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<blockquote data-quote="Sky King" data-source="post: 638664" data-attributes="member: 7171"><p>Count me in the guarded optimism group. They have a chance to make a serious run in the postseason if they can only get hot. But since they have not gotten hot all season -- actually more the opposite -- my expectations tend to be somewhat modest.</p><p></p><p>Since many issues in football and life in general are much more complicated than to be solved by only a single,solitary solution, i.e., start player A, call play B, fire coach C, etc. Therefore, my hypothesis is that the season-long underachievement is more the result of synergy than an obvious, isolated problem. Some considerations:</p><p></p><p>Jordy Nelson's absence has helped to limit offensive production. But unless he was the real MVP last season instead of Aaron Rodgers this should represent a pothole in the road to the SB, not the rough equivalent of having the bridge getting entirely washed-out ahead.</p><p></p><p>Injuries, in general, have truly hurt this team, especially so when a single position group has an unusual number of players injured concurrently. That no doubt severely limits the team's ability to play consistently and find any kind of rhythm. And the continuous run of ankle injuries this season seems to defy the odds. The offense has been hit hard this way all season long this way.</p><p></p><p>Reorganization of the coaching assignments. Maybe not so coincidentally with the sudden dysfunction of the offense's performance on the field, the vast majority of coaching reassignments have also occurred on offense. Go to the official Packers website and look at the coaches' titles. Pay particular attention to the Associate Head Coaching positions and their place within their respective position groups.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.packers.com/team/coaches.html" target="_blank">http://www.packers.com/team/coaches.html</a></p><p></p><p>Try to figure out who reports to whom. Good luck. If the organizational chart represents the function of the staff accurately, then this peculiar brew of coaches and assignments may represent dysfunction. This organization needs to be flattened-out and their roles and responsibilities more clearly defined. At worst, it looks like the chain-of-command on offense is a patchwork of ad-lib assignments with no clear-cut flow of authority to the alleged coordinators. McCarthy looks like the overseer of a mosh pit of coaches. What do their titles really represent?</p><p></p><p>Whatever has ailed this team all season long still does. The Hail Mary victory needs to be viewed in perspective. I'm enjoying its uniqueness but hardly seeing it as a sign that all is now suddenly well. And unless McCarthy gets this all sorted-out effectively I have serious doubts that this team can make a meaningful run in the playoffs, at least not this year. It may take an honest self-scout this offseason to cure what is really ailing them, and coaching chain-of-command needs to be a part of that.</p><p></p><p>Injuries have severely limited this teams abilities to perform and IMO the offensive coaching staff may be limited by its own dysfunctional structure. To me, it looks like lower-ranking officers within both the offense and defense may actually outrank those allegedly ranked higher, which is not the sign of effective, fluid command.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sky King, post: 638664, member: 7171"] Count me in the guarded optimism group. They have a chance to make a serious run in the postseason if they can only get hot. But since they have not gotten hot all season -- actually more the opposite -- my expectations tend to be somewhat modest. Since many issues in football and life in general are much more complicated than to be solved by only a single,solitary solution, i.e., start player A, call play B, fire coach C, etc. Therefore, my hypothesis is that the season-long underachievement is more the result of synergy than an obvious, isolated problem. Some considerations: Jordy Nelson's absence has helped to limit offensive production. But unless he was the real MVP last season instead of Aaron Rodgers this should represent a pothole in the road to the SB, not the rough equivalent of having the bridge getting entirely washed-out ahead. Injuries, in general, have truly hurt this team, especially so when a single position group has an unusual number of players injured concurrently. That no doubt severely limits the team's ability to play consistently and find any kind of rhythm. And the continuous run of ankle injuries this season seems to defy the odds. The offense has been hit hard this way all season long this way. Reorganization of the coaching assignments. Maybe not so coincidentally with the sudden dysfunction of the offense's performance on the field, the vast majority of coaching reassignments have also occurred on offense. Go to the official Packers website and look at the coaches' titles. Pay particular attention to the Associate Head Coaching positions and their place within their respective position groups. [URL]http://www.packers.com/team/coaches.html[/URL] Try to figure out who reports to whom. Good luck. If the organizational chart represents the function of the staff accurately, then this peculiar brew of coaches and assignments may represent dysfunction. This organization needs to be flattened-out and their roles and responsibilities more clearly defined. At worst, it looks like the chain-of-command on offense is a patchwork of ad-lib assignments with no clear-cut flow of authority to the alleged coordinators. McCarthy looks like the overseer of a mosh pit of coaches. What do their titles really represent? Whatever has ailed this team all season long still does. The Hail Mary victory needs to be viewed in perspective. I'm enjoying its uniqueness but hardly seeing it as a sign that all is now suddenly well. And unless McCarthy gets this all sorted-out effectively I have serious doubts that this team can make a meaningful run in the playoffs, at least not this year. It may take an honest self-scout this offseason to cure what is really ailing them, and coaching chain-of-command needs to be a part of that. Injuries have severely limited this teams abilities to perform and IMO the offensive coaching staff may be limited by its own dysfunctional structure. To me, it looks like lower-ranking officers within both the offense and defense may actually outrank those allegedly ranked higher, which is not the sign of effective, fluid command. [/QUOTE]
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