GREEN BAY – Mike McCarthy’s pursuit of a new defensive coordinator for the Packers will include internal and external candidates, and his offensive coordinator will have a different job description.
Those were two significant points McCarthy made regarding the coaching staff in his season-ending news conference on Thursday, which covered a wide range of topics and lasted more than half an hour.
Associate head coach Winston Moss, cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt Jr., and safeties coach Darren Perry are three internal candidates to replace Dom Capers as defensive coordinator. McCarthy did not mention any external candidates nor specify any traits he’s looking for, except to say he has a “direction” in mind.