Who was the best mediocre GB coach?

[motife]

hard to decide, I know.

as for the most entertaining teams :

Bart Starr with Lynn Dickey, Lofton, Coffman, Ivery, Ellis, Jefferson
Dan Devine with John Brockington, McArthur Lane, Ted Hendricks, Fred Carr, Willie Buchananon, Chester Marcol, Gale Gillingham, DT Bob Brown
Lindy Infante with Majik and Sterling Sharpe
Phil Bengston with the remnants of the Super Bowl teams
Forrest Gregg with Ken Stills, Charles Martin
Ray Rhodes team was just boring, even with Favre

[BallHawk]

Ray Rhodes on benefit of the doubt?

[Lurker64]

Am I voting for the coach who I thought was the most mediocre? Or am I voting for the mediocre coach I liked the best?

[red]

Ray Rhodes on benefit of the doubt?

maybe, one year is hard to base anything on

that list is very sucktacular

[hoosier]

Great poll. Voted for Devine because I think his dog deserves a second chance. My only quibble is with the classification of Forrest Gregg as "mediocre." What would he have to do to qualify as "putrid"?

[gbgary]

i voted Bart. just when he was becoming a good coach they let him go.

[motife]

Am I voting for the coach who I thought was the most mediocre? Or am I voting for the mediocre coach I liked the best?

I think you'd probably get the same result record wise either way. Who was your favorite?

[motife]

My only quibble is with the classification of Forrest Gregg as "mediocre." What would he have to do to qualify as "putrid"?

Remember Gregg took the Bengals to the Super Bowl. He had a TERRIBLE personality and communication style though. His DL coach Dick Modzolewski said when he quit, he just left town. He didn't tell any of the assistants, who he left high and dry, or attempt to soften the blow later.

I do think Devine was the best coach. Had a 10-4 season with the worst passing game in the history of the NFL and went to the playoffs. I still think the 72 season was one of my favorites. The GB defense that year was just dominant. It shut down teams, especially in the 2nd half of the season. They lost to the Redskins 16-3 when George Allen played a 5 man DL to stop the run and DARED GB to pass. Brockington had a horrible day. Of what little offense they had, I don't think it was 100 yards, most of it came from McArthur Lane.

[Joemailman]

Starr took over a bad team, and an organization that was hamstrung by the John Hadl trade. Put together a first-rate offense, and gave Dallas a run for their money in a playoff game in Dallas.

[motife]

Starr took over a bad team, and an organization that was hamstrung by the John Hadl trade. Put together a first-rate offense, and gave Dallas a run for their money in a playoff game in Dallas.

how 'bout that Bob Schnelker?

[texaspackerbacker]

Right, Bart Starr, inexperienced as he was, was establishing a solid foundation, and would have done even better if not for a bad run of luck and an unfortunate lack of patience with him.

[motife]

Right, Bart Starr, inexperienced as he was, was establishing a solid foundation, and would have done even better if not for a bad run of luck and an unfortunate lack of patience with him.

I think what sunk Starr in '83, his last season, were the losses to the Falcons (41-47) which was a horrible boneheaded game by GB, and the final loss to the Bears, which would have either won the division outright or got them in as a wild card. I forget which. I think Detroit won the division.

I know it was a HORRIBLE feeling. The Pack missed such a great opporunity after many good wins that season and a tremendous offense. The disappointment was CRUSHING, almost unbearable. Then almost immediately, I think the next day the great Bart Start, our beloved Bart, was fired. It was really a low point as a Packer fan for me. I could taste ashes in my mouth. Wasn't it Bob Parins that fired him?

[LL2]

I voted Infante. I was too young in the 70's to remember the Devine years, but I do remember how my dad could not stand the guy. He would say that Devine wasn't mediocre, but that he was horrible.

[oregonpackfan]

I voted for Starr primarily for the same reasons that Joe and Texas cited.

Starr's character as a player and coach was impeccable. What really impressed me about Starr was an interview with him about 15 years after he was let go. Rather than blame circumstances like previous trades, injuries, etc., he came right out and said that his inexperience as an NFL coach led to his downfall. He came right out and said he simply was unqualified and overwhelmed.

It takes quite a man to admit that.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

The choice is easy....bullet to my head.

I can't go back to that kind of living.