s accuracy in the past season.

In 2024, Love threw for 3,389 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions in 15 games with a passer rating of 96.7. Then, under Mannion’s guidance, Jordan Love delivered a breakout 2025 season, throwing for 3,381 yards, 23 touchdowns, and only six interceptions while posting a career-best passer rating of 101.2. While he led the Packers to a 9-7-1 record and a playoff appearance, Love was also in the MVP conversations before he suffered a concussion. So now, Matt LaFleur faces the challenge of finding a worthy successor for Mannion to replicate that QB growth in Green Bay.