Head Coach Possibilities

DH34Phan · Post #1 » by **DH34Phan** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:29 am

Just wanted to get some ideas on who could possibly replace Mike McCarthy if he is fired.

I would think Bill Cowher is a realistic possibility. His relationship with Dom Capers is probably good, as Capers was Cowher's DC in Pittsburgh. I am sure Cowher and LB coach Kevin Greene are friends.

It's probably a longshot, but what about demoting McCarthy to OC, and bringing in Cowher to Head Coach.

HC: Bill Cowher
OC: Mike McCarthy
DC: Dom Capers

That would be pretty sweet.

Wilford Brimley · Post #2 » by **Wilford Brimley** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:43 am

Cowher always seems to be gushing about us on the CBS pregame show. In Week 1 he picked us as Super Bowl Champs, and today he gushed about Woodson being the best CB in the NFL.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #3 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:46 am

I don't think McCarthy is even on the hot seat at the moment, but I would love to get Cowher. MM would never accept a demotion with the Packers, in fact I could see him finding another head coaching job.

xTitan · Post #4 » by **xTitan** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:58 am

As much as I love Cowher, I wonder if he would be the guy for Rodgers to flourish under....

rilamann · Post #5 » by **rilamann** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:11 am

Gruden or Cohwer.

I think Cowher is the better coach between the two but I think Gruden would be a better fit for THIS team.

BucksRuleAll22 · Post #6 » by **BucksRuleAll22** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:25 am

Cohwer since he knows how to win and knows you need to pound the ball. Ill take Gruden as OC.

Ayt · Post #7 » by **Ayt** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:56 am

Marty Mornhinweg.

JayMKE · Post #8 » by **JayMKE** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:00 am

Def want Cowher

Aaron It Out · Post #9 » by **Aaron It Out** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:11 am

Mike McCarthy. He's not going anywhere.

wichmae · Post #10 » by **wichmae** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:22 am

Yeah MM and TT have literally zero risk of losing their jobs. They would need a couple of terrible seasons to be fired. Murphy is not firing either one.

MikeIsGood · Post #11 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:24 am

Yea, let's be real, MM is not getting fired.

El Duderino · Post #12 » by **El Duderino** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:15 am

wichmae wrote:Yeah MM and TT have literally zero risk of losing their jobs. They would need a couple of terrible seasons to be fired. Murphy is not firing either one.

I can't envision Murphy ever telling Ted that he has to fire a head coach unless it was over a character/off the field issue, how long MM stays the head coach is in the hands of Thompson and Ted is the king of not making rash decisions.

Wilford Brimley · Post #13 » by **Wilford Brimley** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:23 am

Wilford Brimley wrote:Cowher always seems to be gushing about us on the CBS pregame show. In Week 1 he picked us as Super Bowl Champs, and today he gushed about Woodson being the best CB in the NFL.

How the hell is @WeWantCowher following me on Twitter now?

El Duderino · Post #14 » by **El Duderino** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:24 am

xTitan wrote:As much as I love Cowher, I wonder if he would be the guy for Rodgers to flourish under....

He's not stupid and he watches today's football, i'm sure he'd clearly understand that if you're blessed with a franchise QB, you use him.

Not that Ted will fire McCarthy even if we miss the playoffs, but for pretend let's say we finished 8-8, missed the playoffs, and TT decided to can McCarthy. Out of work coaches would line up for this job, including so high profile ones.

One thing that will keep in demand ex-coaches from accepting a job is a bad situation at QB because they realize it can sometimes take years to find even just a decent QB and you can't win big in today's NFL without a quality QB. Rodgers would be a big time magnet for coaches looking for a job. Mix in Clay and Finley, Green Bay would be a fabulous situation to take over compared to the sad shape many teams are in when they fire the coach.

Oh well, my guess is Ted will stick with McCarthy unless we have some 4-12 or 5-11 type of season over the next 2-3 years, which isn't likely. They'll either win a ring together or be a 7-8 year tease together of high expectations, but very few actual results besides regular season wins.

livestrong4ever · Post #15 » by **livestrong4ever** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:31 am

I always loved Gruden as coach but i think he is having too much fun on Monday Night Football so I would think it would take a lot of cash to get him.
But unless the packers literally lose the rest of their games this season, no one is getting fired.

crkone · Post #16 » by **crkone** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:45 pm

I think a new HC is just going to set this team back a while. We need a new OC and get MM to get an influx of new ideas from him. I know that would never happen though.

Post #17 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:50 pm

MM will always want to be his own OC. McCarthy comes up with the game plan and calls the plays. I don't know exactly what our current OC (Joe Philbin ) even does.

Flames24Rulz · Post #18 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:14 pm

If we miss the playoffs, I'm sure Thompson will use injuries as an excuse and MM will save his job meaning this year will be a total disaster.

Post #19 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:33 pm

Sherman won 9, 12, 12, 10 and 10 games before going 4-12 in 2005. That team also had injury problems (Walker, Ferguson, Green and 3 other RB's). Certainly not to the extent this years team has but they still had a lot of injuries. They started 0-4 but 3 of those losses were by a total of 6 points. They had 2 other 3 point losses and a 5 point loss. And despite 5 winning seasons before 2005, Thompson fired Sherman.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #20 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:35 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Sherman won 9, 12, 12, 10 and 10 games before going 4-12 in 2005. That team also had injury problems (Walker, Ferguson, Green and 3 other RB's). Certainly not to the extent this years team has but they still had a lot of injuries. They started 0-4 but 3 of those losses were by a total of 6 points. They had 2 other 3 point losses and a 5 point loss. And despite 5 winning seasons before 2005, Thompson fired Sherman.

One thing to keep in mind is that Sherman wasn't TT's guy.