Capers said he would have used OL to fill holes on the DL

[3irty1]

From twitter:
TomSilverstein
TomSilverstein Packers DC Dom Capers said he would have used OL to fill holes on the DL if he had to go goal line vs. Philly. G Josh Sitton was one of them

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sitton the new havner?

[mraynrand]

Re: Capers said he would have used OL to fill holes on the D

From twitter:
TomSilverstein
TomSilverstein Packers DC Dom Capers said he would have used OL to fill holes on the DL if he had to go goal line vs. Philly. G Josh Sitton was one of them

Good call. I think he'd be very effective in there after the way he pancaked, err..obliterated Mike Patterson. What a pleasure it is to have a mauler/road grader in there at RG.

[Patler]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

[pbmax]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

Well Patler, Celek can't whiff on everyone at the goal line. They would have needed some beef.

[Patler]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

Well Patler, Celek can't whiff on everyone at the goal line. They would have needed some beef.

Ya, I know, you do what you gotta do today, and worry about next week later.

[Lurker64]

I don't think this would be really all that different from when teams use defensive linemen as fullbacks at the goal line. At the end, if you all you need the guy to do is "hit the person in front of you as hard as you can and hopefully knock him on his butt", there's presumably a number of people on both sides of the ball who can do that.

As a full time thing? Bad idea, but in an emergency situation, there are worse ideas.

[mraynrand]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

Ya, but it sounds like they were just talking goal line. They didn't pop 'em in there for that 4th and 1. (Fourth and 1? My computer starts smoking when I write that).

FWIW - my computer crashes when I write 4th and 2

[pbmax]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

Ya, but it sounds like they were just talking goal line. They didn't pop 'em in there for that 4th and 1. (Fourth and 1? My computer starts smoking when I write that).

FWIW - my computer crashes when I write 4th and 2

What about when you write Darren Sharp

[mraynrand]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

Ya, but it sounds like they were just talking goal line. They didn't pop 'em in there for that 4th and 1. (Fourth and 1? My computer starts smoking when I write that).

FWIW - my computer crashes when I write 4th and 2

What about when you write Darren Sharp

I just recovered from blue screen. No more of that!

Back to Sitton. Maybe it isn't wise to put him in there (like Harrell on the FG team?) but man I enjoyed that mauling drive. When he pancaked Patterson, I was calling that a YEAH! play. My kids were asking what I was screaming about. That was good stuff.

[channtheman]

I don't know, that didn't work very well for Gale Gillingham when Dan Devine decided to use him as a DT. He lasted part of one game and was lost for the rest of the season.

Didn't work too well for Joe Thomas in the bowl game for WI either.

Exactly what I was thinking. No need to risk your OL on defense. It's a whole different game for them.

[Pugger]

That pancake of Patterson was a sight to behold!