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Originally Posted by cross16
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.
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Drew Brees only became Drew Brees with the help of Sean Payton. San Diego remember let him go, so it wasn't like he was elite and just ended up in New Orleans. He became elite after Sean Payton. I think Dungy is overrated (Monte Kiffin and Peyton, you the real MVPs), and definitely not a HOF coach (or if he is, by default, so is Mike Tomlin). Don Shula won 2 Super Bowls before he ever got Marino, so he was a great coach before that point anyway.
Maybe the reality is there just aren't that many great coaches, that like QBs there's a few elite ones and that's it. Like if I have to consider Mike Tomlin a great coach, that says it all. Terry Bradshaw was bang on, he's a cheerleader more than anything. You aren't winning with Mike Tomlin because he provides the Xs and Os advantage. You're winning because Ben and Antonio and Le'Veon. We can't really find out how good McCarthy is until he's fired, or Rodgers leaves. If the Packers rolled on with McCarthy, says it all. If they roll on with McCarthy and without Rodgers, says it all.
And what credit does McCarthy get for Rodgers arm? Because it's Rodgers arm talent that makes him the greatest ever, and that's just natural. I also think Favre deserves a lot of credit for Aaron being how he is right now. Watching Favre chuck interceptions like they're going out of style with high risk, low reward throws obviously bled into Rodgers, arguably the greatest protector of the football at the QB position ever.