INDIANAPOLIS – Days after making the most significant change to his coaching staff in nine years, Mike McCarthy stepped to the Lambeau Field podium on Jan. 4 and offered a challenge to the Packers’ defense during his season-ending news conference.
“I’m trying to stay away from generalities, but if I wanted to give a philosophical answer, the defense needs to be better than the offense,” McCarthy said. “I mean, that has to happen.”
The statement came in the aftermath of a 7-9 season in which Green Bay’s defense finished 22nd in total yards and 31st in red-zone scoring.