Maybe there is more to this, per JSOnline:
Not only did McCarthy rail behind closed doors against the plethora of wide-open receivers, soft run defense, lack of physical play and a slew of fourth-quarter folds, he undoubtedly was aware of unrest among the defensive coaches that started early in the season.
According to one source, Sanders and Nunn stood united in support of the scheme whereas the other coaches to various degrees advocated change.
"Sanders and Nunn wanted to do it the Bates way, that it was tried and true," the source said. "But there was another camp within the staff headed by Moss that didn't like the scheme Sanders was using. There was a lot of bitching and griping.
"They caught themselves and didn't let it continue. But the job is hard enough. It's even harder if you have to get the assistants on the same page each week."
"all_about_da_packers" wrote:
Link Perhaps it wasn't just the players wanting to mix things up, but some of the coaches too; and just for the sake of the team all those involved dropped the issue when Sanders stood firm?
Perhaps Moss was someone responding to the players' suggestions?
The only odd thing is that so many position coaches would be let go. Some of them must of been on Moss' side, I mean Lionel Washington no doubt had good terms with the DBs, namely Al and Charles, but he should've been on good terms with Moss too (assuming Moss is the next DC) and they had a history back from when they both played for the LA Raiders.
I'm honestly not sure what to make of this whole situation. It's stranger and stranger trying to comprehend when you think about it more and more.