Rockmolder
15 years ago
Mike McCarthy Press Conference Transcript - March 12  

(How big a priority was it to keep Clifton, and are you making efforts with Tauscher at all?)
We're glad to get Chad back. Really, the priority was to sign all of our free agents back. That did not change. I know just the way ... it wasn't everybody take a number, one through five or anything like that ... so we had the opportunity to try to sign everybody back. We were able to get Chad done. I feel Mark Tauscher is definitely not too far away, and hopefully we'll have some news for you there shortly, and no different with Ryan Pickett. We're focused on bringing our own free agents back, getting better as a football team, starting internally, and then we'll add another draft class to this group. We like where we are today, but the importance of the offseason program and keeping your own players has been our focus, and that time is upon us now.



(How much gas in the tank does Clifton have left?)
I anticipate Chad will be better this year physically than he was last year, because you can't discount the fact that he had a number of surgeries and the rehab that he went through at this time last year. The ability that he'll have to get into his training, increase his training at a higher rate earlier in the offseason I think will definitely help him. I know coming out of the season he definitely feels better this year than he did two years ago. The surgeries definitely gave him some relief, and we look for him to be a very productive player for us this year.



(Have you been busy with bringing in free agents for visits?)
Um, no.

(Less than usual this time of year?)
I haven't kept track.



(When you play quarterbacks like Warner, there are two schools of thought. You either throw even more at them, or you play coverage because they've seen it all. You seemed to play coverage in that game. Should you have turned it loose more in that game?)
I didn't have a problem with the way things were called, and if you've ever called a game at this level, there's other factors involved than just staying in one or two schools of thought. Down-and-distance plays in to it, what's going on in the other two phases around you plays into it. How your particular unit is playing. Are they making mistakes or are there injuries that have occurred. There's so many other factors that are involved in that. These are games that are in our past, but they're definitely games that we need to learn from, because anytime you have repeated mistakes or repeated experiences that happen again, to me that falls under my category of trying to make sure, I have to look and make sure I have enough training involved in our offseasons and our training camps and make sure our players are ready for those type of situations.



I didn't want to post the article in its entirety, so I copied what I thorught where the best/most interesting parts of the press conference.
BDota
15 years ago

(Have you been busy with bringing in free agents for visits?)
Um, no.

(Less than usual this time of year?)
I haven't kept track.



I smiled when I read this.
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Mike McCarthy sounds just like his daddy. Worthy son of a worthy father.
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Rockmolder
15 years ago
I found the part about Tauscher pretty interesting. Now, it could be just talk, but I believe that he meant what he said about getting him back.

I was pretty sure that we might try Lang at RT. Have sort of a transition year where you keep Clifton at LT, while sliding in a new guy at RT. Apparently, I was wrong, though.
dhazer
15 years ago
The part that bothers me is it seems like he is content with the players from last year and isnt looking to improve with any other bodies beside the draft
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Wade
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15 years ago

The part that bothers me is it seems like he is content with the players from last year and isnt looking to improve with any other bodies beside the draft

"dhazer" wrote:



Two things:
1. My first reaction was same as yours. This is NOT an OL good enough to be content.
2. Remember this is Mike "I was trained by Ari Fleischer to never say anything of value in a press conference" McCarthy. So maybe he isn't truly content; maybe behind closed doors he's bitching and moaning with great regularity to "get me some goddamn better lineman Ted, John, et al."
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Zero2Cool
15 years ago

The part that bothers me is it seems like he is content with the players from last year and isnt looking to improve with any other bodies beside the draft

"Wade" wrote:



Two things:
1. My first reaction was same as yours. This is NOT an OL good enough to be content.
2. Remember this is Mike "I was trained by Ari Fleischer to never say anything of value in a press conference" McCarthy. So maybe he isn't truly content; maybe behind closed doors he's bitching and moaning with great regularity to "get me some goddamn better lineman Ted, John, et al."

"dhazer" wrote:



First, for the love of everything freaking breathing SHUT UP ABOUT ARI already. My god that's not even funny anymore. Can you say Hello 2010, it's not 2008 anymore. Thank you! Ok now to be more serious ... I've watched and read mm's pressers for well since he was hired. He hasn't changed much at all.

Second, our OL played very well once we had Clifton and Tauscher healthy. There's no reason to believe we won't this year as well. I think our OL will be fine with Clifton, Spitz, Wells, Sitton, Tauscher for THIS year. Year's 2011 and beyond I'm more concerned with.

Third, NO head coach and I mean NO head coach is EVER content with ANY talent level on their team. They ALWAYS want improvement, always.

Fourth, Protection adjustments need to be made by the QB, that can also make the OL look bad and we had several screw ups last season. Another thing, our RB runs with his damn head down half the time and runs into his own OL, that makes our OL look bad. Grant has more than 2400 yards in the last two years with that style, imagine if the dude looks UP while he's running.

Fifth, I think you're sexy.
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