Mike McCarthy's job is to win football games. It's NOT to keep fans informed or to humor whiners. I don't give a damn if he lies to the damn media, in fact I prefer he provides disinformation to opponents that way.
That being said, my opinion of him as a coach has slipped some over the years. He is consistently hyper-cautious in a lot of ways - personnel, injuries, and often play calling. As was said, the performance of Aaron Rodgers has made up for/covered over a LOT of deficiencies. I will stop short of saying the Packers are winning in spite of him (McCarthy) instead of because of him, but let's just say, a lot of things haven't been maximized.
Any of this that can be said about McCarthy, though, goes double for Ted Thompson. The very first post I made when I got back into posting a couple years ago criticized Thompson. I was amazed at the firestorm that caused, as a few years earlier, when I took a sabbatical from posting, Thompson was routinely criticized, even ridiculed by posters, and I, at least had tepidly defending him. Now, it seems, he is generating some negativity again.
I see a multitude of weaknesses made to seem less significant because of Aaron Rodgers; I see various "strengths" greatly multiplied by the play of Rodgers. I don't think our O Line is nearly as good as its reputation - most days, mediocre pass rushes look super against our line, putting way too much pressure on Rodgers. I would dearly love to see what he could do with quality pass blocking. Our pass receivers are good, no doubt about it, but I see them as magnified by the QB, not the other way around. Our runners are good too, but they can't do much when the O Line is getting beat. They, too, seem better when Rodgers passes successfully to set up the run - the other way around is a recipe for mediocrity. Defense, too, it just doesn't seem like Thompson has come close to maximizing the talent he coulda/shoulda provided. He has the reputation, however, of being a great GM because the team wins consistently.
I don't type fast enough to participate in chat during the game - I'd miss too much typing instead of watching. However, I do read along most of the time, and it's downright humorous how panicky some people get, and downright "bad" the Packers become for short periods of time. Like Freudian slips, however, a lot of the crap spewed in reaction to bad shit on the field has a ring of truth - then Aaron Rodgers bails everybody out, we win anyway, and Ted is back to being a great GM. I can live with that, but both in the case of McCarthy and Thompson, I just kinda wish they would make some minor adjustments to maximize things.
Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker