Don't blame every little thing on McCarthy (not meaning to imply you do Chutzpah) and claim he be fired every time something goes wrong.
"all_about_da_packers" wrote:
If you were in fact not being sarcastic, thank you. I have only two serious complaints about McCarthy; his play calling and leadership skills, or lack there of.
I think mm and/or his staff is not able to get the best out of their players until their jobs are in serious jeopardy. Take last year as an example. The Packers go 4-4 after losing to 0-7 Tampa Bay and fans are calling for McCarthys head. After that game the team goes 7-1 down the stretch and secures a playoff berth. Although riddled with injury on both sides on the ball, he is in a similar situation this year.
IMO McCarthy's play calling and leadership skills leave a lot to be desired. Rodgers ongoing poor performance on the field has me questioning if he has full control of his players. Rodgers is McCarthys project just as Favre was Holmgrens project. I am puzzled by McCarthys inability to address continuing shortcomings in Rodgers play throughout this season. Since preseason Rodgers mechanics have deteriorated and continue to seemingly go unaddressed. This could be an indication, IMO, that McCarthy may not have full control over his players. If Favre had been playing this poorly in 1998, after 2 MVPs and 2 SBs, Holmgren, being the quality leader he is, still would have whipped his sorry ass into shape. I find McCarthys inability, or unwillingness, to do the same is troubling.
For all the criticism I give McCarthy, I do think he does many things very well. McCarthy is very good at creating favorable match ups, developing young players, and, as you pointed out, HIRING a strong supporting cast of coaches. His development talents, also evident in Rodgers, are best demonstrated in Flinn who is definitely out playing his natural talent. The match ups McCarthy creates on the field, consistently, are brilliant and I wish I could gain a deeper understanding as to how he is able to accomplish this week after week, with such success. Poor leadership and over predictability are holding McCarthy back as a HC, and IMO will untimely prevent him from getting to a Superbowl.
Replacing the last of Shermans holdovers, regardless of the teams collective performance, is the final step to be taken before talks of ousting McCarthy from Green Bay can be discussed in any seriousness. IMO McCarthy needs a strong OC to have a serious shot at long-term success.