GREEN BAY — Being back in the game has reminded Mike Pettine just how much he loves coaching it. It has also confirmed for him what he felt when he became the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator 11 months ago: He’s not interested in being a head coach again.
At least, no time soon.
“Despite the struggles we’ve had this year, this is probably the most fun I’ve had coaching in a long time,” Pettine said as the Packers (4-7-1) prepared to face the equally disappointing Atlanta Falcons (4-8) at Lambeau Field on Sunday. “And it just validated for me what I truly missed was the interaction in the staff room on a day-to-day basis, building a plan and then just the day-to-day with the players, (which) you really kind of miss out on that as the head coach.