Suh a Packer?

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The last 3 times Seattle possessed the ball they scored touchdowns. It's hard to come to Capers' defense (no pun intended) when that happens.

But what was it about his gameplan that was foolish or ill-considered? It worked for 55 minutes. It was never likely they would hold the Seattle O scoreless.

Does anyone actually believe Capers has a D that is called play better NOW! Or one called rush 3 and cover no one?

Players have to execute the call. They did for 55 minutes and then stopped. Wilson hits a few long balls he missed in the first half and the pass rush slows down.

The two areas that need to be addressed by the coach are one, why cannot they play a deep zone pass defense and keep everyone in front of them, and second, though I didn't think it came into play versus Seattle, why call off the dogs late in a half?

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Everyone makes mistakes, and we don't even know what the mistake is in this case. Is Tramon playing the wrong technique? Is Richardson or one of the other short coverage guys supposed to be deep? Was it definitely a Cover 0 blitz? We don't know the call.

But if you fire someone because of the timing of an error, you are just looking for a scapegoat. Either Capers can still coach or he can't. One play shouldn't change that assessment.

His units have outperformed the offense at the end of the season two years in a row. I think McCarthy can coach. I think Capers still can as well.

Replacing him without knowing who the new guy will be is just wishful thinking.

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I think McCarthy can coach. I think Capers still can as well.

...and on the other hand, there was little indication that Slocum can coach. All aspects of ST have been agonizingly inconsistent for years, and prone to late season gaffes, not just this year.

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...and on the other hand, there was little indication that Slocum can coach. All aspects of ST have been agonizingly inconsistent for years, and prone to late season gaffes, not just this year.

Agreed. Other that a brief glimpse of ingenuity and an uptick with Cobb in 2011, there was not much positive. His best players, Crosby and Masthay, both had big slumps that the coach seemed powerless to help as well.

Kickoff coverage was about the only team to improve and stay that way. And I think it improved all the way to average.

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Agreed. Other that a brief glimpse of ingenuity an an uptick with Cobb in 2011, there was not much positive. His best players, Crosby and Masthay, both had big slumps that the coach seemed powerless to help as well.

Kickoff coverage was about the only team to improve and stay that way. And I think it improved all the way to average.

don't forget that with the crosby slump, he wasn't allowed to get help from outside the team

i remember the story of him wanting to work with an outside consultant to fix what was broken, but was told he wasn't allowed

that was a clear indication of the idiocy and arrogance on this coaching staff, imo