Mike McCarthy's time in Green Bay appears to be up following the Packers' loss to the Seahawks on Thursday Night Football to put them at 4-5-1 on the season.

Immediately following that loss there's already been speculation that a divorce between McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers is brewing with the head coach getting the axe. NFL.com's Michael Silver even wrote in a story published on Friday that "there's a growing sense that McCarthy may be replaced -- barring a dramatic turnaround in the team's fortunes."

A miraculous turnaround doesn't seem to be in the cards for McCarthy and this season will likely end with him looking for a new job.

"There's just the feeling there that the time with Mike McCarthy has sort of run its course," The MMQB's Albert Breer told 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher and Rich program on Friday morning. "You think after this year there is probably a decision point coming and it feels a little bit like Andy Reid in the end at Philly where it's like Mike McCarthy is not a terrible coach, but it just feels like everybody could use a fresh start."

And so if the Packers do decided to head into 2019 with a clean slate at head coach, who could be someone they'd pursue?

"I think Josh McDaniels will be in play," Breer told T&R.

Breer then goes on to explain his reasoning and the connections that McDaniels, who famously turned down the Colts head coaching job last offseason, already has with the Green Bay front office.

"First of all two years ago, Josh McDaniels you guys might remember -- and this gets overshadowed by what happened in Indianapolis last year -- but Josh McDaniels was in the Niners coaching search until the very end," Breer continued. "One of the things the Niners were looking at was pairing different people together.

"When Josh McDaniels was in the running for the Niners job through Wildcard Week, through Divisional Week, the guy who at the time had emerged as the frontrunner for the general manager job -- even though I think Josh would have preferred to bring [Patriots director of player personnel] Nick Caserio with him if he had gone to the Niners -- the guy who emerged as the frontrunner for that job and who had blown the Niners away was a Packers personnel man named Brian Gutekunst, who now is the general manager.

"So they've done their homework on each other, we know that piece of it."

Breer goes on to say that Green Bay is an attractive destination for anyone due to Aaron Rodgers being under center along with the lack of an owner breathing down his neck, which should give a guy like McDaniels even more room to build a program.

So if the Packers are interested, the following question that needs to be asked is whether or not McDaniels is. By reading into previous reports this season, the answer is yes. Back in early November, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network relayed that McDaniels is still open to head coaching opportunities in the league, despite last year's Indy debacle.

“I know that sounds crazy, considering he pulled out of the Colts job last year, but I’m told he is open to potential head coaching opportunities,” Rapoport said earlier this month.

McDaniels did sign a mammoth deal with New England after he declined the Colts job that pays him like a first-time head coach and while he may be looked at as the heir apparent to Bill Belichick, the draw of coaching Aaron Rodgers for the rest of his days could be the push that ultimately makes the offensive coordinator take the leap and leave Foxboro for good.