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<blockquote data-quote="all about da packers" data-source="post: 135890" data-attributes="member: 227"><p>I was really impressed with Coach McCarthy's attention to basics. We saw much less penalties, false starts, etc. and that was really beneficial.</p><p></p><p>I was also really impressed with the ability of Coach McCarthy to respond and adjust based on his players. I think nothing can be a bigger example of this than the Packers being 2nd in the NFL (behind the Saints) in Yards After Catch. The Saints are a great team, but if you would have said last year the Packers would be able to do stuff after the catch, I'd be inclined (along with others IMO) to say that would a bit of a stretch. Looking at the Packers roster, besides Driver there wasn't anyone who stood out. Credit to Coach McCarthy though for putting his players in a position to do something after the catch, and in the end I don't believe a coach can do anything more than giving his pupils a chance to make plays.</p><p></p><p>I was also impressed with the ability of McCarthy to win over the players. Obviously they liked Mike Sherman, but they also spoke fondly of Coach McCarthy. Stuff like 'he gets his message across without going on a rant or expanding to the nth degree' were things that the players really liked. </p><p></p><p>Finally, I was really impressed with McCarthy's willingness to attempt to coach Favre. Too many times under the Sherman regime, after Brett threw a pick you'd see Mike Sherman on the sidelines with a "oh crap" angered look on his face. Not so with McCarthy; he would display anger but one time I just saw a smirk and a "I can't believe he did that" type of look and it was refreshing. He obviously talked with Favre but established that he (McCarthy) was in charge and I really respect that. I think that was something Favre was missing, some solid distinctions in the player/coach relationship.</p><p></p><p>One thing I didn't like, and thus hope McCarthy really improves upon, is halftime adjustments. I can't recall seeing any halftime adjustments, and the Philly game comes to mind... it seemed as ift he good/great teams we faced would come out with some adjustments to strategy at halftime, and in the second half they'd dominate. I did become frustrated by this at points in the season, but hopefully McCarthy improves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="all about da packers, post: 135890, member: 227"] I was really impressed with Coach McCarthy's attention to basics. We saw much less penalties, false starts, etc. and that was really beneficial. I was also really impressed with the ability of Coach McCarthy to respond and adjust based on his players. I think nothing can be a bigger example of this than the Packers being 2nd in the NFL (behind the Saints) in Yards After Catch. The Saints are a great team, but if you would have said last year the Packers would be able to do stuff after the catch, I'd be inclined (along with others IMO) to say that would a bit of a stretch. Looking at the Packers roster, besides Driver there wasn't anyone who stood out. Credit to Coach McCarthy though for putting his players in a position to do something after the catch, and in the end I don't believe a coach can do anything more than giving his pupils a chance to make plays. I was also impressed with the ability of McCarthy to win over the players. Obviously they liked Mike Sherman, but they also spoke fondly of Coach McCarthy. Stuff like 'he gets his message across without going on a rant or expanding to the nth degree' were things that the players really liked. Finally, I was really impressed with McCarthy's willingness to attempt to coach Favre. Too many times under the Sherman regime, after Brett threw a pick you'd see Mike Sherman on the sidelines with a "oh crap" angered look on his face. Not so with McCarthy; he would display anger but one time I just saw a smirk and a "I can't believe he did that" type of look and it was refreshing. He obviously talked with Favre but established that he (McCarthy) was in charge and I really respect that. I think that was something Favre was missing, some solid distinctions in the player/coach relationship. One thing I didn't like, and thus hope McCarthy really improves upon, is halftime adjustments. I can't recall seeing any halftime adjustments, and the Philly game comes to mind... it seemed as ift he good/great teams we faced would come out with some adjustments to strategy at halftime, and in the second half they'd dominate. I did become frustrated by this at points in the season, but hopefully McCarthy improves. [/QUOTE]
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