Official Fire Dom Capers Thread

[texaspackerbacker]

I wouldn't trust any article that refers to the Redskins as "Washington Pro Team".

Same ol' same ol' - a bunch of know nothings try to pin some poor Packer D statistics on Capers when the obvious fact is, the talent overall on the Packers D is deficient, especially among the D backs. We just can't line up and stop teams. We need to scheme them and guess/pick one area to stop and risk that they beat our D in other areas. It seems like a lot of games, the Packers try to play it straight the first series or two; The opposition takes it right down the field; So Capers adjusts with some scheming, and things get better - for a while anyway until the offense adjusts; Then rinse and repeat.

I hate to think of how bad things would get without Capers and the scheming and adjusting.

Thank you Ted for the personnel situation.

[The Shadow]

Sorry, I happen to like Ted. Is he perfect? No. He could have done more in free agency, and he should have always had a vet qb on the roster behind Rodger. But overall, he has been very, very good - and supplied Capers with sufficient talent to craft an effective defense. The fact that the Pack has been struggling for years on D falls on Capers' shoulders, as well as his staff. When a secondary has 'communication problems' that last for YEARS (and allow receivers to run free), then the system that allows poor communication is at fault.
Capers needs to go. The NFL has passed him by.

[beveaux1]

Sorry, I happen to like Ted. Is he perfect? No. He could have done more in free agency, and he should have always had a vet qb on the roster behind Rodger. But overall, he has been very, very good - and supplied Capers with sufficient talent to craft an effective defense. The fact that the Pack has been struggling for years on D falls on Capers' shoulders, as well as his staff. When a secondary has 'communication problems' that last for YEARS (and allow receivers to run free), then the system that allows poor communication is at fault.
Capers needs to go. The NFL has passed him by.

What you’re saying is true for the most part. Thompson has really drafted pretty well, but what we lack is defensive playmakers. This is likely the result of our success. Drafting late in the first round decreases the chances of getting a difference maker with our pick.

We have solid starters at many positions on defense if we have our full compliment of players. House, King, and Randall are solid starters at CB. Burnett and Dix are solid safeties. Martinez, Matthews, and Perry are good LBs. Daniels and Clark are very good DL.

Our problem is that we seem to never have our full compliment of players and we don’t have anyone that the opposing offense has to worry about and plan for. No Von Miller’s or JJ Watts. No Everson Griffin or Chandler Jones. No Aquib Talib or Patrick Peterson.

A player like that is not acquired through free agency, they’re too valuable to let go in free agency. They have to be drafted or acquired out of college and their development takes skill and luck. The great majority of these difference makers are taken early in the first round. The last two that the Packers had were Matthews and Shields. Without them, I’m not sure Capers is the right coach with the right approach to solidify this defense.