Archive for: Mike McCarthy

A Little Perspective On Fans & Coaches

A Little Perspective On Fans & Coaches

The above lecture delivered by then New Orleans Saints head coach Jim Mora is among my all-time favorite sports rants, many of which also feature Mora.  Was it a self-serving way of defending himself against his critics?  Of course it was. ... read more »

 

The Postgame Post Mortem: Stick That in Your Viking Horn Edition

The Postgame Post Mortem: Stick That in Your Viking Horn Edition

Wow, the difference a year makes! One year ago, you could hear a pin drop in the Lambeau Atrium following the Packers’ lost to the Giants. It felt like a funeral. Fast forward a year and the celebrations spilled into the night. Every person... read more »

 

The Postgame Post Mortem: Happy Birthday Edition

The Postgame Post Mortem: Happy Birthday Edition

Nothing like everyone in the division losing in the NFC North but the Green Bay Packers. So it wasn’t the blow out I had been hoping for. Then again, we were spoiled last night with the absolute rout. And nothing like pulling ahead on... read more »

 

A Violent Femme’s View – Sometimes Bad Is Bad

A Violent Femme’s View – Sometimes Bad Is Bad

What a difference a week makes. A week ago, after a win over the Saints, I was encouraged the Packers were on the right path, if not back to themselves. The Saints are not a bad football team, much as I loathe them, and the Packers for the... read more »

 

Under the Space Needle, No One Can Hear You Scream

Under the Space Needle, No One Can Hear You Scream

The game had ended but I remained in my seat. I really could not believe the Packers just lost a game everyone expected them to win. The home team had a few players on the field doing post game interviews with their local news and I could vaguely... read more »

 

A Violent Femme's View – How Do You Like Me Now

A Violent Femme's View – How Do You Like Me Now

Òðè áîãàòûðÿ íà äàëüíèõ áåðåãàõ 2012 In watching the Packers’ personnel moves in the off season, I realized early on how committed Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson were to Graham Harrell being the backup quarterback.... read more »

 

Hybrid Wood and the CB/Safety Scheme

Hybrid Wood and the CB/Safety Scheme

Note: The Packers have 7 Safeties and 9 corners going into training camp. This article would be way too long if I covered them all. With a coach that stood at the podium last week and said, “15-1 doesn’t cut it” and a general manager who... read more »

 

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: Saying Goodbye to Another Great One

Sailing the Seas of Cheese: Saying Goodbye to Another Great One

“If Nick were my son, I would not let him play.” –Mike McCarthy to Jason Wilde It’s a famous quote by now, and in retrospect was the beginning of the end of Nick Collin’s career as a safety for the Green... read more »

 

A Violent Femme’s View – Speaking ‘McCarthy’

A Violent Femme’s View – Speaking ‘McCarthy’

For some reason, I was crazy lucky enough this morning to be awake and ‘on the Tweeter’ to scroll through the moment by moment reporting of Mike McCarthy’s PR session at the NFL owners’ meeting. I’ve long prided... read more »

 

Thad Thinks Ted Thompson Takes Tim Tebow

Thad Thinks Ted Thompson Takes Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow has poor quarterback fundamentals. Questionable field vision, questionable decision making, an inefficient throwing motion and a penchant for taking a lot of big hits.   Tim Tebow was raised in a system that required him to not... read more »