Head coach candidate list reinforces need to restore Rodgers' greatness

Zero2Cool
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5 years ago

Screw that. Find the next great QB and move on.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers hired Mike McCarthy in 2006 for two main reasons: to get Brett Favre straightened out and to develop Aaron Rodgers.

Thirteen years later, the Packers find themselves looking for some of the same things in their next head coach.

While the future franchise quarterback probably isn’t on the roster yet, the early interviews suggest Packers president Mark Murphy believes it is imperative that the team finds someone who can turn around Rodgers after his surprisingly substandard season in 2018.

Among this week's scheduled interviews, all but one known candidate is an offensive coach. The outlier is New England Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores, but perhaps the Packers view him like Pats head coach Bill Belichick -- a defensive-minded coach who still has a great handle on the offensive side of the ball.

While the Packers’ offensive staff has several highly thought of veteran assistants -- including offensive coordinator/interim coach Joe Philbin, offensive line/run game coordinator James Campen and running backs coach Ben Sirmans -- it’s clear that Murphy and general manager Brian Gutekunst believe their next head coach must fix a once high-powered offense that ranked in the middle of the league (tied for 15th) in offensive points scored per game this past season.

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olds70supreme
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5 years ago

While the future franchise quarterback probably isn’t on the roster yet, the early interviews suggest Packers president Mark Murphy believes it is imperative that the team finds someone who can turn around Rodgers after his surprisingly substandard season in 2018.

**Best Joe Rogan voice**
Why do you say that?

Among this week's scheduled interviews, all but one known candidate is an offensive coach. The outlier is New England Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores, but perhaps the Packers view him like Pats head coach Bill Belichick -- a defensive-minded coach who still has a great handle on the offensive side of the ball.

**Next best Joe Rogan voice**
But that doesn't necessarily say anything about how Rodgers is impacting the coaching criteria, does it?

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Hmm, I'm a sportswriter under pressure to get clicks. Everybody and their mother already has a headline about Packers coaching search. If I spice it up by adding Rodgers name, I'll get those clicks, and all it will cost me is to make some really unfounded opinion and back it up with shaky or straight up irrelevant information.

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