I think playing on the most talented roster in the league helped Favre more than anything. That plus motivation and maybe Darrelle Bevell.
McCarthy has coached Joe Montana and Brett Favre. He's developed Aaron Rodgers.
Childress has coached Donovan McNabb and Brett Favre. He's developed..... nobody. I guess McNabb, but I think that has more to do with Andy Reid than Childress IMO.
"porky88" wrote:
Actually, Mike McCarthy just missed Montana. Montana retired right before Mike McCarthy was the Chief's QB coach. He got Bono, Elvis Grbac, and Gannon with the Chiefs.
The year he was QB coach of Favre was '99 and that was one of Favre's forgettable years.
Mike McCarthy was hated by Niner fans as they sucked offensively.
Then he came to Green Bay as HC and Niner fans were already feeling horrible for me. What a surprise he helped turn around Favre's faltering career and actually gave us 8-8, 13-3, 6-10, then 11-5 records, with all three of the last years in the top 5 in Offense.
As down as I am on MM, I'm realizing I'm harder on him than I should be. The numbers clearly show his performance has been outstanding on the Packers. In the past 3 years, we were a +144, +39, and +164 teams. The +39 year is even more amazing as we were only 6-10. I think that record was a fluke.
As for Favre, yes the roster is talented. But did you watch every game last year he played? I did. Favre was amazing, completing passes that nobody else in the NFL could have completed. His deep ball was gorgeous and he was regularly throwing bullets between defenders. I think more than Chilly and Bevell combined was Favre's chip on his shoulder.
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