greenbaypressgazette.com - 1/6/2009
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Mike McCarthy's defense is getting a major makeover. The Green Bay Packers' coach on Monday scrapped the defensive scheme of his first three years as coach by firing almost his entire defensive coaching staff. Only Winston Moss, the assistant head coach and linebackers coach, Joe Whitt Jr., the ...
greenbaypressgazette.com - 1/7/2009
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Mike Nolan has emerged as the clear front-runner
to become the Green Bay Packers' next defensive coordinator....
Two NFL sources said Tuesday that coach Mike McCarthy appears likely to bring in Nolan to replace Bob Sanders, whose firing was announced ...
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Nolan likely choice for defensive coordinator, sources ...
jsonline.com - 1/9/2009
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Winston Moss, the Green Bay Packers' assistant head
coach and linebackers coach, is poised for his second...
head-coaching interview in a week.
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Moss set to talk with Raiders
jsonline.com - 1/10/2009
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It is nearing decision time for Green Bay
Packers coach Mike McCarthy. The direction his team will...
take in the coming years could depend on whom he chooses to be his next defensive coordinator, a choice that probably isn't as clear as he had hoped.
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McCarthy interviews Williams
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Black and Blue all over: Frerotte's frustration
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Minnesota quarterback Gus Frerotte has expressed his disappointment several times in the Vikings' decision to return him to backup status following his recovery from a fracture in his lower back. This week, he took his sentiments a step further by telling Michael Silver of Yahoo.com that he was the Vikings' best option and should have started Sunday's 26-14 loss to Philadelphia. Here's the relevant quote: "I just don't know what to think right now. It was a very frustrating experience, because I felt like I should've been the one playing. That might sound selfish, but I think I would've given us ...
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... Now the question at Lambeau is whether or not to change that defensive philosophy. Do they want to put last year behind them and continue with the system as is, or would they prefer to move to a different style of play? And if the latter is the case, what system is best for the Packers? A basic Tampa 2 scheme? Maybe a switch to a 3-4 (a move that has had some scattered support around Packer Nation)? McCarthy and Winston Moss (the only defensive coach left standing from the ...
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jsonline.com 1/5/2009 — Jan. 5, 2009 11:09 a.m. Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers have fired defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and five assistant coaches, four on defense. In addition to Sanders, defensive tackles coach Robert Nunn, defensive ends coach Carl Hairston, ...
Green Bay Cleans House On Defense
acmepackingcompany.com 1/5/2009 — Yesterday, the story was that Bob Sanders might be fired . Today, the story is so much more .
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SANDERS OUT IN GREEN BAY
profootballtalk.com 1/5/2009 — After Packers special teams coordinator Mike Stock announced his retirement, we noted that there were rumors that several other assistant coaches in Green Bay could follow him, in a not-so-voluntary fashion.
Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, ...
PACKERS DUMP REST OF DEFENSIVE COACHING STAFF, EXCEPT MOSS
profootballtalk.com 1/5/2009 — A day after firing defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and three days after special teams coordinator Mike Stock “retired,” the Packers reportedly have scuttled the rest of their defensive coaching staff.
Per NFP, all defensive assistants ...
Staff awaits fate
jsonline.com 12/30/2008 — On the first day of the offseason for the Green Bay Packers, coach Mike McCarthy did not make any moves with his coaching staff.
But changes on defense could be coming soon.
Changes To McCarthy’s Staff
lombardiave.com 2/4/2009 — Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy announces the changes in his coaching staff for the 2009-2010 season.
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
madison.com 1/20/2009 — GREEN BAY — Call it Extreme Home Makeover: Green Bay Packers Defense Edition. With his hiring of Dom Capers as his new defensive coordinator, Packers coach Mike McCarthy isn't simply changing the man in charge of that side of the football. He's ...
Remaking the Green Bay Packers' Dynasty —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/6/2009
Vince Lombardi, Lambeau Field, six wins? The Green Bay Packers, one of the most storied programs in the history of all of sports, finished in third place in their division this year. Had it not been for the record-breaking performance from the ...
Green Bay Packers Play the Blame Game —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/7/2009
The Blame Game has begun in the Green Bay Packers Front Office. After a six win season, head coach Mike McCarthy released defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and five other assistant coaches.
How bad was the defense in Green Bay? Charles ...
