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With all of criticism of McCarthy and this team this season I started to think what is success in the NFL and how do you measure success. Is it Super Bowl? Well since 2000 only 2 teams have won multiple SB. New England and New York. In that same period only 5 other teams have made multiple appearances. St Louis, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Denver and Carolina. Now coaching
I compared McCarthy and 2 other coaches who have long tenure with their teams hired about the same time. And who I think we all consider very good head coaches.
McCarthy
Games over 500 : 49
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 1
Division : 5
Playiffs: 8-7
Tomlin
Games over 500 : 40
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 2
Division : 4
Playiffs: 6-5
Payton
Games over 500 : 30
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 1
Division : 3
Playiffs: 6-4
And let’s compares Holmgren over 17 years
Games over 500 : 50
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 3
Division : 8
Playiffs: 13-11
Have we become so spoiled as fans and are expectations are so high that anything less than a SB is considered an average season? We want to put McCarthy on the hot seat and some want him out today but when compared to other organizations Green Bay and New England are the NFL gold standard over the last 10 years. Is coaching perfect no. But look around the league. Sans New England it’s far from perfect and even BB got out coached Sunday. Is there an assistant or coordinator there that could be an upgrade? A college coach? Maybe. But as witnessed around the league it could be a lot worse.
I compared McCarthy and 2 other coaches who have long tenure with their teams hired about the same time. And who I think we all consider very good head coaches.
McCarthy
Games over 500 : 49
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 1
Division : 5
Playiffs: 8-7
Tomlin
Games over 500 : 40
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 2
Division : 4
Playiffs: 6-5
Payton
Games over 500 : 30
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 1
Division : 3
Playiffs: 6-4
And let’s compares Holmgren over 17 years
Games over 500 : 50
SB Wins: 1.
Conference Titles: 3
Division : 8
Playiffs: 13-11
Have we become so spoiled as fans and are expectations are so high that anything less than a SB is considered an average season? We want to put McCarthy on the hot seat and some want him out today but when compared to other organizations Green Bay and New England are the NFL gold standard over the last 10 years. Is coaching perfect no. But look around the league. Sans New England it’s far from perfect and even BB got out coached Sunday. Is there an assistant or coordinator there that could be an upgrade? A college coach? Maybe. But as witnessed around the league it could be a lot worse.