GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Halfway through Monday's news conference to introduce Brian Gutekunst as general manager and discuss a new power structure, Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy caught himself.
"I realize I'm not an owner," Murphy said.
But he's sure acting like one now.
In an unusual maneuver for the publicly-owned team, Murphy made the bold move of taking away the GM's power over the head coach and assigning it to himself. It means the three top people on the football side -- Gutekunst, salary-cap manager Russ Ball and coach Mike McCarthy -- all will report to Murphy.