Green Bay Packers fans would laugh if you told them Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers would be going strong in 2026 anytime after 2018. Yet, here we are, with them reuniting as members of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
No one really knows what to expect from McCarthy and Rodgers in their second stint together; it could go one of two vastly different directions. The legendary head coach-quarterback tandem's partnership in Green Bay finished on a sour note, to say the least.
However, Adam Schein of SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio seems bullish on the outlook for McCarthy and Rodgers. The sportscaster thinks the Steelers are "going to be a really good to great team" this season. He even went as far as to boldly declare that the iconic ex-Packers duo will outperform their former club.
"I firmly believe that you will see Aaron Rodgers and you will see Mike McCarthy have more wins this year than Jordan Love and Matt LaFleur," Schein stated.
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Talk about a strong opinion. Schein didn't mince his words and spoke on the record, too. He proclaimed that Pittsburgh will fare better with Rodgers and McCarthy than Green Bay will with their current coach/signal-caller, Matt LaFleur and Jordan Love.
Keep in mind that Schein predicted the Packers wouldn't make the playoffs and finish in last place in the NFC North just days before. He's clearly down on their prospects heading into the upcoming campaign. Nevertheless, getting outdone by McCarthy, Rodgers, and the Steelers would be a gut-wrenching doomsday scenario.
The Packers haven't reached the heights they did in the McCarthy-Rodgers era with LaFleur and Love at the helm thus far. Seeing the predecessors enjoy more success than their replacements upon landing elsewhere would mark a step backward for the franchise.
Be that as it may, Schein's comments aren't entirely far-fetched. The Steelers had a better record than the Packers in 2025 and have a clearer path to divisional supremacy. Put two and two together, and Green Bay is playing with fire more than folks realize.
Rodgers recently ended an unnecessarily long waiting game with the Steelers and signed a one-year contract worth "up to" $25 million, as many expected. His arrival sparks valid questions about whether he and McCarthy can coexist, considering where they left off in Green Bay.
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