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Earlier this week, Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur announced long-time assistant coach Tom Clements is retiring after serving as quarterbacks coach for Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love. Clements' history of success developing passers will leave a void on the roster. Fortunately for Green Bay, they may already have his replacement. After first being brought to Green Bay in 2006 under former coach Mike McCarthy, Clements only spent 3 years away from the team, from 2017 through 2021, which included time with the Arizona Cardinals and some years when he didn't coach at all The guy who filled three years of that gap was Getsy and he built a resume that justifies bringing him back. Currently a Packers' consultant after recently being fired by the Las Vegas Raiders, Getsy's attempts at being an offensive coordinator/play caller both with the Raiders and Chicago Bears were arguably a disappointment. However, it was his time as Packers' quarterback coach...

Some thoughts from today's 16-10 Green Bay Packers ' win over the Indianapolis Colts at Lambeau Field. Maybe the Packers' season isn't over with after week 1 after all . The Packers dodged a bullet with Jordan Love, who hopefully will be back from a knee injury by week 4, if not next week. However, they couldn't afford to go winless without him and this was a big team victory as a result. The game plan was a good one. The Colts were starting to shut down the run-heavy offense by the second half but with Malik Willis being thrust into a starting role when he wasn't even with the team in preseason, it was the right decision. Willis only had to throw 14 times and was able to play to his strengths. I would assume they will depend on his arm a bit more if he's forced to play next week though. Speaking of the run game. That was as dominant of a performance as you could expect to see in the first half. Imagine how dangerous that group of running backs will be whe...

I must admit, I was a little shocked when I learned the Green Bay Packers fired Mike McCarthy just a couple hours after losing to the Arizona Cardinals yesterday (and announced the move just a few minutes after I published my post defending him ). The move itself wasn't too much of a surprise. I just thought they would wait until the end of the season before moving on from him. As I absorb that and reflect back on McCarthy's 13-year career in Green Bay, I also am realizing his sudden decline and ultimate downfall might have started at the beginning of 2017, when his assistant coach, Tom Clements, left the team. When you look at McCarthy's early success, Clements was the one constant. He was the quarterbacks coach for a soon-to-be-departing Brett Favre and an up-and-coming Aaron Rodgers and later served as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. During his time with the team, Rodgers won league MVP twice and one Super Bowl MVP title. Just as important was the p...