So the Packers have hired a new head coach, one Mike McCarthy, passing over Jim Bates. Bates thus decided it was best for everyone that he leave the team, which means that the defense will have to learn yet another new scheme. McCarthy has a new offensive coordinator hired in the form of Jeff Jagodzinski.
This is not at all what I imagined happening.
I imagined Bates being promoted to head coach, perhaps promoting one of his assistants to defensive coordinator, and finding an offensive coordinator that can run the West Coast offense in case Favre decides to come back for another season.
Packers GM Ted Thompson hired McCarthy because he can run the West Coast offense, in the hopes of luring Favre back for another season.
I'm not sure it's going to help if they can't get the offensive line to perform better. In addition, Bates had finally turned the defense around, to the point where they were the most consistent part of the team.
Part of me still dwells on the fact that the Packers had a shot at Andy Reid around 1999.
Mood: Annoyed
Music: The Rolling Stones: "Monkey Man"
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