5 possible replacements for Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy

There may be changes at the end of the 2016 season for the Green Bay Packers, and here are five potential replacements for head coach Mike McCarthy.

The 2016 season reached a new low point for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, as they lost 47-25 to the Tennessee Titans. They’ve now lost three games in a row, and four of their last five games, to fall to 4-5 on the season. With two more road games coming — and on a national stage, no less — the Packers need to get things turned around quickly.

Mike McCarthy’s run as Packers’ head coach, now in its 11th season, seems destined to come to an end after the season. His relationship with quarterback Aaron Rodgers seems to be worse than might meet even meet the eye, and it’s possible the rest of the team has tuned out the head coach.

A turnaround to a division title and a playoff win or two could change things, but McCarthy is firmly on the hot seat until further notice. He’s on track to be fired after the season. With that, here are five potential options to become the next Packers’ head coach in 2017.

5. Jim Harbaugh

A recent report from Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman suggested NFL teams with a head coach opening will go after Jim Harbaugh aggressively after the season. And that was before Michigan’s disappointing loss to Iowa last Saturday night.

On its own, money probably wouldn’t draw Harbaugh back to the NFL so quickly. But a bad ending with the San Francisco 49ers may be something he wants to correct (though it was hardly all his fault), even if it means leaving his alma mater early in what could be a very successful run.

Harbaugh’s style seems perfectly suited to being a college head coach, since players cycle through before his act wears on them. But that won’t stop NFL teams from calling each offseason, and the Packers could be among those teams after this season.