I thought the emphasis this season on defense was supposed to be on simplicity. Still we're hearing Capers talking about "communication breakdowns" and his inability to get the right player groups into the game on time. Stubby said he was disappointed that the assistant coaches weren't operating efficiently. The players are talking about mistakes and needing "experience." ( "Gaining experience will help," Hyde said, "and making some mistakes. We made a lot of mistakes in Seattle, and we just have to learn from them.") Listening to Capers talk you almost have to be a Ph.D to follow him.

This all seems to me to indicate that either the new system is not as simple as advertised, or that the changeover from the old system has the players confused, or that the players are not able to "play fast" because they still feel unsure of their assignments. Maybe it's all of the above.

It all comes down to the coaches getting the players in position to succeed. Seattle coaches did. Green Bay coaches didn't.