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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
McCarthy currently has the greatest QB of all-time, playing at the highest level of all-time (though not what it was a couple years ago), and he hasn't made a Super Bowl since the 2010 season. Mike McCarthy is a successful coach. That cannot be denied. But if he were a great coach they'd have more than one Super Bowl ring with the level of play Rodgers has given the last 5 seasons. I think you can find a lot of other coaches who could win one Super Bowl given the level of Rodgers play. And McCarthy has outright cost them a Super Bowl spot with his poor coaching in the 2014 NFC Championship. Nothing wrong with McCarthy as a coach if he has Aaron Rodgers, but there are very few coaches who wouldn't have a successful record with Rodgers. I'm guessing even Gus Bradley could have made the playoffs with Rodgers.
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What has Sean Payton done with Drew Brees?
What did Tony Dungy do with Payton Manning?
What did Don Shula do with Dan Marino?
Sure, McCarthy could have been more aggressive in the 2014 NFC Championship game but did he tell Morgan Burnett to stop after an INT when he could have probably ran it back for 6 or at least a FG try. Did he tell a 3rd string TE to not do his job and let Nelson catch the ball. either of those two things happen and they are in the super bowl and neither was McCarthy's fault.
Lots more than just a coach goes into winning a Championship. Keep in mind too that the Packers continue to hand McCarthy one of the youngest teams in the league year after year and almost never support it with veteran FAs.
He is far from a perfect coach but I think you are really underrating. Especially considering you are giving him no credit for actually developing Rodgers in the first place.