Mike McCarthy is officially out as head coach of the , and Joe Philbin will take over on the Packers' sideline. The Packers are now 4-7-1 on the season and it appears that they're going to mi s the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2005 and 2006. McCarthy had Wenyen Gabriel Jersey been on the sideline since 2006 for the Packers.The real lo s for the Packers is another year of . Expectations were high for the Pack this year after Rodgers mi sed nearly all of last season with a broken collarbone. McCarthy was ultimately fired for his failure to innovate offensively, not to mention a few questionable fourth-down calls in the weeks leading up to a backbreaking lo s against the . More NFL Christian Wood Jersey Things get tricky now for the Packers. One of the most high-profile coaching positions just opened up for the first time in over a decade, and they'll have a lot of options in candidates. It's likely they'll go for a coach who can bring their play calling into the modern-day NFL, which revolves around pre-snap motion and Will Magnay Jersey creating mismatches. Sean McVay is the coach everyone is trying to emulate right now, and the Packers want to succeed ASAP. As long as No. Anthony Davis Jersey 12 is under center, they have a window, so they need to get someone who can just harne s the full roster.Vic Fangio crops up as a defensive-minded coach, and John Harbaugh is another candidate mentioned if Kliff Kingsbury comes on as a coordinator. Will Brinson, however, notes that the last three candidates the Packers have hired have been unproven coordinators who have succeeded for them. He says that that lends itself to coaches like John DeFilippo and Zac Taylor Stanley Johnson Jersey . You can hear the full conversation (not to mention a Week 13 recap) in the podcast below, and make sure to subscribe to hear everything NFL week in and week out.