A. I hope the rumors are true because I've never been a fan of McDaniels, or at the very least, I think he's vastly overrated and replaceable. The only issue is Brady's strong preference for him, which has a lot to do with continuity and trust. I'm conflicted on whether or not changing coordinators mid-season is good or bad with McDaniels. I just don't like his playcalling and liked O'Brien so much better.
B. Green Bay right now must be one of the worst situations I've seen for a head coach. You have a QB who just got paid a massive extension for absolutely no reason. I pointed out this offseason that this had the potential to be the dumbest extension of all-time, as Rodgers had zero leverage, two years remaining on his deal, and is 35. He could have been forced to play out his contract and been franchised for an additional two years, bringing him to age 39, with many outs for the Packers, and he would still have gotten paid less. He essentially got this extension because Brady and Brees had not regressed, and even still it made no sense. It was just a massive hero worship move by management to make sure he was placated as the highest paid player in the league.
Now you have an enormous cap hit for a guy who is clearly on the decline and loves to throw everyone under the bus; the fans blame the head coach for everything. The media and fanbase think the Packers are incompetent if they don't win with Rodgers no matter how average he has played. Rodgers is not like Brady at all in how Brady interacts with teammates, buys into the coaching, and is an ideal teammate who will do whatever he's asked to win. In fact, I'm starting to agree with many who have said for years that he puts his stupid statistics, passer rating, and personal heroics above winning. His former teammates don't like him. He clearly loves to overrule the coach and do his own thing.
The expectations here would make this an epic, epic disaster.
