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If Russ Ball is in, Mike McCarthy may be out

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More trouble in paradise...? ;)
With the Packers hiring a new G.M., the new G.M. will have to want to work with coach Mike McCarthy. On Thursday, McCarthy made it clear that he’ll have to want to work with the new G.M.
Bob McGinn, who covered the Packers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and who now operates his own media outlet, suggests that the final configuration in the new front office will consist of Russ Ball as General Manager, and Brian Gutekunst as executive V.P. of football operations. Then, per McGinn, McCarthy will have to decide whether he wants to stay.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/05/if-russ-ball-is-in-mike-mccarthy-may-be-out/

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#1 · Jan 5, 5:17 PM
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What a special snowflake...

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#2 · Jan 5, 5:28 PM
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Who cares...the last thirty years the QBs run the Packers anyway.

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#3 · Jan 5, 6:12 PM
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maybe itsmurphysway to getridof oldfatso and get of the  hook for the  extension

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#4 · Jan 5, 6:45 PM
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His response to this was to go public and basically say "fuck that, ive been here long enough."

CLASSIC. He's the head coach. He leads those men. So, a little adversity, and peace out?! LOL! Coaching oppertunities are a dime a dozen I guess...

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Can' wait for the next 30 years of Lynn Dickie's in Pukerland...

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From what I've heard there is going to be a minor fallout if Ball ends up being named the GM. Not that Ball isn't a worthy candidate, but there are going to be a lot of political issues in a reshaped front office. Both Gutekunst & Wolf were denied past interviews since they were the heirs to Thompson. That won't leave a good taste, especially with Wolf. 

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@"Geoff Nichols" said: From what I've heard there is going to be a minor fallout if Ball ends up being named the GM. Not that Ball isn't a worthy candidate, but there are going to be a lot of political issues in a reshaped front office. Both Gutekunst & Wolf were denied past interviews since they were the heirs to Thompson. That won't leave a good taste, especially with Wolf. 
That's what I've been hearing locally as well...  Gutenkust might stay if he's promoted to assistant GM, but Wolf would likely leave.

I'm honestly shocked by the upheaval in the Packers organization right now.  One of my Packer fan buddies is excited because he's expecting all their problems to be solved now, but there are two sides to every coin...  No guarantees that the coaches and front office choices will be better than the guys they are replacing.

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Fans always think change will be good. Sometimes, it makes things worse. 

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@"StickyBun" said: Fans always think change will be good. Sometimes, it makes things worse. 
Ain’t that the truth. When the Vikings were 2-2 earlier this year, I started seeing a number of posts questioning Zimmer’s coaching ability and I posted multiple times trying to get a few people to step back from the ledge and look at the bigger picture and the major setbacks he’s been dealt pretty much every year he’s been coaching the Vikings.

There were even a few conspiracy-theory posts after Bradford started the Chicago game that Zimmer was desperate to win that game because he was going to be fired on the plane back from London after losing to the Browns.

It got really friggin weird in here for a while, thank god some of those fans are not in charge of the team.

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I really thought it was going to be Gutekunst replacing TT...

Interesting times in Cheedar-ville. I'm sure they'll be pumped next year getting Rogers back. 

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@"purplefaithful" said: I really thought it was going to be Gutekunst replacing TT...

Interesting times in Cheedar-ville. I'm sure they'll be pumped next year getting Rogers back. 


Yep, they will. And Minnesota will have Dalvin Cook back and their QB situation should be worked out. I love how Minnesota's roster looks for a nice playoff window. moving forward.

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A friend who works in Minneapolis but lives in WI said that the local feeds are all pomp and circumstance after a Packers win, and after a loss, it's almost dead quiet. Barely a mention on the news, etc. Said it's eerily quiet. Almost like they ignore it. 

Accurate?

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@"Clanzomaelan" said: A friend who works in Minneapolis but lives in WI said that the local feeds are all pomp and circumstance after a Packers win, and after a loss, it's almost dead quiet. Barely a mention on the news, etc. Said it's eerily quiet. Almost like they ignore it. 

Accurate?


I can only speak for my little hamlet here in Sconny...  but that's fairly accurate.  Usually there is more talk all week after a win, but if they lose...  Time to talk about Badgers football/basket and the Bucks...  Lol

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Probably hear a pin drop over there these days...

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#15 · Jan 7, 9:53 AM
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They're officially hiring Gutnekunst to be their next GM. 

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