Vic Fangio makes no secret he would like to be a head coach. Last offseason
Vince Biegel Jersey White , when the Packers fired the maligned Dom Capers, Fangio was one of the candidates whom Green Bay most coveted. Once Mike
McCarthy got his walking papers and the Bears defense dominated the Rams on
national television, connecting the dots was easy. It’s just not the right move
for the Packers. Of course, it hasn’t just been one game that makes Fangio an
appealing option. He built a dominating 49ers defense during their mini-run with
Jim Harbaugh, one that stymied Aaron Rodgers more than once. His work with
sub-par talent early in his Chicago tenure deserves its own plaudits, but even
with Khalil Mack, Fangio should be lauded for his work turning the Bears into a
suffocating defense in an era where such things were thought to be impossible.
Fangio is one of the NFL’s true mad scientists, happiest tinkering in the lab
with ways to stop opposing offenses. He’s a little gruff, but not particularly
outspoken and while he provides outstanding defensive coaching and scheme,
there’s little evidence to suggest he’s the kind of alpha personality to come in
and immediately demand the respect of a veteran football team set on winning a
Super Bowl ASAMFP. Some have suggested the Packers need the new coach to inject
accountability and discipline into the team, hold Aaron Rodgers to a higher
standard and put his damn foot down. That’s not true. Mike McCarthy was an
outstanding culture-setting coach and CEO of the Packers program. His voice
simply ran its course. Fangio would likely represent a step back in terms of
setting a Lombardi standard (as one former coach might put it). What the Packers
need is a forward thinking coach with progressive ideologies about coaching,
scheme
Womens Demetri Goodson Jersey , and personnel deployment. The calculation should be simple: the defense doesn’t have a coaching problem, it has a talent
problem. The offense doesn’t have a talent problem, it has a coaching problem.
So how does Fangio solve this exactly? If the answer to offensive stagnation is
a hot young OC candidate, then just hire the offensive coach to begin with. More
than likely the Zac Taylors of the world, even if successful, would be on their
way to head coaching jobs in two years and then the team has to start over as
Rodgers’ powers wain. What problem does Fangio solve that can’t be solved by
Mike Pettine, another year of continuity, and some improved talent? The 49ers
had Patrick Willis, Justin Smith, Aldon Smith and a deep group of role players.
The Bears have Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks, Kyle Fuller and Eddie Jackson. That’s
not underselling what Fangio has done
http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-davon-house-jersey , simply pointing out he’s been successful with more raw talent than the Packers
currently have. A 60-year-old coordinator who hasn’t been an NFL head coach and
doesn’t seem ideally suited from a personality standpoint to be one isn’t the
answer to the Packers falling behind other top offenses with Aaron Rodgers.
Fangio is closer to Social Security than a Super Bowl, making him a wonky fit on
a team in need of an offensive overhaul. Pete Carroll is the oldest head coach
in football and doesn’t suffer from a lack of foresight, but he was also a
successful veteran coach with impossible reservoirs of energy when he got to
Seattle. Replacing an old school coach with an old school coach to fix
complacency in an old school way of doing business simply doesn’t follow. The
culture isn’t broken in Green Bay, and even if it were, there’s little evidence
to suggest Fangio could piece it back together. The whole defense, to a man,
lauded Pettine for bringing accountability back in a post-Capers world. Is
Fangio’s schematic advantage over Pettine so large that Mark Murphy and
Gutekunst ought to eschew better offensive coaching options in the head spot? No
way.Fangio’s defense should worry the Packers on Sunday when the team attempts
to save its season and keep playoff hopes alive. But that’s not reason enough to
hire him as the man to succeed Mike McCarthy. The Packers finally bolstered
their offensive line, drafting an interior lineman early on day
two."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy
Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers draft OL Elgton Jenkins with 44th
overall pick of 2019 NFL DraftChuck Cook-USA TODAY SportsOne day after doubling
up on defensive players in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Green Bay
Packers finally added to their offense in round two on Friday. After passing on
a number of offensive linemen in round one, the Packers made offensive lineman
Elgton Jenkins the 44th overall pick.Jenkins played multiple positions at
Mississippi State, finishing his career with two years at center after starting
games at left tackle, right tackle
Womens Tramon Williams Jersey , and left guard. However, former Packers receiver James Lofton, who announced the pick, called him a guard at the podium.
He will immediately jump into the competition for the Packers’ starting right
guard position, and could contribute elsewhere as well.This pick marks the
highest that the Packers have drafted a college interior lineman in years — at
least going back to before Ted Thompson’s tenure as the Packers’ GM. However,
Jenkins’ versatility — a hallmark of the early players in this year’s Packers
draft class — and his movement skills and size help make the pick make sense.
Jenkins measured in at 6-foot-4 1/2 and 310 pounds at the 2019 NFL Combine in
Indy, and has arms that measure 34 inches, a great number for an interior
lineman. Although he did not run the 40-yard dash there, he did post good
agility numbers, with a 7.77-second time in the 3-cone drill and a very good
4.62-second short shuttle. That combined to give him an RAS over 9 at center, a
number that should dip only slightly at guard.Stay tuned for more reactions to
the pick.
