When Mike McCarthy abdicated playcalling duties for the Green Bay Packers in 2015 Youth Jimmy Graham Jersey , he clearly recognized the need for him to be able to make important in-game decisions without the clutter of playcalling questions looming over him. The collapse in the NFC Championship Game against Seattle towered over this decision. It’s hard enough to make the right call to go for it on fourth down without having to also think “What play are we going to pick?”Instead, the Packers lost Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams struggled with injuries, Eddie Lacy battled his weight, and Aaron Rodgers appeared to lose faith in his supporting cast, coaches included. The offense never got on track, even once McCarthy re-took control of playcalling. Fast forward to 2018 when the offense once again looks disjointed, the two-time MVP quarterback looks jumpy and unsure anyone will do his job around him, and although the scheme has improved, the offense itself regressed from an execution standpoint.Maybe the problem is they’re still running McCarthy’s offense, one behind the NFL times in terms of creativity and ease of operation. Plenty of other teams have found ways to integrate rookies or play backup quarterbacks. They’ve deployed personnel much less talented than the running backs the Packers have to greater efficiency and success. The question could certainly be raised that if McCarthy isn’t here for his offense, why is he here at all? That’s a reasonable take to have, but let’s set it aside for a moment. McCarthy, as a tone-setter and culture leader Cheap Clay Matthews Jersey , has always displayed the kind of toughness and commitment to fundamentals ingrained in the history of the Packers. He’s a quintessential Packers coach. He’s well liked by Mark Murphy and for whatever can be said about his failings, McCarthy is, as he says, a highly successful football coach. So let’s assume Murphy wants to give McCarthy a chance to turn this offense around in 2019. What that likely also assumes is the offense gets back on track far enough to get this team back into the playoffs, win a game or two, but ultimately come up short of the Super Bowl. This could be enough to save McCarthy’s job outright, but not go so far as to insulate him from a directive from the front office to make changes. Is this situation even workable? That depends on who the Packers bring in to run the offense. One would have to imagine McCarthy would still want to run some variation of the West Coast principles, which doesn’t close the pool of potential candidates too far. Much of the league still relies on core West Coast concepts even if Mike Holmgren disciples like Andy Reid have incorporated a ton of new, spread schemes from the college game. The hot offensive names likely won’t settle for OC jobs, which rules out guys like Lincoln Riley and John DeFilippo — though both would be desirable head coaching candidates if Green Bay needs one this offseason. When the Buccaneers complete their predictable collapse this season, expect everyone to be looking for work. That would include Todd Monken, who brought deep shots for days to the Bucs offense. But his approach could veer too far afield (no pun intended) from how McCarthy wants to play, though Rodgers would probably love to chuck it deep 10 times a game. Joe Moorehead would be an intriguing options in a vacuum, but he just signed as head coach at Mississippi State. Lane Kiffin probably has no realistic shot to coach in the NFL until at least 2020. Todd Downing http://www.packerscheapstore.com/bryan-bulaga-jersey-cheap , a Vikings offensive assistant, presents an intuitive fit. The 38-year-old coached Matthew Stafford in Detroit and Derek Carr in Oakland before joining the Vikings staff this past offseason and has shown himself to be an adaptive offensive mind, coaching in multiple types of offensive systems. The Vikings run their own version of the modern West Coast offense under DeFilippo, a perfect coach under whom Downing can learn. Rodgers would likely play well with the shared concepts, which would include more deep shot openings as well as schemed underneath route combinations. The cliche route is to pick a position coach from the one of the best offenses in the league, but if there’s a dark-horse candidate out there, it’s Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor. The 35-year-old now works under Sean McVay, the most creative offensive mind in football, but previously coached quarterbacks under Joe Philbin in Miami and was an offensive graduate assistant under Mike Sherman at Texas A&M. If any young coach has the right blend of experience in the Packers current system but also exposure to a more innovative approach, it’s Taylor. How would Rodgers respond to a coach running the offense who is only a year older than he is? The Packers could have the same problem with a new head coach as well. The hope would be the improved offensive approach would help Rodgers play more often within the structure of the offense. Even if the schemes, terminology, and concepts didn’t change that much, just having a new voice in the room could turn the tide for this offense from an attitude standpoint. Rodgers appears frustrated with stale concepts and it’s possible McCarthy’s voice has grown tired. If that’s the case, the better course of action would likely just be to find a new voice altogether for the locker room. That said http://www.packerscheapstore.com/corey-linsley-jersey-cheap , such a drastic change in the tail end of Rodgers’ prime may be unpalatable for Murphy and the Packers brass. Half-measures rarely work in the NFL, but given the circumstances, keeping McCarthy in charge of the team but insisting he turn over the offense may be just the kind of injection of life this team needs.Three overlooked numbers that have contributed to the Packers’ slow start With a quarter of the season already in the books after this weekend’s slate of games, the Green Bay Packers are entering a crucial three-game stretch before their bye week. An organization that underwent a thorough cleaning of house on the coaching staff in the offseason must re-energize a team that has looked largely confused and out-coached through the first three games of the regular season. Adjustments to the game plan are especially needed in light a few concerning figures affecting the team’s all-around performance in the early going, especially among one of the team’s impressive units a season ago.Here are three numbers that Green Bay must address immediately against Buffalo this week.0The number of catches Marcedes Lewis has recorded through the first three games of his Packers career. When Green Bay signed the veteran tight end in the offseason, there were visions of an increase in 12-personnel sets. A praised run blocker, Lewis was expected to bring stability in that respect while increasing the offense’s productivity in short-yardage and goal line sets. So far, any ideas of Lewis becoming an integral part of the offense have been far-fetched. The Packers haven’t used 12 personnel formations with regularity and Lance Kendricks has totaled far more snaps than Lewis. Meanwhile, Lewis has just one target in a mere 23 snaps over three games. Green Bay has struggled in key third-and-short opportunities, and a big-bodied tight end that can block and catch would seem to be a logical weapon in these situations. Here’s hoping that Green Bay finds a way to employ Lewis sooner rather than later.32Football Outsiders’ ranking of Green Bay’s defensive line according to “adjusted line yards” and “stuffed percentage.”The defensive line was starting to be considered as one of the NFL’s best heading into the 2018 season after seeing significant growth from younger players like Kenny Clark and Dean Lowry. However, in three contests this season, the line has been far from a strength.The interior of the Packers’ line has been noticeably bullied early in the season and took yet another hit when Muhammad Wilkerson was lost for the season during last Sunday’s game against Washington. Each game has been a regression for the defensive line, which is allowing an average of 124.3 yards rushing per game. It hit a low point last week when 33-year old Adrian Peterson rushed for 120 of the Redskins’ 166 yards on the ground.Furthermore, the stats back up the disappointing nature of the line. Football Outsiders ranks the unit last in the NFL with 5.19 adjusted yards allowed per carry. As a reference http://www.packerscheapstore.com/mason-crosby-jersey-cheap , New Orleans tops the list with just 2.95 yards per rush. In addition, the Packers rank dead last thus far in stuffed percentage, the rate at which the defensive line stops ballcarriers either at or behind the line of scrimmage. The Packers do so just 8% of the time, while the NFL’s best unit, Philadelphia, boasts a 35% clip.Green Bay’s defense hasn’t proven it can rush the passer with any consistency. It can’t afford to struggle against the run as well.10The average number of yards the Green Bay offense has needed in order to convert on third down attempts this season.According to Pro Football Reference, the Packers have averaged exactly 10.0 yards to go over 41 third downs faced this season. By comparison, the NFL’s average third down distance in 2018 is 7.23 yards. This stat alone paints a clear picture of just how difficult a predicament Green Bay has created for itself to sustain offensive drives throughout the first three games. While the Packers have gained a little over seven yards per third down attempt, it’s still not enough to earn a new set of downs most of the time.In addition to reducing penalties, the simple answer to improve this trend is to be more effective on first and second downs. The Packers are more than two yards below league average on those downs and rank 30th in the league in rushing attempts, a method of creating manageable third downs. Aaron Jones averaged seven yards per carry last week, yet only received six hand-offs. Green Bay’s most explosive running back must see the field more often this week and help the team’s overall efficiency and time of possession.