http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...s-nfl-return-in-2020
Intended to post this yesterday but I'm having fun in the sun near the Caribbean Sea.
Really good piece with Tom. I have no doubt MM will be back in 2020 & probably be a damn good HC somewhere. He's already assembled a staff.
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Good luck Mike!
Always liked Pelissero's work from the Press-Gazette onward.
As far as the old dog with a new trick, we'll see...
A nice read, and I wish nothing but the best for Mike unless he plays Green Bay.
Mike seems like a good dude. I hope he doesn't go to a place like Dallas or Washington because coaching, IMO, hasn't really been the issue in those places. The culture is terrible in those teams and it won't be changed by a new coach. If he ends up in Carolina, Jacksonville, Atlanta, etc. I think he could make a go of it.
All "hasn't missed a meal" jokes aside.....dude needs to drop about 75 or he won't be healthy enough to coach into his 60's.
I read the article and saw the interview clips, I thought it was well done and regardless of missteps that occurred later in the MM/TT regime, I don’t think anyone can ever doubt the genuine love he had for GB and his absolute desire to win and make the Packers proud.
But local sports radio here in MKE were not kind to MM in this interview. I heard him getting ripped this morning and the afternoon for showing too much emotion and crying. Chuck and Winkler, Mike Clemens and a couple from ESPN thought his showing of that kind of emotion is not a good look and may not sit well with owners. I guess I didn’t see it that way.
My main concern with MM is if he does get a HC gig, that he’ll again surround himself with the same “yes” people he tends to hire and retain no matter how bad the results get . Jim Haslett, Frank Cignetti, guys from his Pittsburgh days is who he’s networking with in an attempt to come back as a HC. And I’m not sure that’s the best idea, he needs dudes who are going to challenge him and bring him fresh ideas.
As others said, as long as he’s not playing GB, wish him all the best
Dom and Zook are locked and loaded!
Moss and his mean mug are ready.
I loved when he got emotional.....I wish him all success unless he EVER plays against the Pack.
Pikes Peak posted:Dom and Zook are locked and loaded!
Pretty sure Philbin, Slocum, McAdoo and Winston Moss are available as well.
Looks like MM's agent is doing a bang up job of trying to get his client some publicity.
For his sake, it would have been nice if MM had used his year off to shed some weight.
If/when MM gets a job, it is going to be real interesting to see how many of his old GB cronies come along for the ride.
I really do wish the best for MM but to be honest I want him with an AFC team so GB won't have to face him to much. As for his weight I agree the dude needs to get serious and drop some lbs. You can't work in any profession carrying around 80 extra pounds but you can't do that in the coaching profession with all of that stress. i
My initial reaction after watching the video: perhaps he should have gotten up to speed on the NFL a bit sooner (like when coaching the Packers). Wish him well but overall I'm pretty ambivalent about him.
Panthers interviewed former Packers’ HC Mike McCarthy for their head-coaching job after their game against the Colts on Sunday, per league sources. Panthers declined comment on the coaching search.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 23, 2019
I'm certain the Panther brass was impressed with his pre-assembled coaching staff led by Winston Moss.
Good luck to MM. He really does deserve another shot.
Imagine going to the Pukes with all those weapons!
He'll be in business anywhere he has an elite Q and WRs that can regularly win their 1-on-1's. I'm not sure those teams are looking for a HC.
Wish Mike all the best & 100% thank him for the Super Bowl victory. Good luck Mike, except vs. Green Bay
With all the talent in Cleveland- Mayfield, Hunt, OBJ, Landry... that offense in the hands of a rejuvenated Mike McCarthy? It’s hours away from home for him, so you gotta believe that’s where it’s going to be...
Music City posted:With all the talent in Cleveland- Mayfield, Hunt, OBJ, Landry... that offense in the hands of a rejuvenated Mike McCarthy? It’s hours away from home for him, so you gotta believe that’s where it’s going to be...
Word was the reason he decided not to interview with Browns this past year was the Browns wanted Kitchens retained as the Offensive Coordinator.
Good luck to Mike wherever he goes.
I like McCarthy. Was probably his time to go in Green Bay, but appreciate all he did.
Good luck on your next gig...except when it affects the Packers.
PackLandVA posted:I like McCarthy. Was probably his time to go in Green Bay, but appreciate all he did.
Good luck on your next gig...except when it affects the Packers.
I did not like how the Packers fired him, they could have at least waited until the end of the season, did not care about that AT ALL. 
PackLandVA posted:I like McCarthy. Was probably his time to go in Green Bay
Probably?
Right or wrong, I think MM still has a reputation as being a "QB Guru", especially where a new or younger one is.
That's why I've always thought he was most likely to go to a team with those circumstances. So, the Panthers make sense from that viewpoint, as does (possibly) the Cowboys. Ditto Cleveland. Maybe Miami or Cincinnati if they draft/acquire a QB, although I don't know that either team is looking to change HC.
It would be interesting if he went to Atlanta. If he did, he would eventually have to transition to a new QB and #1 WR.
FWIW, I don't know that MM is the coach to develop the newer QBs in the league, that may build an offense to compliment their rushing skill. I could be totally wrong, of course, but that doesn't seem to be in his wheelhouse.
I think MM deserves another shot as well. The place that just seems like a good fit for him is Cleveland. I think he can do well there.
Haslam is pure poison. Nobody is going to win in Cleveland.
I'd also question the effectiveness of simply reconstituting a FO/HC formula in Cleveland. Dorsey is fast approaching Spielman territory as far as recklessness in FA. Add in the very strong likelihood McVince would make someone like Moss the DC and it's spin your wheels time 2.0.
He's a good OC.
I'm not convinced that MM will ever achieve anywhere near the success he had in GB in his second go round as a head coach. He's had HOF QB's his entire career and under-delivered. Let's remember this is the same guy that would still have Aaron Jones sitting on the bench more than on the field when the whole world knew for years he needed to be on the filed. He may be a decent OC or assistant but I sure wouldn't want him as a head coach. He was pretty awful for several years.
Grave Digger posted:Mike seems like a good dude. I hope he doesn't go to a place like Dallas…because coaching, IMO, hasn't really been the issue in those places.
I suspect Cowpoke fans would disagree with this.
While prefacing it with "just a guess," Peter King thinks MM and the Oklahoma coach are two guys Dallas will look at closely.
Henry posted:Haslam is pure poison. Nobody is going to win in Cleveland.
I'd also question the effectiveness of simply reconstituting a FO/HC formula in Cleveland. Dorsey is fast approaching Spielman territory as far as recklessness in FA. Add in the very strong likelihood McVince would make someone like Moss the DC and it's spin your wheels time 2.0.
He's a good OC.
The biggest problem in Cleveland is a total lack of discipline. Kitchens is in over his head. McCarthy has faults as a coach, but he may be able to whip Mayfield and the Browns into shape. He'd have to wise up and stop hiring clowns like Winston Moss, though. Doubt that will happen, Mike probably already promised him a job if he gets another HC gig.
MM has interviewed twice for the Carolina job.
Third time's the charm?
Does he know the lyrics to Sweet Caroline?
Christian McCaffery looks up Mikes historical use of running backs...... Calls his agent immediately.
This time around, the #Browns have interest in and are expected to ask to interview former #Packers coach Mike McCarthy, source said. They did not make it happen last time.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 30, 2019
Who do they have to ask?
Pikes Peak posted:Who do they have to ask?
Snarky answers aside...
His agent probably?
Or, you know, maybe Mike McCarthy? I've never had a job interview without first being asked to go to a job interview.
