Micah Parsons is a big distinguishing factor in making the Packers’ DC job a thrilling opportunity.
Plenty of defensive coaches would start salivating at the chance to coach Micah Parsons. That’s the opportunity ahead of whoever ends up being the Green Bay Packers’ next defensive coordinator, and it makes the Packers’ job one of the more intriguing coordinator opportunities currently available.
The Packers are well into the interview process for the post that Jeff Hafley vacated when he took the Miami Dolphins’ head coaching job, and the search for a new man to lead the defense will likely stretch into next week. Several candidates have already come through the doors — Jonathan Gannon and Al Harris among the more intriguing names — and former candidate Jim Leonhard could be up next week.
Will the Packers have their pick of candidates? They already look like they’ve missed out on one, with Christian Parker likely headed to Dallas. Then there’s also the money question, which has been lingering (and, in some cases, sending certain individuals on the Packers beat into a frenzy on the radio) since Justis Mosqueda dug into the Packers’ trends on the coaching staff a few weeks ago. Hopefully the Packers will empower Matt LaFleur to pay up for whoever he feels the best candidate is, and we’ll likely find out in the next seven days or so.
Still, coaches will surely view the Packers job as a great opportunity, especially after seeing the most recent occupant of that position get a job as a head coach last week.
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This pair of national writers view the Packers’ DC job as the best such opening in the NFL this offseason.
Theory that Packers skimp on assistants’ pay doesn’t add up | Packersnews.com
Pete Dougherty took a measured response to Justis’ recent piece about coaching pay in Green Bay. Ultimately, however, he talked to just one coaches’ agent and a former Packers scout in an effort to refute the argument that the Packers cheap out on the coaching staff, all while simply using the argument that “it would be strange for the Packers to skimp on coaches when they spend elsewhere” to support his point. At least on that last point, we can all agree that it would be odd, but that argument is not evidence.
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Green Bay was once again the youngest team in the league. But if they want to add veteran leadership this offseason, they’ll have to do so on the margins of the roster since there is precious little cap space to work with.
Aaron Kampman dispelled narrative that came with his roots, draft status | Packers.com
Kampman is a truly great development story: a 5th-round draft pick who became a two-time second-team All-Pro thanks to seasons of 15.5 and 12 sacks. In total, only two of the 24 defensive linemen drafted before him in 2002 had more career sacks than he did.
Packers’ Rookie Class Delivers Big, Fat Nothingburger | SI.com
Well, sure, this team usually drafts with an eye on players making their impacts in their second and third seasons, not their first. Still, it’s frustrating to see Matthew Golden’s impact in the playoffs come after such light usage during the regular season.
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This sounded exciting until realizing that they’re all uncooked.
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