After 13 seasons, including nine winning seasons and one Super-winning season, Mike McCarthy's time with the Green Bay Packers is over.

Even with the accomplishments, he's put together in his extensive time with the team; it doesn't help that the Packers are looking at their worst record in his tenure at 4-7-1. Add this with the fact that star quarterback, Aaron Rodgers has been reportedly disgruntled with his McCarthy, and the end was only inevitable for the 55-year-old former head coach.

The Packers are an organization that believes in only meeting the highest of expectations and standards. And because of this, the Super Bowl-winning coach finds himself canned. And now, the Packers will look into who will replace him in head coaching duties while Joe Philbin takes over as interim head coach.

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There are a few intriguing candidates that would fit in with the Packers franchise, but it's important to see who would get the most out of the team and get them back to their winning ways. Here are three candidates that Green Bay should consider as the next head coach.

Dan Campbell

If the Packers want to go in a different direction and hire a players-coach, then Campbell is their guy. A former tight end that's been an assistant coach since 2011 for both the Dolphins and the Saints.

He has a brief amount of head coaching experience from his time as the interim head coach for the Dolphins in 2015 after Joe Philbin was fired. He took that 1-3 Miami team to a 5-7 the rest of the way to have them end on a 6-10 note.

When Miami made this change, it was felt across the Dolphins' locker room. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill spoke on how Dan Campbell changed the culture for the team even further.

We love Dan. We love the attitude and the energy that he brings. It’s contagious. You can already feel it in practice, just the energy and enthusiasm and competition.

Campbell's coaching methods are what is making him such a big name before the offseason as a serious head coaching candidate. He was interviewed for the Colts head coach job before it was given to Frank Reich and is only getting more looks for what he's done for the Saints tight ends this year. And if he does get picked up by the Packers then expect a lot more production for All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham moving forward.

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He brings a lot of motivation and energy to any team he's a part of, and that's what the Packers need right now.

John Harbaugh

If the Packers want a head coach with plenty of experience in that position and developing young players as well, then they should look to Harbaugh. He has seven winning seasons (six of them going to the playoffs) and a Super Bowl victory. Going along with this are three appearances in the AFC Championship Game and a 10-5 playoffs record.

He has an outstanding coaching pedigree and provides the team the kind of coaching method that would give players a winning attitude. What's even more critical with hiring Harbaugh is that he can guide young players.

The Packers are on the cusp of a youth movement. There's going to be some severe overhaul moving forward with longtime Packers players likely on the move. Guys like Randall Cobb, Clay Matthews, and Tramon Williams could be in new places in 2019. The team is already experiencing this from the trades of Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Ty Montgomery before this year's trade deadline.

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So with this transition, they're going to need someone that's used to this kind of change in a team's culture. And with Harbaugh's winning credentials from his decade of coaching in Baltimore, it would make sense that the Packers would want to bring him in.

Josh McDaniels

If there's one Patriots assistant coach that teams want most, it's Bill Belichick Jr.

Josh McDaniels almost found himself on a new team as a head coach for the first time since his two-year stint with the Denver Broncos. However, he chose to return to the Patriots as Belichick's likely replacement.

But if McDaniels wanted to go to another team to take over as head coach, then the Green Bay Packers would be a perfect fit for him. The team has everything to bring him on board.

  • All-time great quarterback? *check*
  • Group of talented offensive weapons? *check*
  • The assistance of a front office that's always bringing in talent and allows the head coach to get the most out of what he wants for his team? *check*

Green Bay is a perfect opportunity for the Belichick disciple, as he looks to going back into being a head coach. It's like going from his offensive coordinator job in New England to the same kind of scenario.

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Despite his miserable time with the Broncos as head coach, he's seen it as a “learning experience.”

I think one of the things I really learned in Denver is the value of being a good listener. When you do something like that for the first time, you feel like you have to run through everything and be in charge of too many things. And sometimes that’s a significant negative.

I’ve tried really hard in St. Louis and then here back in New England to gather ideas; we listen to one another.

If McDaniels wants to take over as a head coach right away, then going to Green Bay is a no-brainer. He'll fit right in and will have a supportive team around him as well. The Packers should look to him to replace Mike McCarthy.