Just an FYI, Mike McCarthy did try to put them away. Rodgers threw a deep bomb to put the score at 35-23, but it was poorly underthrown and picked off. Had Rodgers had more on the ball and completed it, we would be saying "nice call, Mike McCarthy" and wouldn't be having this discussion right now.

"zombieslayer" wrote:

McCarthy is going to turn into Marty Schottenheimer when he has a lead. That's just the way he is. I don't like it, but that philosophy has won a lot of games for Marty Schottenheimer and it's won a lot of games for McCarthy too. For the record, I like Marty Schottenheimer, but his teams lacked a killer instinct. The Pack couldn't put the Lions away today and nearly loss because of this.

For all the posts pointing fingers at McCarthy, at least he corrects his mistakes. The penalties were fixed today. The special teams coverage unit was passable.

However, Dom Capers has not figured out how to stop stacked WR sets. Until he does, Green Bay will have a weakness that will put them in shootouts more often than not.

Although, maybe this is just a fluke chink in the zone blitz armor. Maybe it's the players. I tend to think it's a combination of everything. But this formation is what torched Green Bay against Arizona and Pittsburgh last season.

While that was happening, the offense was scoring what 80 points combined in those games. Just sayin'

"porky88" wrote:

It's only stupid when it doesn't work.

Yes, would have been nice to put a long drive that would have given our D a much needed rest. I'm not trying to defend Mike McCarthy here. I'm just trying to understand what Mike McCarthy was thinking at the time.

I'm under the impression that Mike McCarthy thought he could catch the Lions with their pants down.

"zombieslayer" wrote:

Don't get me wrong, there have been times when I've groaned at a call only to eat my words during the game. Either way, I didn't get this call.

Again, football is about situations and I don't think he handled the situation well there. I understand the logic of trying to go get it on one play. That probably takes the wind out of your opponent, but the Lions kept fighting back. There was no one play that could have put them down. Sometimes you have to play keep away and that's what GB needed to do IMO.

Personally, I think the offense will get it together sooner rather than later. They always do, but this is just a gripe I have right now.

"porky88" wrote:

But overall.. Mike McCarthy I think is a solid NFL Head Coach.. just not a particularly aggressive one when the other team is on the ropes.

"pack93z" wrote:

"zombieslayer" wrote:

The one thing that has consistently bugged me about McCarthy is the killer instinct. I like a lot about the guy, but the killer instinct is a dagger.

"G-Force" wrote: