Showing posts with label Tom Clements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Clements. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2015

New Packer Coaching Staff

The off-season of our discontent finally bore fruit today when Coach Mike McCarthy unveiled his 2015-16 coaching staff. I can't say I'm very excited about the moves, but...well, let's leave it at that for the moment.

First let's look at my checklist for the coaching staff this off-season.

  1. Fire Special Teams Coach Shawn Slocum. (Check). This needed to be
    done years ago. While I'm more than happy Slocum is gone, I'm less than
    happy his assistant has been elevated to the job. Mmmmm, I think I've
    seen 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 the
    retired or fired Bob Stock after spending three years as his assistant. Ron
    Zook has only been Slocum's assistant for one season, so maybe his
    incompetence hasn't stuck on him yet. My opinion is just making a change
    at 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).
  2. 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).
  3. 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 no
    check).