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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 488615" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">IMO the problem with Capers all-out blitzing or blitzing a lot is he didn't have an effective blitzer (I don't count Clay because while he's by far their most effective pass rusher, he's not "blitzing" he's just rushing the passer.) In previous seasons Capers could send his most effective ILB in Bishop on a blitz and know he had a reasonable chance of getting there. He could also send Woodson with the same effect. But the former was absent all season and regarding blitzing, the latter may as well have been. If you can find the statistical breakdown, I'll bet you'll find the Packers got burned a lot blitzing. Beyond the stats how often do you remember the Packers' blitz causing consistent pressure? Blitz a bunch of guys and don't get there and what happens? IMO it comes down to personnel: Good coordinators can cover a weakness or two but they can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and regarding getting pressure vs. good offenses… </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">IMO the Packers problems on D have more to do with personnel and attitude than with scheme. Thompson and his staff have to take some responsibility for the former and Capers and his staff have to for the latter. (And McCarthy for the whole thing, of course.) And some fans don't like to hear it, but it's very difficult to know how good a job the coaching staff does regarding developing players because there's no "control group" regarding each individual player. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">- - - - - - -</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">Regarding the Super Bowl, it's amazing how big a single play can be. If the Ravens were flagged on that fourth down play, and the 9ers score the winning TD thereafter, how different the perception of the all-out blitz and of the two teams and even of Flacco, who of course was watching it all from the sidelines. </span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 488615, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]IMO the problem with Capers all-out blitzing or blitzing a lot is he didn't have an effective blitzer (I don't count Clay because while he's by far their most effective pass rusher, he's not "blitzing" he's just rushing the passer.) In previous seasons Capers could send his most effective ILB in Bishop on a blitz and know he had a reasonable chance of getting there. He could also send Woodson with the same effect. But the former was absent all season and regarding blitzing, the latter may as well have been. If you can find the statistical breakdown, I'll bet you'll find the Packers got burned a lot blitzing. Beyond the stats how often do you remember the Packers' blitz causing consistent pressure? Blitz a bunch of guys and don't get there and what happens? IMO it comes down to personnel: Good coordinators can cover a weakness or two but they can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and regarding getting pressure vs. good offenses… [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]IMO the Packers problems on D have more to do with personnel and attitude than with scheme. Thompson and his staff have to take some responsibility for the former and Capers and his staff have to for the latter. (And McCarthy for the whole thing, of course.) And some fans don't like to hear it, but it's very difficult to know how good a job the coaching staff does regarding developing players because there's no "control group" regarding each individual player. [/COLOR][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]- - - - - - -[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]Regarding the Super Bowl, it's amazing how big a single play can be. If the Ravens were flagged on that fourth down play, and the 9ers score the winning TD thereafter, how different the perception of the all-out blitz and of the two teams and even of Flacco, who of course was watching it all from the sidelines. [/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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