Mike McCarthy

There's nothing like the National Football League.

And to do it at the highest level, you know, it's something that, you know,

I'm not ready to walk away from and have this opportunity.

It just seemed like it was meant to be.

Here's one thing that will not be disputed.

Definitely, I will call the plays on offense, and so they'll obviously run the offense.

But, you know, these coaching staff, you know, it's a bigger challenge each and every year.

I mean, I just think there's more moving parts to it, but it's been very fluid the last 48 hours, so.

You know, honestly, I don't think you can really look at it that way.

You know, every season is different.

You know, every team you coach is a bit different.

You know, your beliefs and, you know, your standards and the culture you're trying to create, you're trying to move that forward.

You know, the most important thing about playoff football is staying in the playoffs.

You know, we're not trying to get to the playoffs and doing the things to stay in the playoffs.

Playoff footballs are the hardest games to win each and every year.

I mean, if you –

Earlier we talked about trends.

I think the trends of the fourth quarter changes is something that I know I've been watching, the momentum shifts and so forth.

You know, in a lot of ways, when I look at the training of the team, especially the way the off-season programs is orchestrated, you almost have to re-engineer how you want your team to train.

And what I'm talking about is you need to put more time and energy into the end of the game.