Pathetic??? I really don't think so...Food for thought...I am not on the inside, but consider what might have been the case over the last few years/weeks/days...to me, the following reconstruction of events makes sense....perhaps:
1. Mike McCarthy wanted to change the DC for years, but Ted Thompson and Murphy wanted an experienced, known quantity in that spot. Someone with HC experience.
2. Mike McCarthy was not allowed to pay up and keep creative, talented coaches. Instead we had Tom Clemens, Edgar Bennett, AVP, et al....guys no one else wants to hire. This was likely very frustrating to MM, but he held his tongue, because with 12, he still had shot.
3. Further, he is tired of the draft and develop as ARod and he both have limited time
4. Mike McCarthy reads McGinn and other other people "in-the-know" and the "word" came out that Ball is the guy. I BELIEVE HE WAS.
5. Mike McCarthy goes apeshit and says that he is done if that happens...there lots of HC vacancies and he can have his pick.
6. Mike McCarthy enlists ARod, another great soldier, who has kept his mouth shut about the malaise and group think...but both have had enough....and they say so.
7. With his star QB and head coach both voicing displeasure, MMurph rethinks the decision.
8. But now, full of piss and vinegar, with nothing to lose, instead of being satisfied with a with a decent GM, as he might have been, Mike McCarthy wants to guarantee that any new GM will not be able to make stupid roster decisions without his ability to directly appeal to Murphy.
9. The deal with G is probably.
- Mike McCarthy is the coach until he is not.
- As a new GM, you would not fire a Super Bowl winning coach without checking with the boss anyway....so whats the big deal.
- The next head coach will report to G anyway
10. All of this makes me think Mike McCarthy wants to go outside for a proven DC...someone he does not have to babysit.
11. Fangio is the perfect fit, because if the offense does not get more creative and effective in tight man coverage, Mike McCarthy will be gone. Assuming Fangio does a good job with the D, he is next in line.
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