Rex - let go by the Bills

[Fritz]

Rex has gotten bigger since those days. I don't think it would be wise to bring him in. First Packer loss and fans will be going nuts for Thompson to fire MM and replace him with The Toe Sucker.

I think the Packers would just stay away from that sort of hire.

[jklowan]

>>Rex has gotten bigger since those days. I don't think it would be wise to bring him in. First Packer loss and fans will be going nuts for Thompson to fire MM and replace him with The Toe Sucker.<<

couldn't disagree more, he sucks as a coach... and what DC is a distraction - none. I think he would bring the swagger this D lacks in a big big way

[BZnDallas]

>>Rex has gotten bigger since those days. I don't think it would be wise to bring him in. First Packer loss and fans will be going nuts for Thompson to fire MM and replace him with The Toe Sucker.<<

couldn't disagree more, he sucks as a coach... and what DC is a distraction - none. I think he would bring the swagger this D lacks in a big big way

Greg Williams in New Orleans for 1. Rob Ryan in Dallas for 2. I'm on the no Ryan for DC in Green Bay bandwagon. However tiny a chance it is, I am rooting for a Zimmer firing in Minny and am ALL for him as my DC!

[texaspackerbacker]

ANY of them would be a gigantic step downward from Capers. Without him and his scheming/compensating, the Packers D would drop through the floor.

[King Friday]

I'll pass on Rex...I'd rather have a younger guy with a little more hunger than settle for yet another aged retread.

[pbmax]

I want the Bears to do something dumb like fire Fangio and then the Packers to get him as hair apparent.

[Patler]

Marcell Dareus said Ryan's defense has become too complicated for many players to carryout correctly. Article goes on to point out that he was most effective with veteran, heady players who were experienced in his system.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...oo-complicated

Isn't this the same criticism leveled at Capers' defense, it isn't well-suited to a team like GB that tends toward younger, less experienced rosters?

[beveaux1]

I'm not seeing the Packers hiring Ryan even if Capers were to retire. As previous posters have stated, he brings too much baggage to the table. When his brother was DC in Dallas and New Orleans, they talked about him more than the HC and kept the camera on him constantly. Rex would bring a lot more publicity and that isn't the Packer way.

[texaspackerbacker]

If Capers were to retire - which I hope doesn't happen for a lot of years, I would hope the Packers would go with somebody else who uses a scheming/finesse type defense. Dave Aranda comes to mind, although I don't know if the Packers would pay the kind of money LSU is giving him. A lot of D Coordinators get a reputation because their teams are loaded with D talent. Capers has done the job in spite of not having that luxury.

[jklowan]

>>A lot of D Coordinators get a reputation because their teams are loaded with D talent. Capers has done the job in spite of not having that luxury. <<

Are u watching games I'm not, this defense sucks and has for 5 years...

[texaspackerbacker]

>>A lot of D Coordinators get a reputation because their teams are loaded with D talent. Capers has done the job in spite of not having that luxury. <<

Are u watching games I'm not, this defense sucks and has for 5 years...

Not nearly as bad as it would have without Capers' scheming and compensating ...... we've won quite a few games in those 5 years.

[RashanGary]

Not nearly as bad as it would have without Capers' scheming and compensating ...... we've won quite a few games in those 5 years.

Does anyone ever wonder if Tex comes here just to troll wist?

[texaspackerbacker]

Does anyone ever wonder if Tex comes here just to troll wist?

Where the hell is Wist anyway? Does this mean he can't stand Capers or what? If so, I didn't even know that.

I would say anybody watching Packer games should greatly appreciate Capers. That is based on our overall winning while he has been here but also going way back to some bland defense in the past under other coordinators. If we did that now - just lined up and tried to compete without the edge that comes from his scheming, I hate to think about how bad it would be. I would even argue that Capers has been one of the pioneers of these designer defenses that more and more teams are going to by necessity. And so many of you guys talk about getting rid of him? Come on!

[Fritz]

Wist has been disappeared for awhile now. I am afraid it's probably more health-related than it is related to his usual disappearance when the Packers start to win.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Wist has been disappeared for awhile now. I am afraid it's probably more health-related than it is related to his usual disappearance when the Packers start to win.

He wasn't even around during that 4 game stretch when the defense was the worst it's been under Capers. That was prime teed-up material for him there. Hope all is well with him.