McCarthy - Monday (10/1) presser | Timesfour Green Bay Packers

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@TyDunne
McCarthy on Jennings: Injury flared up on him again. Could not open up into a full stride. We're back where we were a couple weeks ago

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MM on WR's: More physical than prior week. Pleased with way they responded. More importantly, was pace we're looking for.

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MM: Heart goes out to Chuck Pagano and his family.

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MM on 3 straight road games: Never have experienced three straight road games in league before. ...You may adjust some things schematically.

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MM on MDJ shoulder: Talking to medical staff, there isn't a high level of concern.

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MM on using 7 DB's vs Saints: We weren't as crisp and in sync as we would have liked in terms of communication. Weren't as clean.

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MM on holding Starks, D.J. Williams out: Product of having a healthy football team. Why it's so important -- are guys hurt or injured?

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MM on what he was told about Graham's catch: Told me he had control of football. I saw what you saw. Almost didn't challenge the play.

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MM: Saw onscoreboard but still hesitant to throw challenge...That's why I threw it so late. Was a management decision that could've hurt us.

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MM on Raji/Woodson: Talked to Charles. Saw B.J...Fortunate he wasn't thrown out of game. It's competitive. But you have to watch that stuff.

Not from the presser (I don't think)...

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#Packers will get a one-week roster exemption for @mneal96, who returns this week from suspension.

10/1/123:23 PM

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packerboiI lick rainbows

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@TyDunne
McCarthy on Jennings: Injury flared up on him again. Could not open up into a full stride. We're back where we were a couple weeks ago

From P.U.:

quote:
Jennings is losing millions by the week. GMs are going to be wary of giving big money to a 30-year-old WR who can no longer stay healthy."

Can't really agrue with that can you?

If MM didn't make mention of Rodgers eyeball, must be ok. Good news on M.D. Jennings as well.

10/1/123:28 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

PU is spot on, and that had been alluded to here. Wouldn't that be a kick if Driver was with the Packers in 2013 but not Jennings?

10/1/123:34 PM

BorisPerson Man Camera Dildo Shop - NFLFU®

No, I think that would really suck

10/1/123:42 PM

FLPACKERMember

Really question Jennings toughness. On the Seahawks broadcast they quoted him as saying that he just "couldn't stand to have the CB's put their hands on him" .
I suspect that the "book" on him around the league is to be extremely physical with him & he'll disappear. I'd like to see MM put him in more positions (slot, backfield) where defenders can't jam him....Philly does this with Jackson.

10/1/123:45 PM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

Ask the Steelers if they think being physical with him will cause him to disappear.

He's got a groin injury. That will limit most WR's.

10/1/123:51 PM

BorisPerson Man Camera Dildo Shop - NFLFU®

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Originally posted by ChilliJon:
He's got a groin injury. That will limit most ~~WR's.~~ ANYBODY

FTFY

10/1/123:58 PM

GBFanForLifeLarge Member

If you have never had a groin injury, you don't want one.

10/1/125:15 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

That's what she said.

10/1/125:57 PM

PakrzFREEZE!

Not Jennings' fault, but the truth is that Jennings has a recent track record of injuries that are keeping him from playing. That, coupled with his rising age, leads me to think he isn't going to get the money he'll be asking for.

10/1/126:45 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

...and maybe land back in Green Bay.

Shame.

10/1/127:16 PM

Sterling84Member

I pulled my groin last week, about 3 or 4 times.

10/1/127:50 PM

PackLandVAMember

10/1/128:01 PM

FandameMember

quote:
Originally posted by Hungry5:

@TyDunne
MM: Saw on scoreboard but still hesitant to throw challenge...That's why I threw it so late. Was a management decision that could've hurt us.

Dang, I love MM's willingness to say, "Hey, I made the mistake to toss the flag and it almost lost this game." Gotta love a coach who's willing to take responsibility for his actions. Stand up guy. I gotta think the players love playing for a coach who does that.

But next time, MM, keep the flag in your pocket!

10/1/129:47 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

quote:
Originally posted by PackLandVA:

Normal.

10/1/129:58 PM

Timmy!TIMMAAAAYYY!!

If Jennings is going to be able to do anything this year, I'd like to see him on rest/rehab until the bye week, and see how is he is then.
It might hurt like hell not to have him for the Houston game, but it's up to the coaches (and players) to adjust.

Good news on the injury reports, and no apparent problems with ARod's eye.
We've been fairly lucky since the season opened with injuries (knocking wood HEAVILY!), and the ones that have occured have been relatively minor. I was really surprised to see Crabby back as quickly as he was with his shoulder, Wilson's groin injury isn't bothersome, and more. I pray this trend continues.

10/1/1210:16 PM

sschumer - Packer Fan HoF'rMember

quote:
Originally posted by Timmy!:
We've been fairly lucky since the season opened with injuries (knocking wood HEAVILY!), and the ones that have occured have been relatively minor.

I'm sure you'd agree losing a top defensive starter in Desmond Bishop for the season in the first pre-season game was crap luck, but yes, overall since then we've been OK.

10/1/1210:37 PM

Timmy!TIMMAAAAYYY!!

Absolutely, sschumer.
I had forgotten about Bishop, and his loss is close to devastating.
I was thinking the worst injuries (Sherrod, Quarless) were carry-overs from last year, Clay made it through preseason without hammy issues, Pickett has been nicked a couple of times, and so on.
The re-emergence of Shields lessened the impact from House's shoulder.

10/1/1210:58 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

MM received some praise from Peter King in his Monday Morning first quarter of the season awawrds:

quote:
Best coach: Mike McCarthy, Green Bay. The coach of the year shouldn't always be the winningest coach, or the coach who brings a team from poor to contender. McCarthy gained my everlasting respect when, in the face of the rage on his sideline and in his locker room, he managed the post-debacle situation in Seattle with aplomb, sending his extra-point team back on the field when the players were venomous in the postgame locker room, then making no excuses in his remarks to the press.

Last Wednesday, he told his players they weren't going to be making any excuses about the officials. "The refs are human too,'' he said, according to wideout James Jones. He told them to keep fighting, regardless of whatever was called on the field. That became a mantra during the week -- a cliché, of course, but if you've been around sports, you know clichés work sometimes, like this time -- and on Sunday, late in the fourth quarter, when it looked like a ridiculous official's call negating a Saints' fumble on a kickoff return might again cost the Packers, the players didn't lose it. "Even after that bad call,'' said Jones, "everyone on the sidelines was saying, 'Keep fighting, keep fighting.' You know, what we realized after last week was we were 1-2 whether we were bitter or not, so what good did it do to be bitter? We just had to focus on football and forget all the other stuff." McCarthy did an excellent job making sure the other stuff didn't ruin their game Sunday. -sportsillustrated.cnn.com

10/2/126:28 AM

Satori"...going where the climate suits my clothes"

Calling a fake punt inside your own 20 is a pretty good call too

MM is doing a great job of believing in his team and showing them the path forward

10/2/129:33 AM

Grave DiggerMember

If it hadn't worked though people would say it was a terrible call and blah blah blah. I don't think it was a great call, but I think it was a very gutsy and now he's got it in the heads of opponents that the Packers are willing and able to pull stuff like that off. You have to be bold and gutsy in the NFL, you have to be willing to occasionally throw caution to the wind to achieve a goal. That's not just on 4th downs, it's in all areas of the NFL. Does anyone think the Giants would have won multiple SBs if they hadn't picked Osi Umenyiora in round 2, Justin Tuck in round 3, Mathias Kiwanuka in round 1, and Jason Pierre-Paul in round 1 all in an 8 year period? Nope. You have to be bold, you can't sit on your hands in the NFL, and I applaud McCarthy for his guts.

10/2/129:56 AM

Satori"...going where the climate suits my clothes"

Q: In the 90 year history of the NFL, how many head coaches have called for a fake punt inside their own 20 yard line ?

A: MM and ?

Q: In the 90 year history of the NFL, how many head coaches have called a fake field goal on 4th and 26 or more ?

A: MM and ??

He's done a remarkable job finding new ways to win football games, that's the evolution of a HC we need to see in order to achieve greatness

10/2/1210:36 AM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

I'll be honest. Barry Switzer, Wayne Fontes, and Jerry Glanville were the first names that came to mind.

But I see where your headed with this. I agree MM knows exactly where the Packers are as a team right now and felt both calls were needed to keep moving the team forward. Both were high risk. The fact both were executed well is also a reflection of his attention to detail.

10/2/1210:51 AM

HerschelMember

You guys might need these.

10/2/1211:10 AM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

quote:
Originally posted by Grave Digger:
If it hadn't worked though people would say it was a terrible call and blah blah blah.

And blasting Slocum.

10/2/1211:34 AM

Satori"...going where the climate suits my clothes"

Tuesdays with MM on packers.com

Q. A fake punt from your 17-yard line would frighten most coaches. Why doesn’t it frighten you?

"I have great confidence in our players, the scheme and our whole operation, especially in that down and distance. John Kuhn is going to get you a yard. It was a clean play. You have to take a risk and get the proper defensive look to make that work. It was high risk, high reward, and we knew we had to score points in that game. It was important to maintain drives, and that was part of our mindset heading into the game. I don’t know if I would’ve made that call in my first or second year as a head coach, but I’m a lot more confident today than I was seven years ago."

Translation: Winning a Championship makes your balls much bigger

10/2/122:54 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

Exactly Satori. Those were some Championship chips he wagered on that call.

The Packers do need to improve their time management in certain situations, though. They serve up some real head-scratchers at times.

Have to give Slocum a lot of credit for developing into a dare I say very good special teams coach and MM for sticking with him during that process. I've killed him a bunch but they've hit some big plays over the past few seasons and the kick coverage has actually become dependable. I used to cringe every time the ball was away. Heck, even Shields broke down an angle on Sproles in the last game on a kick that was perfect. And Ryan Taylor is a nasty demon out there. Plays right up to the edge but not over it.

10/2/125:39 PM

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