Throughout the season there were many threads and discussion of bad moves that MM made during game time. Now, no coach is without error, and some of this is 2nd guessing, but there were times when I thought MM did a poor job, especially when it came to clock management.
Just because he won the Superbowl, does not mean all that doesn't matter. As much of a homer as I am, I have to say that the 3rd overall ranking is high. Although I do feel that MM improved throughout the season, and there are aspects of his game that are excellent. All that being said, I would't trade MM for any coach.
Completely agree on all accounts.
MM was definitely a key component in the SB win, from his gameplan in the playoffs (masterful, BTW, from running the ball against philly to spreading the field against Pittsburgh, McCarthy won the battle against the opposing DC every single quarter except the second half against the Bears, where he got too conservative. And even then there's a case to be made that it was more poor execution on Rodgers' part, throwing 2 ints, than it was MM) to keeping the team focused through all the injuries.
That doesn't mean he's automatically the best coach in the league. After all, the team did go 10-6 during the regular season, and MM's gameplanning, in-game adjustement, clock management and playcalling were IMHO at fault for that record (of course the blame isn't solely on McCarthy).
All that said, just like you mentioned, wouldn't trade MM for any other coach. And I have a feeling that if these new TEs can contribute to some extent, now with a good RB depth, that we won't see MM make many dumb mistakes in the season. In fact, I would not be shocked if when the season is over we lead the league in points scored.