Chapter 1: What are the similarities between Mike McCarthy and John Harbaugh?
I've seen a lot of this over the last couple of days, people comparing the resumes of Mike McCarthy and John Harbaugh and how similar they are. I mean, and it is strikingly similar. Wins and losses, playoff wins, amount of Super Bowls, regular season wins, all of these things. That's the years of coaching. I think Mike has been a head coach in the NFL for 18 years.
Yeah, the number of years they have done it. So, you know, then the question is, how come we are not coveting Mike McCarthy in the ways that we are coveting John Harbaugh? So I'll give you a couple of reasons why I think that might be the case. One is that Mike McCarthy has been fired now from two different places.
So there were two places that were yelling and screaming that we got to get McCarthy out in two big, Big places, by the way, in Green Bay and Dallas, where those fan bases were done with that particular guy. And then when they moved on from that guy, at least in Green Bay's case, they still had success. Dallas, we'll see what happens with Schottenheimer in the years to come.
But it was sort of like, all right, he was done in two different places that a lot of people pay attention to. And John Harbaugh has stayed in the same place. And we really didn't hear about a lot of dissension in the ranks or the fan base wanting him out until the very end of this year. And if they had made that field goal at the end of that game, we wouldn't be hearing about it today.
That's exactly right. So I think that's part of the perception. And the other thing, and I honestly believe this, the other thing I think is when you're comparing John Harbaugh and Mike McCarthy... that people look at John Harbaugh as an in-shape guy and Mike McCarthy not. I think that there is a perception about that. So the physical statue. I really do believe that.
I really do believe that from a respect standpoint, that that enters people's minds. Now, is that fair? I don't think so. When judging a man's performance, I don't think it's fair. But when looking for reasons as to why fans look at Mike McCarthy a certain way and not, I do think that it's part of the conversation. Not all of it, but part of the conversation. I'll tell you one thing.
He navigated the breath far of Aaron Rodgers. He handled Dak Prescott with kid gloves and gave him an opportunity to become the great player that he's become. I mean, everywhere he's gone, their offense has been in the top five, I feel like. And I feel like he's always had that great quarterback to be able to coach and lead, and the Giants present that here too, I think.
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Chapter 2: Why is Mike McCarthy's reputation suffering among fans?
I think there's a budding superstar quarterback, and he would be a great, I think, calming influence on that kid. Yeah. Yeah, I think so too. And also, you know, the ways that Mike McCarthy and John Harbaugh present themselves at press conferences, you know, Mike McCarthy is a little more soft-spoken and John Harbaugh is a big rah-rah guy.
I mean, if you listen to Mike McCarthy after a win or a big loss as compared to John Harbaugh, John Harbaugh just feels like that leader, like the guy you're looking up to and what is he going to say and what am I going to do where, like, McCarthy doesn't have that same type of command, that same type of aura. But you can't argue with the resume at all.
And if the Giants, because at this point we want to see and believe that they're going to hire a head coach with head coaching experience. If the Giants somehow miss out on John Harbour, Kevin Stefanski, and hire Mike McCarthy, they could do a hell of a lot worse than that. Yeah, I mean, the other thing, too, is five years in Dallas, knows the NFC East very well.
He's also a guy that's been an NFC guy his entire time as a head coach with Green Bay and the Dallas Cowboys. I mean, there's a lot of things on his resume that you can't argue with. You can't. And maybe you're right. Maybe it is the perception of what they look like. That's part of it.
I also think that we never heard people say fire Harbaugh, where we had heard that in both Green Bay and Dallas with fire McCarthy. You know, it's amazing. They fired McCarthy, but they elevated his offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer. So they kept the same offense. Yeah. And probably do in part because, you know, Dak Prescott didn't want to learn another offense.
Well, right, and they've had a lot of success there offensively. That really hasn't been their issue, you know. No, that's why they fired their defense coordinator.
But then again, they traded away Micah Parsons, and everybody said, you know, at the end of the day, for the Giants to be able to get, I mean, Cowboys to be able to get Kenny Clark and Quinnen Williams and be able to also get a draft pick, you know, that works. Those were great trades by the Cowboys, you know, as the middle of the season was, you know, unfolding.
Yeah, unfortunately, they just dug themselves too big of a hole early on in the season, and they had that stretch there in the middle where it looked like they would be able to do something, and it just didn't happen. Let's go to Sonny in Malvern. What's up, Sonny? Good morning. Hey, good morning, guys. Good morning, Booms. What's happening, Sonny? Not much, driving home from work.
I think the reason McCarthy is trending down now that Harbaugh became available is three, off the top of my head, three things. Number one, like you said, kind of what you said, I think he's a lot more likable than McCarthy, number one. Number two, McCarthy's been gone for over a year, so Harbaugh still has a lot of the connections.
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Chapter 3: How does physical appearance influence perceptions of coaches?
There was a whole NFL Films thing on him. He had the... Jim Haslett, I think, was a part of that. He had all these coaches that were out of football. He'd bring over and have kind of a makeshift staff that wasn't employed by anybody, but they'd go through the process to keep him sharp when he got that call. So I don't think he's someone that is...
He's not working hard, and I certainly don't think he doesn't have connections to the NFL. But, I mean, all of those things aside, you know, I'm still picking John Harbaugh 10 times out of 10. His record is 174-112-2. As the Dallas Cowboy head coach, he was 49-35. And as the Green Bay head coach, he was 125-77-2. Now, he had quarterbacks at all three spots. I mean, I'm...
Three different quarterbacks while he was coaching that are all pros or are going to end up in the Hall of Fame. Yeah, I mean, if you think about, though, when the Ravens won the Super Bowl, Joe Flacco had an unreal season. had an unbelievable Super Bowl, won Super Bowl MVP. So we think of Joe Flacco during those years, not like Brett Favreau and Rodgers because he wasn't.
But that year they won the Super Bowl. I mean, they were riding Joe Flacco. And I went back and looked. If you remember that year, they actually fired John Harbaugh, whatever, whoever it was, Ozzie Newsome, they fired their offensive coordinator in the middle of that season. I had forgotten about that.
The year they won the Super Bowl, Cam Cameron was their offensive coordinator, and things weren't going great, and they felt like they had a Super Bowl championship team, and they fired Cam Cameron, brought in Jim Caldwell. And then went to win the Super Bowl with Jim Caldwell as the offensive coordinator. Just an interesting nugget. And then a couple years later, they grew tired of Joe Flacco.
Yep. And then they actually benched him and put Lamar Jackson on the field. Went to the exact opposite of Joe Flacco, which was Lamar Jackson. And to me, what that shows, it shows a major flexibility by the head coach to be able to adjust on the fly. Yeah.
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Chapter 4: What factors contribute to McCarthy being fired from two teams?
So, I mean, point being that John Harbaugh's had some good regular season quarterbacks as well. Mike McCarthy better. I mean, you're talking about MVPs like crazy with Favre and Rodgers. But both of those guys have had good players. You have to have good players.
Chapter 5: How did McCarthy handle quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers and Dak Prescott?
I mean, the Ravens are another one of those organizations that are just known to be bringing in good players. And so is Green Bay. And therefore, you would think that Mike McCarthy would have... just exactly what John Harbaugh has, an understanding of the type of players that he wants and what he would have to collaborate with Joe Shane if that were the case.
If one of these three are going to be the head coach, they're going to have to sit down with this guy The general manager had a plan, and the plan in some cases has worked out with some players, you have to be honest. I mean, he was the guy who brought in Brian Burns. Everybody seems to love him. Yeah. Right? I mean, and there are a number of draft picks that have actually stuck.
Others have not, have blown up in his face for sure. But, yeah, I think that any one of these three head coaches, I still think it's Harbaugh, Stefanski, then McCarthy. Yeah. work for the Giants. They have to bring in somebody that has legitimate experience. Yeah, I mean, if you're Joe Shane and you only talk about your positives, it sounds great. It really does.
And with Jackson Dart, Malik Nabors' rookie season, you can't do much about him getting hurt, but that rookie season was incredible. The Brian Burns trade, the way Abdul Carter at the end of the season ended up playing, talking about You know, an offensive line where you're able to build to a certain point where you're trustworthy.
And Tyrone Tracy is the first back-to-back 1,000-yard running back, I think, since Tiki Barber of the New York Giants. He drafted him later in a round. But, I mean, there's a bunch of failures. That's why I said the tipping point for Joe Shane, whether he was the guy who loved Jackson Dart more than Brian Dable or whatever, regardless, the tipping point was Jackson Dart.
him looking like he could play was the reason why Joe Shane stayed. If Jackson Dart did not look like he belonged, the Giants would have a new general manager. That was the thing. And you are tied to that guy forever. And that's why Joe Douglas was no longer the Jets GM.
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Chapter 6: What leadership styles differentiate Mike McCarthy and John Harbaugh?
I thought he did a better job outside of the quarterback than Joe Shane did, but whiff of epic proportions on the quarterback, then you're gone.