Packers News: Top candidates to land head coach job
A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Tuesday, December 4.
Good morning and welcome to the Packers News Report. As the Green Bay Packers begin their search for a new head coach, the attention for us turns to the offseason.
While there are still four games left this season, things won’t get interesting for this team until the end of December. That’s when they’ll hire a new coach and a big offseason will begin.
Brian Gutekunst will have two first-round draft picks to use, one potentially inside the top 10, and he’ll also have some tough decisions to make in free agency.
The Packers’ decision to fire Mike McCarthy remains the focus of the Packers News Report today. Here’s a roundup of the latest articles from around the internet.
News and notes from around FanSided
Potential coaching candidates to replace Mike McCarthy (Lombardi Ave)
Paul Bretl looks at a number of potential candidates to replace Mike McCarthy. The Packers should have plenty of options.
Top five performers in Week 13 loss to Arizona Cardinals (Lombardi Ave)
Jesse Fry takes a look back at the top five performers from Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
New York Jets: Mike McCarthy should be on shortlist for head coach candidates (NFL Spin Zone – Michael Pallas)
A change wasn’t only necessary for Green Bay, but also Mike McCarthy. He should have no trouble finding a new job, and Michael Pallas of NFL Spin Zone believes he should be on the New York Jets’ shortlist if they decide to make a change at head coach.
More news and notes from around the internet
Packers currently hold No. 10 overall pick in 2019 NFL draft (Packers Wire – Zach Kruse)
Firing Mike McCarthy gives Packers head start on hiring new coach (PackersNews.com – Pete Dougherty)
The next Packers coach must give Aaron Rodgers what he needs, not what he wants (Acme Packing Company – Kris Burke)
Head Coach Candidate: Kliff Kingsbury (The Power Sweep – Jon Meerdink and Gary Zilavy)
Aaron Rodgers didn’t get Mike McCarthy fired, and won’t pick new coach (ESPN – Rob Demovsky)
Despite his vocal critics, Mike McCarthy’s legacy in Green Bay will be a positive one (Cheesehead TV – Tim Backes)
We hope you enjoyed this edition of the Packers News Report.