Packers Daily Links: Former Packers Coach Sherman to Interview for Bucs Job

Mike Sherman is a candidate to replace recently fired head coach Raheem Morris. That and more in today's Daily Links...

Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman will interview for the head coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after they recently fired Raheem Morris. "Sherman posted a 57-39 record in six seasons with the Packers that included three division titles and four playoff berths," writes Mike Vandermause at PackersNews.com. "Sherman’s Packers teams went 9-7, 12-4, 12-4, 10-6, 10-6 and 4-12. Sherman’s playoff record was 2-4 and the Packers never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs." Sherman was fired as head coach of Texas A&M shortly after their season ended.

Elsewhere in the NFL, there are a couple shakeups in the NFC North that will have an impact on the division the Packer play in. "Two days after the Packers and Lions polished off a shootout to remember in a playoff tune-up, the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears have both shaken up their foundations," writes Tyler Dunne of JSOnline. In Chicago, general manager Jerry Angelo was fired and offensive coordinator Mike Martz resigned. And in Minnesota, Rick Spielman was promoted to general manager.

More on the changes at Chicago comes from PackersNews.com.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers commented on teammate and backup Matt Flynn during his weekly interview appearance with the ESPN Radio affiliates in Milwaukee and Madison. “Not going to happen, I don’t think,” Rodgers is quoted as saying by Jason Wilde about the Packers' chances of keeping Flynn. “Going into the game I think we maybe had a 50/50 shot; now I don’t know if we have any shot." Flynn is a free agent at season's end and very, very likely to end up somewhere else in the NFL by next season.

More on Matt Flynn comes from the Green Bay Press-Gazette and JSOnline.

Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and a member of the Associated Press, voted for Aaron Rodgers as the league's MVP and explained his decision. One factor was turnovers. "Rodgers threw just six interceptions, three of which were in his receivers' hands before going to the opponent," writes Silverstein. "He never threw more than one in any game. The score when Rodgers threw those seven picks: 27-17, 48-17, 24-3, 28-19, 14-7 and 31-0. The six interceptions resulted in 14 opponent points. It's hard to remember him coming close to throwing an interception any other time. What's more, Rodgers did not lose a single fumble. Brees accounted for 15 turnovers to Rodgers' six." More factors were considered when making the vote and can be viewed by clicking the link and reading the entire column.

The public will learn of the league's MVP in an award show aired on the evening before the Super Bowl on NBC. "All seven AP NFL awards will be presented from 8 to 10 p.m. CST live from the Murat Theater in Indianapolis during a show hosted by '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin," according to the Associated Press. The MVP and other awards were previously announced in the week leading up to the Super Bowl.

An in-depth feature on running back Ryan Grant is written by Lori Nickel of the Journal Sentinel.

Head coach Mike McCarthy answers questions in his weekly feature at the Packers official website.

An NFL playoff preview is published at Packers Report.

Some odds related to the Packers and the playoffs are listed at PackersNews.com.

Analysis of kick returner Randall Cobb appears at JSOnline.

Former Packers running back Ahman Green will receive the 2012 Red Smith Award.

The fan who ran onto the Lambeau Field playing surface last Sunday was released on bond. He is a 15-year-old teenager.

The Packers finished last in the NFL in yards allowed.

Video: Matt Flynn takes a quiz on Inside the Huddle on Fox 11 in Green Bay...

Brian Carriveau is a writer for Cheesehead TV. To contact Brian, email [email protected].

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Ruppert's picture

January 04, 2012 at 08:59 am

Future Bucs alumni dinners would be a barrel of laughs with Mike Sherman and Warren Sapp both in attendance.

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January 04, 2012 at 10:10 am

I wish Mike Sherman well. I think he can be a successful coach in the NFL again if he's kept at arm's length from personnel decisions.

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January 04, 2012 at 10:33 am

Totally agree.

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joshywoshybigfatposhy's picture

January 04, 2012 at 12:42 pm

i agree as well - on the wishing him well bit too. certainly not a perfect tenure here, but he always seemed like a decent guy, like a guy that stood up for his own guys - almost to a fault sometimes. i also have a very different take on favre's presence on those teams now than i did then, and i wonder what kind of influence that had on Sherman.

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January 04, 2012 at 11:17 am

Polian, stay away from Chicago, thanks.

GBP 4 LIFE

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redlights's picture

January 04, 2012 at 12:29 pm

I think Sherman will succede, good QB and other solid pieces; he has good organizational skills; and great mind.

That saying; Lumpkin CANNOT be his RB next year. Also, don't let him help build a stadium either; he did do quite a bit with that, as well.

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