Saints planned to interview Mike McCarthy; McCarthy didn’t garner enough interest from Saints and will take a year off
SWJJ, this hopefully will be my last post for some time. I will let others weight in. But these are my ultimate questions with McCarthy. Why do those in Green Bay believe the Packers were right in letting him go and are happy with that decision?
Are you talking about fans or management? Fans as a whole never know as much as they think they know. A lot of fans were glad that the Chargers chose Rivers over Brees, just as one example.
Why do most in Dallas--I suspect--believe the Cowboys needed to move on from McCarthy?
Again, are you talking about fans or management? Cowboys fans are not only certain they are the best team every year, but they also feel strongly entitled to it. They turn on any coach who doesn't win them a Super Bowl every other year.
Regarding the first question, I believe the folks in Wisconsin are thrilled that McCarthy left and believe that LaFleur is a better coach.
LaFleur can be a better coach while at the same time McCarthy is a good coach. McCarthy doesn't have to be bad for LaFleur to be better just like Payton doesn't have to be bad for Reid to be better.
I have a friend in Green Bay who knows more about the history of the team than nearly anyone alive and has contacts in the building, so I can ask and provide a detailed account of why the Packers moved on from McCarthy.
That's just hearsay to me and I personally don't give it any more credibility than any other rumor. There's probably some truth to what you heard they heard from someone else, but there's no doubt every person in the chain is going to subjectively hear and repeat what they heard. It's not intentional, it's the telephone game.
Aren't you one of the people who would take Payton back and wanted Loomis and DA gone, because results speak for themselves and they speak the loudest? McCarthy has the same results over a long period of time as Payton and a lot of other really good coaches in NFL history. That speaks for itself and speaks the loudest.
McCarthy may not be the best coach for the Saints, but McCarthy is objectively a good and successful coach.