{"id":54330,"date":"2018-12-02T19:58:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T00:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=54330"},"modified":"2018-12-02T19:58:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T00:58:57","slug":"green-bay-packers-fire-mike-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/12\/02\/green-bay-packers-fire-mike-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Bay Packers Fire Mike McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> have decided to part ways with <strong>Mike McCarthy<\/strong>. Though he has been their head coach since 2006 and helped bring a Super Bowl victory to Green Bay in 2011, the team has struggled of late. It&#8217;s no secret that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2018\/12\/01\/mike-mccarthy-seat-hot\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McCarthy has been on the hot seat this season<\/a>. The Packers lost their matchup against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> on Sunday and management was ready to pull the plug. The team is now 4-7-1 on the season and has lost three straight games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Packers brought in Mike McCarthy after the game and fired him; he was not expecting it, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1069382045267312642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Mike McCarthy Out as Head Coach in Green Bay<\/h1>\n<p>Adam Schefter&#8217;s source for McCarthy&#8217;s firing indicated that he was not expecting the move. But the writing was on the wall. Though the team has star quarterback <strong>Aaron Rodgers <\/strong>back from last year&#8217;s injuries, they are largely ineffective. The team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamrankings.com\/nfl\/stat\/opponent-points-per-game\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defense<\/a> is allowing over 24 points per game, which is 16th in the league. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamrankings.com\/nfl\/stat\/points-per-game\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offense<\/a> lands at about the same spot (17) with 24 points per game. It&#8217;s an underwhelming stat line on both sides of the ball, especially when considering the team has one of the better quarterbacks in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay&#8217;s underwhelming season follows a 2017 that involved an injured Rodgers and a 7-9 end of season record. With Rodgers back, the Packers are in third place in the NFC North ahead of only the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>. Another damning fact for McCarthy is that the Packers are 1-2-1 against divisional opponents this season. Divisional games are important and they haven&#8217;t done well in that category. Let&#8217;s not forget that Green Bay has not won a single away game all season. They are 0-6 on the road. The only other team that boasts a winless road record is the 2-9 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though Mike McCarthy was able to lead the Packers to a Super Bowl victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> in 2011, they haven&#8217;t been dominant lately, especially on defense. McCarthy is out of a job in Green Bay but may be a hot commodity in the off-season.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"oscu5FQdSMFxRhbnG3VWyg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1034640792\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'oscu5FQdSMFxRhbnG3VWyg',sig:'uV_vym4BUiFII34du_Q4U7YFRZiKw-VN_JoraV4cq2k=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1034640792',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Bay Packers have reportedly parted ways with head coach Mike McCarthy. 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