But of the seven NFL head coaches hired the same year, McCarthy has fared better than all of them. His 28-21 record ranks above the Saints Sean Payton, the Vikings Brad Childress and the Texans Gary Kubiak. Three other head coaches from the Class of 2006 were fired: the Rams Scott Linehan, the Lions Rod Marinelli and the Jets Eric Mangini.
McCarthy is one game better than Mike Holmgren (27-22) after a similar number of games at the Packers helm. But he doesnt worry about living up to past Packers coaching greats.