So, in an interview this week, Mike McCarthy (he used to coach the Packers) says he understands why he was kicked to the curb but said the firing “couldn’t have been handled worse” by the Packers. Oh yeah? Rick and Len have some ideas on how it could have been handled worse…
If they had presented his pink slip to him pinned to a toy Eeyore doll, thus letting him get his ass handed to him one last time…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
They had broadcast the firing…with play-by-play by Joe Buck…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
If they had fired him by phone and turned it into one of those hilarious Cellcom commercials…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
If they had sent him an e-mail on his Surface Pro in the middle of a game interrupting his viewing of hilarious cat videos during time outs…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
If they had written the words “You’re fired!” on a game ball and let Mason Crosby shank it into his nut sack…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
If they had had Aaron Jones tell him he was fired earlier in the season during all the extra time Aaron had on his hands while not starting…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
If they had set his contract on fire using one of the many timeouts he burned…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
If they had given him a gold retirement watch to commemorate all the game time, he mismanaged…it might have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
And if, umm, well, let me put it this way…his dog is still alive, right? …THAT definitely would have made Mike McCarthy’s firing worse.
