-- While the power structure within the Green Bay Packers' front office remains in a state of flux, there wasn't much uncertainty about how the team should go about handling the firing of head coach Mike McCarthy.
The notion this past offseason was that newly-appointed vice president Russ Ball and general manager Brian Gutekunst would report to President and CEO Mark Murphy when it came to staff decisions. It's presumed that McCarthy's successor will as well.
But could Murphy pass down power to Gutekunst, who will be entering an offseason of even greater importance than that of his first at his current post?