Another Elephant in the Room is Special Teams

FanSince71 said:

Why don’t we try and find ourselves a Taysom Hill while we’re at it...

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stiletto said:

Anyone hear anything on potential Special Teams coaches? Anyone that McCarthy might bring along?

IMO it was the worst ST unit that I've seen in many years for the Cowboys. Obviously need a new Punter. Forbath deserves to be brought back to camp but they better bring in 2 or 3 other kickers as well.

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MMObserver said:

Wonder if in all that analytics mumbo jumbo ol' Mac studied up on in his Wisconsin barn included Special Teams and whether Mac has finally learned that STs are part of a head coaches responsibility?

Because Mac sure put a couple of buffoons in charge of STs in GB, first RC Slocum's kid Shawn (whose STs cost the Packers the 2014 NFC Championship game in Seattle by giving up both a fake field goal TD and then failing to follow directions and blowing an onside kick) and then all-around has been Ron Zook.

Hard to find consistently worse STs units than the Packers under Mac (ranking from Rick Gosselin):

2009 = 31st
2010 = 29th
2011 = Tied 13th
2012 = 12th
2013 = 20th
2014 = 32nd
2015 = 17th
2016 = 29th
2017 = 16th
2018 = 32nd

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MMObserver said:

McCarthy had Taysom Hill in training camp in Green Bay.

Meat and potatoes Mike McCarthy didn't want Hill and would not know what to do with him if he was on his team.

https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/poppi...ision-absolutely-embarrassing-for-packers-150

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movaughn88 said:

Well *maybe* here is the guy who's supposed to tame the elephant.....

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stiletto said:

You're point isn't lost on me. If he brings in a STRONG special teams coach, then that will say a lot about Mac IMO. If he is studying all these analytics then he has to know what you just presented. No??

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Sandyf said:

Apparently McCarthy wants Ron Zook . Don't know much so will have to wait and see.

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MMObserver said:

Mac literally lost a chance to go to the Super Bowl in 2014 because he refused to take Special Teams seriously and hired the unqualified son of one of the coaches he used to work for - R.C. Slocum.

When he could no longer ignore Shawn Slocum's pathetic work as STs Coordinator and fired him after the debacle in Seattle what did Mac do?

Scour the NFL for a qualified, up and comer?

Nope, Mac hired another old buddy Ron Zook -- the guy who had just been fired for failing miserably as the head coach at Illinois (after failing at Florida).

Zook's background in STs was limited and it led to more pathetic STs play.

Culminating in another 32nd place ranking for Mac's STs in 2018.

Maybe Mac is the rare leopard who can change his spots.

Then again, maybe he is who he has always been.

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MMObserver said:

McCarthy had Taysom Hill in training camp in Green Bay.

Meat and potatoes Mike McCarthy didn't want Hill and would not know what to do with him if he was on his team.

https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/poppi...ision-absolutely-embarrassing-for-packers-150

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stiletto said:

Good info. Guess we will find out. Proof is in the pudding as always. At least Jerry isn't telling him who he HAS to hire. I'll take that....

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movaughn88 said:

Well *maybe* here is the guy who's supposed to tame the elephant.....

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atlantacowboy said:

Problem solved

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MMObserver said:

McCarthy had Taysom Hill in training camp in Green Bay.

Meat and potatoes Mike McCarthy didn't want Hill and would not know what to do with him if he was on his team.

https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/poppi...ision-absolutely-embarrassing-for-packers-150

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