Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy provided his growing number of critics with even more evidence for why he should be removed from the job on Thursday night. McCarthy decided to punt on fourth down late in the fourth quarter with the Packers trailing, which eventually cost them the game.
According to Michael Silver of NFL.com, there is now a “growing sense” that McCarthy may be replaced after the season unless the Packers turn things around.
With Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy having taken a more hands-on role since the front-office switch, there's a growing sense that McCarthy may be replaced — barring a dramatic turnaround in the team's fortunes. If so, he'll surely look back at Thursday's game as one of those that got away.
That loss to the Seahawks dropped the Packers to 4-5-1 and in danger of missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
As this season has proven, the Packers’ offense has continued to stagnate under McCarthy. He has not been able to make the absolute most out of arguably the most gifted quarterback in the entire league and also can't seem to get the running game going. Rodgers has already made his feelings clear about the offense’s struggles this season and likely wouldn’t mind a change.
Barring a miraculous turnaround over the last six weeks of the season, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that McCarthy keeps his job. The evidence continues to mount that the Packers need to hit the reset button and that after 13 years, his time in Green Bay is likely about to come to an end.
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