By the time Mark Murphy and Brian Gutekunst slid Mike

McCarthy his pink slip https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Reggie-White-Jersey , the traits that had catapulted the Green Bay Packers out of the early 2000’s doldrums appeared all but gone. The offensive mind that reinvigorated Brett Favre, the technician who refocused an aging Hall of Famer while building up a future one, that coach was no longer patrolling the sidelines at Lambeau. Whether or not that coach still exists inside McCarthy will have to be adjudicated by teams like the Jets and Browns, who are considering making him their next head man. But McCarthy’s impact was far more robust than an offensive infusion. He set a tone, a culture in Green Bay, one Mike Sherman never quite captured. Mixing a blue collar ideology with the rich history of the Packers requires a delicate balance. They don’t hang division title banners at Lambeau Field. He worked tirelessly to incorporate modern training techniques into the organization, from nutrition to energy monitoring and speed analytics. At his peak, McCarthy was both a great leader and a great offensive coach, one of the best designers of offense in the league and a top playcaller. Whether he was any of those things by the end doesn’t matter anymore. The Packers have to try to replace both, a task that is proving to be extremely difficult.Looking at the candidates the Packers will consider, most fall into one of two buckets: offensive mind, or tone-setter. It’s hard to find a coach who can confidently be called both. Chuck Pagano, Mike Munchak, Dan Campbell, Pat Fitzgerald — these coaches are clearly on the list because of the respect they engender from the players they’ve coached and their ability to lead Aaron Rodgers Jersey , to set the tone. Pagano and Fitz bring defensive-minded coaching skillsets, an area where Green Bay could surely stand to improve, but the real draw is re-engaging a locker room lost by McCarthy for myriad reasons.One the other side are coaches like Jim Caldwell, Josh McDaniels, Matt LaFleur, and Pete Carmichael, men with track records of success architecting elite offense, but none with the kind of demeanor or coaching prowess as the proverbial leader of men. Caldwell is infamous for his near catatonic sideline posture, while LaFleur has essentially no track record as the leader of anything. Carmichael too, while a highly respected coach, has the benefit of Drew Brees and Sean Payton to command the room.McDaniels has the potential to be the outlier here, potentially one of the reasons he’s so coveted by the Packers. He’s been on the record about his missteps in a brief stint with the Broncos, and the Patriots organization took extraordinary measures to keep him amid a courtship with the Colts last offseason. For whatever character flaws one might see in backing out of a handshake agreement, the Patriots, with the best winning culture in football Randall Cobb Color Rush Jersey , saw something so profoundly valuable in McDaniels that they broke unspoken NFL rules and made McDaniels the highest paid coordinator in history to woo him back. If he can take some of the lessons learned from his time in Denver and apply them to his first-hand experience at the side of Bill Belichick, there’s a chance he can be both the innovative offensive mind and the right cultural tone-setter for this team. But that’s an awfully big “if.” Perhaps leaders like Tramon Williams, Aaron Rodgers, Mike Daniels and emerging stars like Davante Adams and Jaire Alexander can bring the team forward, pushing it toward a more cohesive unit. Given how many culture leaders dot the Packers’ coaching list however, Mark Murphy and Brian Gutekunst clearly believe more is needed from the head coach. It can be true that Mike McCarthy’s time in Green Bay had run its course, that his message had grown stale, and that his presence will be difficult to replace. Few coaches in the sport at their best could match McCarthy’s ability to head a team with his offensive prowess with the Packers at their peak. But the Packers are no longer at their peak, and it will take a new voice to get them back. It’s not hard to look at the coaching list and realize just how difficult that task will be. A loss in the high-scoring affair would have given Green Bay a higher draft selection, but would the team have picked any differently?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football Advicehave picked any differently?CDTShareTweetShareShareWhat impact would losing in Week 16 have had on the Packers’ 2019 draft?Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty ImagesThe conclusion of the 2018 season was far from what anyone expected for the Green Bay Packers prior to the beginning of the season. With just three wins in the final 10 games, the Packers’ postseason hopes were dashed well before the final few weeks of the season. As a result, Green Bay found itself in one of its highest spots in the draft pecking order of the past decade.Almost unfortunately, the Packers rather improbably won an additional game in the final stretch of the season that dropped them several slots down in the first round. Green Bay still landed a legitimate prospect with a high ceiling at pick 12 with the choice of Michigan’s Rashan Gary. But would things have played out differently with a top-10 pick?Some alternative draft options, as well as how the Packers’ draft haul stacked up against that of another divisional rival, are analyzed in today’s musings.Is Montravius Adams’ roster spot in peril?It was one thing for Green Bay to bring defensive lineman Fadol Brown back for the 2019 training camp https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Corey-Linsley-Jersey , but it was another for the Packers to draft Kingsley Keke. Although he was a fifth-round selection, Keke will be a versatile player along the Packers’ defensive line next season and is already someone team personnel is drooling over. While many talked about Keke, who will wear a number 96 jersey to theoretically put an end to Muhammad Wilkerson’s short-lived stay in Green Bay, it could also put pressure on Montravius Adams.A 2017 third-rounder, Adams spent his rookie season on injured reserve before making minimal contributions in his second season. There was some boom-or-bust potential when the Packers initially drafted Adams and the addition of Keke could put him on the bubble. Last year, the Packers kept five defensive linemen at the final cutdown. Mike Daniels, Kenny Clark, and Dean Lowry figure to be locks to make the roster unless something unforeseen happens. Tyler Lancaster found a niche on the roster in 2018 as an undrafted free agent. The addition of Keke would give the Packers five solid rotational players for 2019 even before Adams and Brown.The Packers cut ties in the past with former third-round pick Khyri Thornton in short order when it became apparent he would not be a strong rotational piece for the team. Adams has work to do to make sure he does not become the next far-too-early casualty.Would a loss to the New York Jets in Week 16 have changed the Packers’ draft plans?Green Bay came out on the winning end of a back-and-forth, 44-38 overtime duel with the Jets in Week 16. But had they not left MetLife Stadium with a win, the Packers would have owned the eighth overall pick with a 5-10-1 record, one pick ahead of the Detroit Lions.At that spot, Green Bay would have had the opportunity to pounce on a defensive player such as Ed Oliver or Devin Bush. With a higher pick in the second round as well, the Packers could have been afforded the opportunity to take a tackle like Dalton Risner or quarterback Drew Lock, whom the organization was rumored to be keenly interested in. General Manager Brian Gutekunst said the Packers were “locked in” on Rashan Gary since February, but it would have been interesting to have been a fly on the wall in the Packers’ war room had Ed Oliver been available. While everyone in Titletown is certainly hoping for Gary to become the next great edge rusher to wear number 52 Jaire Alexander Jersey , it will be fascinating to watch the career trajectories of both Gary and Oliver for years to come.The Packers’ draft is one that Detroit Lions fans might wish they had Looking back at the early draft results, the Packers look to have had perhaps the strongest draft from top to bottom in the NFC North. While time will tell about the success of Green Bay’s eight selections, especially on the first day of the draft, I personally would be jealous as a fan of another divisional squad.One could argue the Lions’ best two value picks were their first two picks of the third day in Austin Bryant and Amani Oruwariye. Detroit passed on an opportunity to take one of the top defensive players on the board in round one to grab T.J. Hockenson, which is not a bad pick in itself. However, the Lions could have easily swiped another quick-fix, high-potential tight end like Irv Smith with their early second-round pick and still addressed the position without a premium choice. Instead, they reached mightily in the second and third rounds with Jahlani Tavai and Will Harris to fill defensive holes.Watching the NFL Draft with a Lions fan, it was hard to ignore his agony over the team’s first three selections. After all, the team’s rocky experience with another top-ten tight end, Eric Ebron, still looms in the rear-view mirror despite the differences between him and Hockenson. But with the draft as top-heavy in defensive talent and loaded with tight end depth as it was, Green Bay did better to take Gary early and add Jace Sternberger later in the third round.