The Green Bay Packers hired head coach Matt LaFleur because he is supposed to be one of the next great offensive minds such as Sean McVay or even a Sean Payton before him.

Ever since Ron Wolf came aboard in 1992, the Packers have tended to lean towards offensive-minded head coaches. There was Mike Holmgren and outside of Ray Rhodes, the others -- Mike Sherman and Mike McCarthy have all been offensive guys. So too is LaFleur, who has spent the last two seasons as offensive coordinator for the Rams and Titans before ascending to head coach in Green Bay.

LaFleur's charge is a relatively simple one. He needs to get Aaron Rodgers back to being Aaron Rodgers. That more than anything else is why the Packers hired him. He's the bright mind that can remove Rodgers from the boredom and poor play that haunted him in 2018.

Truthfully, Rodgers didn't play poorly this past season. He threw for 4,442 yards, tossed 25 touchdown passes and threw just two interceptions. He completed 62.3 percent of his passes, averaged 7.4 yards per attempt and had a passer rating of 97.2. But something wasn't right.

Rodgers was sacked way too much and 25 touchdown passes isn't a very high number. He didn't throw guys open as much this year and he didn't make as many head-turning plays. For whatever reason, he wasn't in sync with his receivers and the offense never seemed to have any rhythm.

With Mike Pettine kept on to run the defense, the dynamic in Green Bay will be much the same as it was before. A head coach and a guy that oversees the offense, along with basically a head coach of the defense in Pettine. Certainly, LaFleur will have input on that side ball but mostly, his job is to turn this offense back into one of the NFL's best and here is a look at three things he needs to do.

1. Get Rodgers back to being the best

More than anything, this is what LaFleur was hired to do. Rodgers may not be able to do all the things he could just a few years ago, but that doesn't mean he's not still an elite thrower of the football. He still has great arm strength, tremendous accuracy and isn't the worst athlete. 

He may never be able to make all the throws that he did during the first Super Bowl run, but in terms of arm talent, I don't see much drop off. Where I saw the dropoff was consistency last season. Rodgers wasn't sharp and often times couldn't find any type of success until the second half or when the Packers were behind.

There were very few times when the offense started fast and put it on teams early like the Packers used to be known for doing. The was their modus operandi, get the lead early and then pressure your offense into mistakes. 

The Packers could use some more weapons, especially at tight end and who knows what will happen with Randall Cobb, but Marquez Valdez-Scantling has a chance to be a legit deep threat and you have to like what you saw in limited action from Equanimeous St. Brown and also Jake Kumerow. 

Think about all the times Rodgers missed Valdez-Scantling when he was wide open down the field. It happened on multiple occasions and it could have turned his 581 receiving yards into a lot more. But with Rodgers, Davante Adams and David Bakhtiari, the Packers have great building blocks if they can get No. 12 humming again.

2. Get the most out of Aaron Jones/Jamaal Williams

Despite having a couple of pretty talented running backs, Green Bay ranked 21st in rushing yards. When you look at the job McCarthy did last season, one of the biggest indictments has to be not getting Jones the ball enough. 

Even though the second-year running back was clearly one of the most talented players on the team offensively, he was only given 20 or more touches on three occasions. He never got 20 carries in a game and for some reason, the Packers didn't throw to him enough either.

On top of that, Williams also flashed some potential at times like the Week 16 game against the Jets, when he ran for close to 100 yards. With Williams ability to pound it between the tackles and Jones explosiveness, the Packers shouldn't have been No. 22 running the ball.

This is another big bonus with LaFleur. He got a lot of Derrick Henry (1,058 yards, 12 touchdowns) and along with Dion Lewis, the Titans had the No. 7 run game in the NFL. 

Green Bay needs to find a legitimate starting guard and at least a competent swing tackle if the Packers want to keep Bryan Bulaga. But given that, this running game should be much more dynamic and LaFleur needs to see to that.

3. Protect Aaron Rodgers 

This sounds simple but the Packers absolutely have to find a way to protect Rodgers. If you think about it, he suffered a near season-ending injury in 2013, 2017 and also was injured in 2014 and 2018. This past season, he took 49 sacks and was sacked on seven percent of his throws.

Those numbers are outrageously bad. The offensive line isn't horrible either but some changes need to be made. Left tackle and center are set. Beyond that, there are question marks even with Lane Taylor, although he is an average starter.

Finding a good offensive line coach is going to be key and establishing a legitimate run game would also alleviate a lot of pressure from Rodgers. More than anything though, the Packers have to scheme protection better.

McCarthy had a lot of confidence in his tackles and that's fine when they can do the job. But he didn't adjust well without them at times, especially last season. With screens, misdirection, draws and other different concepts, such as going no-huddle, the Packers could have done a better job of neutralizing other teams pass rushers. 

That's another big item on the list for LaFleur. If the Packers can keep Rodgers upright, then he is going to play better football and if he gets back to playing at a high level, the entire Packers offense will too.