Regime Change: Time For Thompson and McCarthy To Go

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Published: October 6, 2009

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... night.  I have been on the fence regarding the future of Mike McCarthy as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers since the end of last season.  Tonight, at the hands of an ageless Brett Favre performance ironically, I have chosen to pick a side of the fence. Yes, the season is only a quarter finished and the Packers could still turn it around but I see some trends from the Packers last season that have trickled down to this season and I can draw only one conclusion:

McCarthy's time is up, and GM Ted Thompson's may be as well.

Let it be known that over the past year, I defended McCarthy and Thompson's decision to move forward with Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterback over a waffling Brett Favre.  I still think that was the right decision even after Favre lit up the Packers defense Monday night.  Rodgers has proved to be one the top quarterbacks in the league, but what good is any quarterback when he is sacked an average of five times per game?

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