Mike McCarthy didn’t have to look far down the schedule for it to get his attention.
“Four big challenges right out of the gate,” McCarthy told packers.com.
It’s a kind of murderer’s row of opening opponents: 49ers and Bears at home, then off to Seattle for a visit with Matt Flynn, then back home for a rematch of last year’s “Kickoff” thriller with the Saints. On top of that formidable quartet of opponents, the middle two games will be played at prime time on a Thursday and a Monday.
Second-easiest schedule in the league? Not in September. In the opening month of the season, the Packers might be playing the league’s most difficult schedule.
“It’s a difficult challenge, but I like the maturity of our football team. We’ll be ready,” the Packers head coach said...