McCarthy: 'We're not far from where we wanted to be'

The Packers' focus always will be on the Super Bowl

GREEN BAY — The countdown started in Jacksonville in hopes of ending in Houston.In keeping with his tradition of setting a theme for every season, Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy had the team’s video staff incorporate the number of days until Super Bowl LI into the team’s highlight packages for the season.

This year’s Packers – known collectively as the “2016 Confidants” – watched that number drop steadily from their first victory of the year over the Jaguars to their last against top-seeded Dallas in the NFC Divisional playoffs.

While the Packers ultimately finished 14 days from making their Super Bowl aspirations a reality, the number…