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For the first time since 2006 offseason, the Green Bay Packers are in need of a head coach. However, while lots of teams around the league are targeting young guys for their vacant head-coaching positions, the Packers are looking for someone with experience, according to Ryan Wood of The Green Bay Press-Gazette.
This is not surprising for a team quarterbacked by Aaron Rodgers, as Green Bay is in win-now mode in spite of its disappointing 6-9-1 campaign this season.
The Packers fired Mike McCarthy following an awful Week 13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, ending a 13-year run that featured a Super Bowl title, two Super Bowl appearances, six NFC North division titles and nine trips to the playoffs overall.
McCarthy was canned not only due to Green Bay's lackluster performance this year but also because of his souring relationship with Rodgers, who drew plenty of criticism from fans and pundits alike who thought that McCarthy was scapegoated.
It has been a rough two seasons in Wisconsin, as the Packers have missed the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time since McCarthy's first year at the helm in 2006.
Last season, Green Bay won just seven games and failed to qualify for the postseason, largely due to the fact that Rodgers missed most of the year with a broken collarbone.
The Packers' absence from the playoffs last January ended a streak of eight consecutive playoff appearances for the franchise.
Green Bay has not missed the postseason three years in a row since 1992, which was Brett Favre's first season as Packers quarterback.
