Or it could be put this way: nothing he did in Miami shows he lost the genius he had in GB. If GB moves Aaron Rodgers to DE for Rams and Charger games and he stinks; I think it would be worth the while to bring him back as QB for Denver. Being a HC only served to distract Philbin's offensive genius and 100% changes his ability to reach players.
You are wrong!
Do you know who is the architect of the GB offense you like and see? Hint: it is not MM. All ya gotta do is look at MM’s 6 years of offensive philosophy in SF and NO to know that something influenced him to change what he was doing. That influence was Philbin, Philbin is/was the architect the GB offense and this is why he got a HC gig.
Around 2001-2, I believed Favre’s transformation away from one of the greatest Packers of all time and the best QB in football was complete and irreparable and Sherman, Rossley, Bevell, et. el. were serving to only stoke and entrench an out of control self-important teamless ego. I had great hope that Mike McCarthy and Clements would reign in the supercharged ego, to no avail. I was ecstatic when the no name Jagoffizinksi was fired; but was again stunned when another Sherman hold-over loser OL coach was appointed in his place. I mean com’mon, just looking at the guy makes ya want to take his lunch money.
BUT, it was PHILBIN who reached Favre. And Clements and Mike McCarthy might be primarily responsible for transforming the late 1st round/early 2nd round talented Aaron Rodgers [he was NEVER going ahead of Smith and [but for TT] Campbell] w/ footwork, arm slotting, mental approach, reading D’s, etc. into a top 5 talent; but it was PHILBIN that is responsible for Aaron Rodgers taking the cerebral side of his game to an unprecedented level.
Originally Posted by: Barfarn