Entrepreneurial vigor can prevent stagnation. It’s often true in the economy, and it’s always true with NFL playcallers.

Good ideas and the implementation of those ideas are the lifeblood of growth. Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur isn’t blind to the fact that other playcallers around the NFL have good ideas, and he’s not afraid of using those ideas to advance and build his own offense.

In fact, stealing in the NFL isn’t just encouraged; it’s probably the only way to survive.

The Packers’ first-year coach explained to Jason Wilde of The Athletic how he studies the red-zone successes and explosive plays from other teams every week and often finds 15 or more plays that he’ll look to potentially add to the Packers’ playbook.

“I have the video guys make me a cut-up every week of all the explosives (plays) and all the red-zone touchdown passes from around the league,” LaFleur told Wilde. “Just because I want to see, ‘Is there stuff out there that is like what we do or was against a defense that is similar to the defense we’re going to play?’”

The process is crucial for game-planning. Not only does it keep the scheme fresh and forward-moving, but it provides new ideas for attacking upcoming defenses. A big play from an offense facing a specific type of defense could be vital for helping produce a big play in a big moment against a future opponent.

And LaFleur makes sure the borrowed plays fit into how he wants to play offense and sequence plays, that they build on the foundational offensive philosophy.

“So to me, it’s research,” LaFleur said. “How can we study and see how somebody else is attacking a certain defense or coming up with a cool scheme? The question is always, does it fit within the framework of your offense?”

All coaches should operate this way. Most probably do. It’s both open-minded and enterprising, and it prevents the type of stagnation that can cripple an offense, both week-to-week and season-to-season. Adapting and innovating are vital, especially when the margin for error on specific plays and within specific games is so razor-thin.

Understandably, some coaches probably get locked in on internal scouting and game-planning against one opponent at a time, all while ignoring the important happenings around the league. LaFleur is keeping a wide-framed view of building an offense. Good ideas are good ideas, whether they are derived from within or incorporated from others. LaFleur has made sure he’ll have an understanding of all good ideas and how they can fit into his offense. Crowdsourcing can only help the first-year coach of the Packers.