First let's look at my checklist for the coaching staff this off-season.
- Fire Special Teams Coach Shawn Slocum. (Check). This needed to bedone years ago. While I'm more than happy Slocum is gone, I'm less thanhappy his assistant has been elevated to the job. Mmmmm, I think I'veseen this movie before. When was it? Mmmmmm, Oh, yeh. It was on Jan.13, 2009 when a certain Shawn Slocum was promoted to take over for theretired or fired Bob Stock after spending three years as his assistant. RonZook has only been Slocum's assistant for one season, so maybe hisincompetence hasn't stuck on him yet. My opinion is just making a changeat the top is not enough. Someone from outside is needed to replace a terrible special teams unit that has been bad for a decade. (Uncheck).
- Fire Mike McCarthy play caller. (Check). McCarthy's second half conservatism has irked me for many years. I can literally tell what will happen after halftime and I've been right. When the offense has been on afterburners in the first half it grinds to a halt in the second half - not because of defensive adjustments, but because of McCarthy starting to run out the clock on the first offensive series of the third quarter. Hooray!!!!Tom Clements taking over may or may not be a good thing, but I'll give him a chance. (Still check).
- Fire Dom Capers. (Uncheck). PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make it 3-for-3. I'm waiting, but I'm not holding my breath. If Capers was to fired t then we would know it. But adding a new assistant coach and no announcement means I will end up 2-for-3. I hate being 2-for-3. (Future nocheck).