Thoughts on Mike McCarthy as our OC

[therealjohncarlson]

Assuming he doesn’t get another head coaching gig I wouldn’t hate to get some experience on our coaching staff. I think he was pretty effective as an OC. Thoughts?

 

[Germanhawk7]

He will go to the Bears mark my words.
Schotti is an option now

 

[Maulbert]

 

[James in PA]

No well-known play caller is going to come to Seattle to work with Geno Smith and this O line.

 

[Maelstrom787]

Generally dislike it. Would rather have Schotty, who I prefer both philosophically and as a playcaller.

 

[Maulbert]

No well-known play caller is going to come to Seattle to work with Geno Smith and this O line.

This is what I think of when I see someone bitch about Geno for the 100th time in a thread not about Geno:

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Too bad. He's bitchable. If that's a word.

That's me, and many others when he holds the ball for a half an hour before taking a sack. Or.....throwing another pick.

 

[James in PA]

I feel the same way when I see fellow 12's settling for mediocrity.

 

[GetNjigbaWithIt]

HC or bust for him.

 

[Wsumatt1982]

He won’t be an OC. He will take a year off if not the bears HC before he goes back to OC

 

[DarkVictory23]

He won’t be an OC. He will take a year off if not the bears HC before he goes back to OC

This.

He's not going to immediately settle for a demotion and there will be interest in him.

If we're aiming for a recently fired HC, I'm on the Doug Pederson train. He is much less likely to generate interest for HC spots than McCarthy.

 

[toffee]

I think he will beg for the opportunity to coach under a young defense guru who does not have an offense philosophy, and a savvy pro bowl QB that can make all the throws. With Geno, if his offense turned out to be so so, there is GeNO to blame. McCarthy didn't even have to do the blaming, plenty of dot net experts will do it for Mike.

 

[Maulbert]

I think he will beg for the opportunity to coach under a young defense guru who does not have an offense philosophy, and a savvy pro bowl QB that can make all the throws. With Geno, if his offense turned out to be so so, there is GeNO to blame. McCarthy didn't even have to do the blaming, plenty of dot net experts will do it for Mike.

Do you get tired of pretending people actually think like this about Geno?

You're like an obsessive ex-girlfriend.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

^^^^ Like the people who still bag on Russ almost 3 years later?

 

[keasley45]

No way. He will lobby to bring Eddie Lacey back.

Seriously though. The dude has that 'black cloud' of inevitable failure hanging over his head when it comes to high pressure situations.

 

[chris98251]

I think he should go to the Browns, then they could sign Rodgers and Wee 3 as back up and we all get to watch a 1970's disaster movie being made.

 

[CouchLogic]

Dude is mid on a good day. When was the last time he did anything of note?

Huge meh.

 

[cymatica]

No well-known play caller is going to come to Seattle to work with Geno Smith and this O line.

I don't believe that at all. A good play caller would see a team that got 10 wins with a rookie HC despite Grubb's college offense that created more pressure for Geno and only made it tougher on the oline.

As for MacCarthy.... Eeww gross

 

[Palmegranite]

Remember when Seattle beat the Vikings in the playoffs due to the kicker choking, then bringing him to the Seahawks, where he continued to choke?

Now remember in that NFCCG when McCarthy coached so conservatively, frittered away a chance for a complete blowout, and lost to the comeback Seahawks?

Hmm, I wonder what kind of success we would have bringing him in??

 

[Raifers]

Only if Aaron Rodgers comes too