Ding Dong McCarthy is gone

[Anti-Polar Bear]

McCarthy came back to speak to the Players at some point.

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde
#Packers president Mark Murphy tells @620wtmj he knew he was going to make a coaching change after the season and expected the final month to be "dreadful" with speculation. Also says Mike McCarthy came in to speak to the team yesterday. FULL interview: https://t.co/O7d6GmfMX8

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Steve "the Homer" True
Nice for Murphy to decide what's best for McCarthy...Guarantee ..GUARANTEE...McCarthy wanted to coach the rest of the season.

Talk about hypocrisy.

They never gave Sherman the same opportunity to address his team. Todd had his assistant clear out Sherman’s office during the finale against the Seafags. Sherman was immediately escorted off Lambeau Field after the Packers victory.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

And Philbin thinks Pack is a first class organization? He was a Sherman assistant in 05! They treated Sherman like shit!

[Joemailman]

Talk about hypocrisy.

They never gave Sherman the same opportunity to address his team. Todd had his assistant clear out Sherman’s office during the finale against the Seafags. Sherman was immediately escorted off Lambeau Field after the Packers victory.

Liar. Sherman did address the team and received a standing ovation from the players.

https://madison.com/news/fired---and...89b084c32.html

Sherman's players learned of his firing at the usual end-of-the-season team meeting. The players arrived for the 10 a.m. meeting expecting to see Sherman; instead, Thompson walked into the auditorium and informed them of his decision.

Sherman addressed the players shortly thereafter. Defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila said Sherman received a standing ovation from the players when he entered the room.

"All I can tell you is it was a very emotional time for the whole team to see a great man like that go," Gbaja-Biamila said. "We don't know what the future holds. All we know is that coach Sherman is no longer the head coach of the Green Bay Packers."

[run pMc]

And Philbin thinks Pack is a first class organization? He was a Sherman assistant in 05! They treated Sherman like shit!

Don't forget, he worked for the Dolphins. "First class" is probably relative.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Liar. Sherman did address the team and received a standing ovation from the players.

https://madison.com/news/fired---and...89b084c32.html

Thanks for looking up the info. I half-joked.

[Fritz]

Judging by the matrix code here, I'm going with Drew Barrymore.

Oops. My apologies. I thought I'd canceled that post. Clearly, I have lost my ability to find and post images of Fred Flintstone snorting coke in my replies on this site.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Don't forget, he worked for the Dolphins. "First class" is probably relative.

I guess.

It’s worth noting that Philbin fired Sherman as OC, not long before he himself got canned. Sherman was scapegoated for Bullygate, methinks.

[ND72]

I am one of the few that stated alllllllll the way back to McCarthy's 1st year I didn't think he was a capable coach. For many years I felt this team was blessed with talent that never produced. That being said I felt the past 3 season's the team has lacked talent and McCarthy has been ok coaching. The problem, IMO, is McCarthy was routinely out coached. His offense lacked rhyme or reason or creativity. The QB guru developed ONE guy, who to this day holds a grudge he was passed up. Anyone who's been on here long enough knows that I've supported this team, but have never been a McCarthy fan. His house, er should I say, the barn he owns behind his house, is freaking amazing however. And he is surprisingly bigger (taller/broader - not actually fatter) that I expected as I literally ran into him one day in Toys 'R Us a year ago.

[mraynrand]

as I literally ran into him one day in Toys 'R Us a year ago.

So Stubby killed 'Toys R Us' too I see.

[Vincenzo]

I am one of the few that stated alllllllll the way back to McCarthy's 1st year I didn't think he was a capable coach. For many years I felt this team was blessed with talent that never produced. That being said I felt the past 3 season's the team has lacked talent and McCarthy has been ok coaching. The problem, IMO, is McCarthy was routinely out coached. His offense lacked rhyme or reason or creativity. The QB guru developed ONE guy, who to this day holds a grudge he was passed up. Anyone who's been on here long enough knows that I've supported this team, but have never been a McCarthy fan. His house, er should I say, the barn he owns behind his house, is freaking amazing however. And he is surprisingly bigger (taller/broader - not actually fatter) that I expected as I literally ran into him one day in Toys 'R Us a year ago.

Now that's cool. Funny how I will for certain miss him after reading his exit later this week. To take out an add plus address the Packers and the people from Wisconsin the way he did shows how much of a classy person he is. It's so nice to get a local's perspective of MM after running into him.
Yes he gained weight and was as thick as a brick at times, but it's nice to see him leave with dignity.

[Pugger]

I am one of the few that stated alllllllll the way back to McCarthy's 1st year I didn't think he was a capable coach. For many years I felt this team was blessed with talent that never produced. That being said I felt the past 3 season's the team has lacked talent and McCarthy has been ok coaching. The problem, IMO, is McCarthy was routinely out coached. His offense lacked rhyme or reason or creativity. The QB guru developed ONE guy, who to this day holds a grudge he was passed up. Anyone who's been on here long enough knows that I've supported this team, but have never been a McCarthy fan. His house, er should I say, the barn he owns behind his house, is freaking amazing however. And he is surprisingly bigger (taller/broader - not actually fatter) that I expected as I literally ran into him one day in Toys 'R Us a year ago.

McCarthy could win with a loaded team but when the talent on the team dipped so did the performance on the field. A competent coach can win with great players but the better coaches can win with average guys and coach them up.

[Fritz]

Sometimes other teams would come into a game with their second-string QB that nobody'd ever heard of, and that QB would lead his team to victory. The few times McCarthy did not have Rodgers, that did not seem to happen. Hundley barely beat a couple of lousy teams last year, though the Pittsburgh game was probably the highlight of his career.

[TravisWilliams23]

The scratch your head use of time outs, especially near the end of the 1st half drove me nuts. He just didn't have a "feel" for when to stop the clock and when to let it run. That stubborn streak of his to hang onto a coach or player that we all knew should be let go, If his decisions would have resulted it championships then I'd be singing a different tune but that wasn't the case with MM. I just can't understand how he didn't see the offense needed a change in philosophy years ago. I guess it's just Stubby being Stubby.

[pbmax]

Since the NFL seems incapable of leaning to use the clock correctly, I look forward to new ways to engage is poor game management.

Seriously, when Tony Romo and Al Michaels know clock management better than the coaches they broadcast, it should be a hint you aren't up to snuff.

[Fritz]

Trying to go no huddle, then everybody muddling around, then Rodgers lining everyone up, then trying to change something...then having to call a timeout because you didn't have your shit together.

I hated that. If you can't figure it out, then just huddle up, for crissakes. Didn't they notice how many fewer times this year Rodgers caught the opposing defense in a bad grouping, or how many fewer times he caught them with 12 on the field?