Reports came out about the Green Bay Packers’ first two interviewees
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Reports came out about the Green Bay Packers’ first two interviewees
| for their vacant head coaching job on Wednesday JK Scott Jersey , and it seems that the reaction from fans was a unanimous “ugh.” Indeed, Chuck Pagano and Jim Caldwell are not young, exciting candidates, and both were fired by their previous teams a year ago.But in today’s curds, let’s look at why it makes sense for the team to talk to these two. First, their options are limited at this point, at least in terms of coaches currently working in the NFL. That alone takes out a large pool of individuals who might be possibilities later on in this process. People like Josh McDaniels are not eligible to interview until at the earliest the postseason, with exact timing depending on their teams’ playoff seeding and success.Meanwhile Brett Favre Color Rush Jersey , the team certainly could have interviewed some college coaches during those individuals’ breaks before bowl games. However, with the early signing day taking place last week, any coaches they did talk to would want to keep their interviews as quiet as possible to avoid scaring recruits away.Thus, Pagano and Caldwell are probably some of the better unemployed options for the Packers to talk to at this point. If nothing else, they may be guinea pigs for the Packers as they define what the interview and evaluation process looks like for Mark Murphy and Brian Gutekunst. Just don’t get too worried about either of them coaching the Packers in 2019.Packers interview Chuck Pagano, Jim Caldwell for coaching vacancy | Packersnews.comBoth former Colts coaches interviewed already, which makes sense since they are currently unemployed and are free to talk to any team. Pagano hired Joe Philbin after he was fired in Miami, while Caldwell is a native of Beloit.NFL reminds teams of procedures for interviewing employees who have resigned or retired – ProFootballTalkThose interviews aren't moving the needle much for Packers fans https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Paul-Hornung-Jersey , judging from the general reactions on social media. However, the league's rules about who can interview and when are worth remembering when we see names like this come across the wire. Also, I think a provision here may apply to Reggie McKenzie, who resigned from his position before his contract ran out; the Packers may need to ask the Raiders' approval before interviewing him.‘Rocky, crazy road’ culminates in Jake Kumerow’s first NFL touchdown | Packers.comKumerow has spent a pair of stints on injured reserve and was mostly a practice squad player until this season, and specifically the last few games. Now he has a touchdown under his belt -- a 49-yarder to boot -- after starting Sunday's game, the first start of his career.Tight end Robert Tonyan gives Packers a glimpse of his potential | Packersnews.comBig Bob converted a fourth and one with a big 11-yard reception while lined up in Jimmy Graham's normal spot. That play in particular suggests that Aaron Rodgers is gaining trust in him as he develops his game.Packers submit unsuccessful waiver claim on S D.J. Swearinger | Packers WireIt's good to see that Brian Gutekunst was interested in Swearinger, who has bounced around with four teams in his brief NFL career but settled into a good role and good play for Washington. However Bart Starr Jersey , Arizona -- one of the teams Swearinger played for previously -- had the top waiver ranking and they got him instead.US explorer Colin O'Brady completes first unaided, solo traverse of Antarctica | The GuardianThis Portland native did something that is either completely awesome or complete insane, depending on your point of view: he made it 930 miles across Antarctica by himself while pulling a sled with 350 pounds of gear the whole time. For the first time in several weeks, the confidence index for Green Bay Packers fans got a significant boost. In a normal situation, watching one’s team lose to one of the worst squads in the National Football League — and seeing it happen at Lambeau Field against a warm-weather dome team, to boot.Any normal loss like that would have driven Packers fans to the edge of a cliff, if not off it. But when considering the events of the the hours that followed the loss, however Ray Nitschke Color Rush Jersey , it’s plain to see what caused a whopping 23 percent increase in the confidence index from our FanPulse surveys.The portion of Packers fans saying they are confident in the direction of the Packers — rather than “not confident” or “meh” about the question — jumped from 17 percent a week ago to 40 percent, and this is clearly due to the team’s decision to fire head coach Mike McCarthy. This is the first increase since the Packers’ victory over the Miami Dolphins in week 10, which saw a 17 percent jump.Here’s a look at how confidence has changed throughout the season:A few wins down the stretch could have that bumping up a bit, as the Packers try to build some momentum forward towards the end of the season. However, we suspect that the biggest single factor that will affect Packers fans’ confidence between now and the start of 2019 will be whom the team hires to be the next head coach of the franchise. |
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