Official 2023 Bury Joe Barry Thread

[run pMc]

They won't do anything with Barry unless the defense goes completely in the dumper, which I doubt happens. They have a soft-ish schedule. This is the last year of Barry's contract, they'll let him go and move in a different direction then ( i.e., "Pettine him")
I don't think Gute is impressed with what Barry has done with the defense so far, and MLF is a bit irritated with their underperforming as well. They aren't going to can him mid-season unless it's bad though. It's not the way they operate.

Also, no to Gregg Williams. That dude's time has come and gone, and I suspect there are still a lot of people who remember him from BountyGate and would rather not see him back in the league. There will be better hiring options available at end of season

[Freak Out]

Lead...on the road....against a rookie QB and he blows the lead. FIRE THE GUY ALREADY!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Lead...on the road....against a rookie QB and he blows the lead. FIRE THE GUY ALREADY!

In defense of Barry, Riddler is actually a sophomore.

[bobblehead]

The guy you're talking about, Gregg Williams, is the DC of the DC Defenders of the XFL. Greg Williams is the Packers current Defensive Passing Game Coordinator.

Ha....didn't even know we had a Greg Williams already. Now I really want to hire the asshole just to confuse everyone.

[bobblehead]

Lead...on the road....against a rookie QB and he blows the lead. FIRE THE GUY ALREADY!

Worse, he blew the lead by not even forcing the rookie QB to pass the ball. But he is actually 2nd year, not rookie.

[Freak Out]

My bad. Still a horrible job. D needs to step it up with the #1 WR and RB gonzo.

[Joemailman]

Ha....didn't even know we had a Greg Williams already. Now I really want to hire the asshole just to confuse everyone.

I think he might be blacklisted from the NFL.

[Fritz]

I think he might be blacklisted from the NFL.

Joe Barry should be blacklisted.

Most people here are saying that they'll let him ride out the season, then fire him, and they are probably right. What that means, to me, is that the team knows it will not contend this year. If they thought they had a real shot at the playoffs if they had a better coordinator, you'd think they'd strongly consider canning Joe Barely now.

[NewsBruin]

I think he might be blacklisted from the NFL.

Possible bounties set on him.

[bobblehead]

Joe Barry should be blacklisted.

Most people here are saying that they'll let him ride out the season, then fire him, and they are probably right. What that means, to me, is that the team knows it will not contend this year. If they thought they had a real shot at the playoffs if they had a better coordinator, you'd think they'd strongly consider canning Joe Barely now.

Between rookies specialists, 1st year starter at QB, and Joe Barry we should get a top 10 pick even with a talented roster.

[run pMc]

This offseason Gute made a point of saying expectations were high for the defense this year, given the talent and draft investments made there the last X years. In fact, he said it several times.
I think that's more than fair for him to expect. I also think it publicly put Barry on notice that his job is very much on the line.

Firing your DC every other year is a bad look and will scare away prospective coaches, so I can see having some patience. Firing him now would be a weird look also - they've allowed 45 points over 2 games. They'd have to pay out the rest of his year AND find a replacement. Good luck with that. Nobody is going to be able to come in and institute a new scheme mid-season.

Barry wasn't a good hire to begin with (imo) and I don't think many outside the building were that surprised that the team has largely underperformed.
They'll let his contract lapse, bring in someone better (presumably can't do much worse) and hope they can get more out of the talent than Barry has.

I don't root against Barry or wish him ill. I just think he was a bad hire and I haven't seen enough to convince me otherwise.

As for drafting, based on the way the team has played I think top 10 pick would be a mild disappointment. I think they'll be picking between 10 and 18. (That would imply having between 7 and 9 wins.)

[SudsMcBucky]

Barry wasn't a good hire to begin with (imo) and I don't think many outside the building were that surprised that the team has largely underperformed.
They'll let his contract lapse, bring in someone better (presumably can't do much worse) and hope they can get more out of the talent than Barry has.

And pretty much all of Packerrats never understood the pick of Barry to begin with, so it's not like we're all reacting in hindsight. Just a terrible decision by MLF from the jump. It almost seems to me like MLF made a panic pick. He got fed up with Pettine and fired him. Then, Jimmy L turned him down. I don't know if he really had a plan B at that point and just went................Oh fuck!!!

[Fritz]

Evero was available, and several of us here were advocating for him. So he was a known possibility. MLF just made a poor choice.

I have been calling the FBI to see if they would raid Joe Barely's house, like they did the Bears' D-coordinator's house, but so far, no soap.

[Fosco33]

Matt Canada got fired mid season from the Steelers as OC.

Just sayin…

[Bretsky]

Matt Canada got fired mid season from the Steelers as OC.

Just sayin…

He was the best OC I ever witnessed for the Badgers. SO creative and innovative at a time when offenses were bland