Going Forward by Standing Still?

by Rafael Vela on Jan 11, 2006 11:20 PM CST in Dallas Cowboys News

That may be the news on the assistants coaches front. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that Green Bay is finishing negotiations with former team QB coach and 49ers assistant Mike McCarthy to be its new head coach.

That leaves OC Sean Payton and DC Mike Zimmer with one job possibility each. Zimmer remains in the running for the Rams job while Payton is in New Orleans tonight and tomorrow to interview for the Saints job.

The Packers were expected to wait until Friday to interview Steelers assistant Russ Grimm but GM Ted Thompson obviously felt McCarthy had shown enough to merit signing today.

Both the Rams and Saints will interview candidates after Payton and Zimmer. New Orleans will talk to recently fired head men Mike Martz and Mike Sherman before making a decision.

Payton had been rumored as a strong candidate in Green Bay, but McCarthy's hiring improves the chances that both coordinators will return for 2006.

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Interesting news. I’m glad to hear it. Continuity on the coaching staff cannot be overestimated. And like people point out, Payton gets good numbers from his QBs.

by Len on Jan 11, 2006 11:26 PM CST reply actions

I don’t know what the Packers are thinking with this one. They fired Mike Sherman because of one bad injury plagued year after he had gotten them into the playoffs so many other times. That seemed like a very hasty move, but then to hire this guy to replace him? Maybe they know what they are doing and are thinking more about Aaron Rodgers and rebuilding…but I don’t see how this is much of an improvement at all over Sherman. Out of all the coaching changes this season I think this one is the most questionable.

by Sterling on Jan 11, 2006 11:45 PM CST reply actions