The Facts: Mike McCarthy says he'll never give up play-calling again. It's not an emotional move, nor was handing over play-calling to assistant Tom Clements before last season. "I'm not a knee-jerker," McCarthy told USA TODAY. But he has questioned just about everything to figure out why the offense couldn't overcome injuries and other issues during an uneven 2015 season. But he won't be thinking about handing off play-calling anymore, this season or any other. "I'll never do that again," McCarthy said.

Diehards Line: Entering his 11th season as coach of the Green Bay Packers, McCarthy is going back to the way he built their powerhouse offense: Calling the plays for two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, attending nearly every quarterback meeting and communicating more with Rodgers than he did the past couple years when McCarthy divided his attention with other segments of the team. “I’m talking about fundamentals and back to basics of how you build a playbook,” McCarthy said. “What’s in the playbook? Why is it in there? Why did you take this out and why did you add this? Conceptually, why did we run this in the past? How did it evolve into different variations? Because you make projections on how you want your team to grow." The goal: achieve the balance the Packers had at the end of last season after McCarthy resumed play-calling duties in mid-December. One year after leading the NFL in scoring and yards per play, the Packers finished 15th and 29th, respectively, in 2015. Outcome aside, McCarthy said, he doesn’t regret the changes he made last year. “I did it for all the right reasons,” McCarthy said. But he doesn’t regret relieving Clements either. And that's how it will stay.