Beth Reed

Malik Willis says Matt LaFleur taught him that great quarterbacking often means not trying to make a play every play, and his Packers’ culture taught him how valuable accountability is to build something sustainable “Matt, obviously is a great dude. He taught me the importance of playing on time, and why you have to stay on schedule more than going out there trying to make a play every time.” “You make a play when you need to make a play. Other than that, you’re trying to just keep it in the road. I think it was just the level of accountability. That was important.” “That’s why I took that with me. Holding yourself accountable more than always having an excuse or blaming it on something. I took that to heart. Obviously when we go to practice, not worrying about the situation I’m in. And more so thinking, how am I getting better today? I'm going against the first string defense, this is who's going to be out there on the field on Sundays.” “So if I could have success versus them, and build that confidence, then I could have success versus anyone. I think that building in general. The guys that they have in there, they’re the right guys. They obviously did what needed to be done to win games.” “Their consistency shows. As far as, you see guys in there on off days. You see guys staying after. You see guys holding themselves accountable. I remember the first practice I had with them. I threw a pass, the guy dropped it, and he said ‘Nah that's on me, that's on me’...” “I'm like, ‘That's what's up.’ To not just gloss over it, and keep it pushing. He wanted me to know that's on him, and it was a good ball. When you got guys that are not just the quarterback, holding themselves accountable, that's how you build something.”