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15 years ago
Disappointed Murphy wants to see improvement 

By Rob Demovsky, Green Bay Press Gazette

Packers President Mark Murphy isn't ready to write off this season yet, but in a phone interview today, he expressed his disappointment in the Packers' 4-4 start and perhaps put General Manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy on notice.

Here are the highlights from that interview:

Question: The season hasn't gone as way you hoped, do you think this can be saved this year?

Murphy: "Yeah, I do. I've seen enough football and been involved in the NFL long enough that I can see it happening, sure. But obviously I'm disappointed about where we are. The number one goal as an organization every year is to win, but obviously we've got half the season left, and it's really premature to do an evaluation. At the end the season, I'll sit down and see how we performed."

Q: At this point, can you judge Ted and Mike based on where youre at?

Murphy: "You really need to wait until the whole season is completed. I've seen it both ways. Teams get off to great starts and collapse, or struggle early and play well at the end. But obviously I'm disappointed in where we are now, especially the loss to Tampa, very disappointing to everybody, but we'll see how we respond."

Q: Do you still have faith in Ted and Mikes program?

Murphy: "Yeah, I do. I still have confidence in Ted. Obviously for me, I work through Ted, and he and I are always in touch with each other, and I have a lot of confidence in Ted."

Q: Do you sense that Ted has that same confidence in Mike?

Murphy: "You'll have to talk to Ted, but my sense is that he does have confidence but (is) disappointed in where we are right now. We're all hoping that we can make the changes that are needed to get us to where we want to be at the end of the season."

Q: What are those changes?

Murphy: "That's what Ted and Mike (do); that's what we're looking for from (the) football (operation). I know it's not easy, winning in the NFL is very challenging from week to week, but I'm confident that we can do it."

Q: Why hasn't this season gone as well as many expected?

Murphy: "Well I guess the main thing I'd say is you can't too much weight on the preseason. I think we've known that all along, but yeah to me it's still a work in progress. Again, I think we've had some disappointing losses, but we're 4-4 halfway through the season, and I think we can still have a successful year, just making sure that we make the changes that are necessary to get us to that point."

Q: Is the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee pressuring you to make changes?

Murphy: "No, no. They're involved, and they provide all kinds of advice, but at the end of the day, it's going to be my decision."

15 years ago
fucking fire them both, please.

I agree with Twinkiegorilla.

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Porforis
15 years ago

fucking fire them both, please.

"TwinkieGorilla" wrote:



In the words of Jesse Jackson, do you "Wanna cut his nuts off"?
RainX
15 years ago
Murphy is a smart enough guy to know when things aren't going right. I don't think he'll hesitate to make a move like Harlan did stripping Mike Sherman of his GM duties at the end of the '04 season after we got embarrased by Minnesota at home in the playoffs.

I think if this team doesn't at least finish 9-7 and show some improvement, Murphy is going to pressure Thompson to make some wholesale changes to his coaching staff at the end of the year. Even if the team finished around 7-9 again or so, I don't see Thompson being fired although he'll definitely be on the hot seat if he isn't already.
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zombieslayer
15 years ago
I think MM is already on the hot seat, but still think TT's job is secure for now. Reading this, it sounds like he's more disappointed in MM than TT.
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El3ment12
15 years ago
I think the only thing that saves mike is winning alot of games in a row, starting next week. Thats it
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15 years ago


Q: Do you still have faith in Ted and Mikes program?

Murphy: "Yeah, I do. I still have confidence in Ted. Obviously for me, I work through Ted, and he and I are always in touch with each other, and I have a lot of confidence in Ted."

Q: Do you sense that Ted has that same confidence in Mike?

Murphy: "You'll have to talk to Ted, but my sense is that he does have confidence but (is) disappointed in where we are right now. We're all hoping that we can make the changes that are needed to get us to where we want to be at the end of the season."



Anyone else see this? Asked about Mike, Murphy says nada. That doesn't bode well for McCarthy I think.
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packfan4
15 years ago
I think anyone who follows this team closely enough can see that we are not devoid of talent, we are just being simply outcoached and outschemed nearly every week. I said it another forum, this team has absolutely zero sense of "team" comcept, it's like a bunch of guys playing pickup or 1-on-1 out there. There is zero accountability from the players or the coaches and like they say, the team takes on the personality of the Head Coach, which has become pretty clear, this team is too passive and aside from a few guys here and there, and there's no sense of urgency. I think we need to make a change at the top, Thompson needs to be just as aggressive as he was last year in his search for a Defensive Coordinator/Staff, and in the Draft. I would love to see him pick up Merriman in FA, the guy started out slow coming off his knee injury but it really looks like he's rounding into form with back-to-back 2 Sack games. We need a guy like Merriman, somebody who plays with passion and fire and will get the team fired up after a big play. I also think this team needs a disciplinarian at Head Coach. This team has been the youngest team in the league for I believe 3 consecutive years now and it shows by how undisciplined we continue to play, week in, week out, year in, year out. We need somebody that will get in guys faces and show some accountability when the players make mistakes, which is why I would kill to get Bill Cowher. Cowher has a prior relationship with Dom Capers and i'm sure he has ALOT of respect for him, so I don't think it would be a problem keeping Dom around. The same goes for Darren Perry(secondary coach) who played and started for 7 seasons under Cowher and Kevin Greene who started for 3 years under Cowher making 2 Pro Bowls in that span. Bill Cowher is the man I want to lead us back to our winning ways and reel in this young talented squad we have right now.
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15 years ago
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RaiderPride
15 years ago

I think Mike McCarthy is already on the hot seat, but still think Ted Thompson's job is secure for now. Reading this, it sounds like he's more disappointed in Mike McCarthy than Ted Thompson.

"zombieslayer" wrote:



Fact....

And since Mark and, (As he says.) Ted work so close together... That tells us that Ted is disappointed in Mike McCarthy.
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