I don't think you need a great defense, you need a competent one. When you're running Gunter out there as your #1 CB, it doesn't really work. Like I've said, I could be wrong, but I don't recall him doing it many times it didn't make sense. He USUALLY did it when they were backed up and didn't get anything on 1st down. But I think the larger issue with McCarthy is he just stayed too long. If he'd have done all the same things he did but had just left before that vaunted 10 year period, he'd be considered up there with Holmgren. But he didn't. It'll be interesting to see if he's back coaching next year or whenever he gets another job and see how he does. He left Green Bay with similar fanfare to how Andy Reid left Philly. Longtime MM apologist here to weigh in: 1) Andy Reid never won a Super Bowl in Philadelphia. 2) Lombardi and Holmgren left GB for different jobs. McCarthy only wanted to coach the Packers. I’d argue the roster was devoid of talent because Mark Murphy failed to “offer a gold watch” to Ted Thompson when signs of cognitive decline were obvious even to the fan base. However, I’ll acknowledge that McCarthy had gotten stale and it was time for a change due to the many aforementioned reasons.