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<blockquote data-quote="Packerlifer" data-source="post: 616952" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>Part 9.</p><p></p><p> Since Super Bowl XLV the Packers defense has taken a very different trajectory, as evidenced by their league defensive rankings of the past four seasons:</p><p></p><p> 2011- 32nd (14th against the run, 32nd against the pass) 22.4 ppg (19th in scoring defense.)</p><p> 2012- 11th (10th against the pass,17th against the run) 21 ppg (11th)</p><p> 2013- 25th (24th against the run, 25th against the pass) 26.8 ppg (24th)</p><p> 2014- 15th (10th against the pass, 23rd against the run) 21.8 ppg (13th)</p><p></p><p> Average yds. per pass attempt: 2011-7.2 (30th), 2012- 5.7 (7th), 2013- 6.8 (25th), 2014-6.0 (8th).</p><p> Average yds, per rush attempt: 2011- 4.7 (26th), 2012-4.5 (25th), 2013- 4.6 (29th), 2014- 4.3 (20th).</p><p> Touchdown passes allowed: 29 (2011), 24(2012),30(2013), 26(2014).</p><p> Rushing td's allowed: 10(2011), 12 (2012), 16(2013), 11 (2014).</p><p></p><p> Interceptions: 31 (2011), 18 (2012), 11 (2013), 18 (2014)</p><p> Sacks: 29 (2011), 46 (2012), 44(2013), 41 (2014).</p><p></p><p> Turnovers and defensive td's: 2011- 38/5, 2012- 24/2, 2013-22/2, 2014- 27/4.</p><p></p><p> The Packers have continued to win and reach the playoffs every year, winning four straight NFC North titles, but they have won only 2 of 6 playoff games during this time, including two more losses at Lambeau in postseason, and haven't made a return to the Super Bowl. Until last season they hadn't even gotten as deep in the postseason as the conference championship game. While it would be both unfair and inaccurate to say the defense has been solely to blame for that record it has been and remains the critical issue to the balance of team success.</p><p></p><p> After flirting with an undefeated season and starting 13-0 the 2011 Packers became the first NFL club to go 15-1 in the regular season and become a "one and done" in the playoffs as they lost at home to the wild card Giants. In that game the Packers defense allowed 420 yds. and 37 points. Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 for 330 yds and 3 td's. Receiver Hakeem Nicks gained 165 on 7 catches and had touchdowns on plays of 66 and 37 yds.</p><p></p><p> The following year at San Francisco the Packers gave up 579 yds. to the 49ers, 323 rushing yds., 181 by qb Colin Kaepernick and 45 points in another divisional round loss.</p><p></p><p> They gave a better account of themselves in the next season's Wild Card meeting at Lambeau but still allowed 167 rushing yds. and 381 total yds. And they failed to make a stop or saving play on the Niners final 75 yd. 12 play 5 minute drive that ended in their game winning field goal in the closing seconds.</p><p></p><p> In last January's NFC Championship game loss at Seattle the defense cancelled out a 5 turnover/5 sack game that had the Seahawks offense shut out for 58 minutes when they failed to hold on two stands late in the final two minutes and the overtime period.</p><p></p><p> Of course, the offense being uncharacteristically off-kilter, conservative or turnover prone and several major gaffes by special teams have also been a big part of the blend of those playoff defeats as well.Still, the 2010 defense managed to step up and pull its weight in crunch time under similar circumstances and historially other world championship Packers teams have had defenses that saved the day when the other legs of the team stool were in a struggle.</p><p></p><p> The defense had an extended period to show itself in 2013 when the offense wasn't around to carry it after Aaron Rodgers' fractured collarbone sidelined him for 8 games.In 5 of those games the Packer defense allowed over 400 yds., including 561 at Detroit, and over 330 in the other three. The Packers lost 5 and tied one during that stretch.</p><p></p><p> Much of the fire for the Packers' defensive drop-off has been leveled at coordinator Dom Capers. "Fire Capers" threads are common on fan boards and grist for talk radio rants and some members of the media have questioned Mike McCarthy's commitment to Capers and his scheme.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/01/17/is-green-bay-packers-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers-job-safe/" target="_blank">http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/01/17/is-green-bay-packers-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers-job-safe/ </a></p><p><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1869318-should-the-packers-consider-replacing-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers" target="_blank">http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1869318-should-the-packers-consider-replacing-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers</a></p><p><a href="https://www.numberfire.com/nfl/news/4344/is-dom-capers-done-in-green-bay" target="_blank">https://www.numberfire.com/nfl/news/4344/is-dom-capers-done-in-green-bay </a></p><p><a href="http://www.fiveyardslant.com/dom-capers-dilemma/" target="_blank">http://www.fiveyardslant.com/dom-capers-dilemma/</a></p><p></p><p> The coaching certainly can be held accountable for game plans, scheme and player deployment, play calling and the team's poor fundamentals in tackling and recurrent communication and assignment breakdowns. But the larger issue is personnel. The Packers simply lost too many good players from the Super Bowl team and haven't had a good record of finding effective replacements.</p><p></p><p> The career ending injuries sustained by s Nick Collins (2011) and lb Desmond Bishop (2012) and the free agency departure of de Cullen Jenkins right after the Super Bowl win created vacancies on the defense the club has been struggling to fill ever since. Johnny Jolly wasted his career on his addiction problem and resulting legal troubles and incarceration. Other prospects from 2010 who were hoped and expected to continue to progress and produce didn't: Defensive ends C.J. Wilson and Jarius Wynn, linebackers Erik Walden and Frank Zombo, s Charlie Peprah. And time marched on Charles Woodson, Ryan Pickett, A.J. Hawk, Brad Jones and Tramon Williams.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://profootballspot.com/_/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/evaluating-the-state-of-the-packers-defense-and-dom-capers-r1825" target="_blank">http://profootballspot.com/_/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/evaluating-the-state-of-the-packers-defense-and-dom-capers-r1825</a></p><p><a href="http://allgbp.com/2015/02/22/dom-capers-green-bay-packers-2014-evaluation-and-report-card/" target="_blank">http://allgbp.com/2015/02/22/dom-capers-green-bay-packers-2014-evaluation-and-report-card/ </a></p><p></p><p> GM Ted Thompson has come under some complaint as well for his free agency and draft decisions and moves - or lack thereof- for the defense. Sticking to his philosophy of building through the draft TT went 8 years without making any notable free agent signings for the team until the additions last year of Julius Peppers and LeTroy Guion. Though in TT's defense it is debatable at best whether signing more name free agents commanding big contracts would have turned the defense around or not left the Packers in a sal-cap bind.</p><p></p><p> Thompson has not been lacking in effort for defense in his recent drafts. The Packers' first round picks have gone for defensive players in each of the last 3 years and of 39 picks since 2011 TT has devoted 19- 48.7%- to defense. The return on those investments hasn't been good, though. Over a third of the Packers' defensive draft picks since 2011 aren't even with the team any longer.Only two out of the University of Iowa - de Mike Daniels (4th round, 2012) and db Micah Hyde (5a,2013) - have been any real impact players for the club. The rest are still, hopefully and at best, "works in progress."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-mike-daniels-022515" target="_blank">http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-mike-daniels-022515 </a></p><p><a href="http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-micah-hyde-030915" target="_blank">http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-micah-hyde-030915 </a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/119365564.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/119365564.html </a></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/148997505.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/148997505.html </a></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/204373411.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/204373411.html </a></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/258550471.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/258550471.html </a></p><p></p><p> The Packers haven't gotten first round results with first round picks lb Nick Perry (2012) and de Datone Jones (2013.) While both have flashed potential they haven't been consistent and both have been injury prone. Jones will start the 2015 season on a one game suspension for an offseason pot bust.</p><p><a href="http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-nick-perry-032715" target="_blank">http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-nick-perry-032715 </a></p><p><a href="http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-datone-jones-031115" target="_blank">http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-datone-jones-031115 </a></p><p></p><p> The Packers sustained another major draft bust in 2012 second round pick de Jerel Worthy. The Packers traded two picks to move up in the draft to get Worthy, a dominating defensive lineman in college at Michigan St. Though questioned at times about his consistency and motivation. Worthy showed promise but injured his knee at the end of the season at Minnesota's Metrodome and his career quickly spiraled down and out afterward.</p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jerel-worthy-gets-a-new-chance--in-new-england-b99329833z1-271024401.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jerel-worthy-gets-a-new-chance--in-new-england-b99329833z1-271024401.html </a></p><p></p><p> Thompson came in for criticism in 2013 when he didn't add a safety in free agency or the draft when that position was in a situation of desperate need. And he raised some eyebrows again this year when he took two defensive backs and a wr/kr before getting around to picking an inside linebacker in the fourth round of the draft. In fairness reaching for a position of need and getting a player who doesn't fill it doesn't accomplish anything either.</p><p></p><p> After trying undrafted free agent M.D. Jennings at safety for two seasons TT did get HaHa Clinton-Dix with last year's first round pick. <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1892034-why-the-green-bay-packers-must-replace-md-jennings-with-sean-richardson" target="_blank">http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1892034-why-the-green-bay-packers-must-replace-md-jennings-with-sean-richardson </a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2538759-green-bay-packers-2015-impact-meter-fs-ha-ha-clinton-dix" target="_blank">http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2538759-green-bay-packers-2015-impact-meter-fs-ha-ha-clinton-dix</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://archive.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20131114/PKR07/311140406/Mike-Vandermause-column-Blame-Thompson-not-Capers-defensive-woes" target="_blank">http://archive.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20131114/PKR07/311140406/Mike-Vandermause-column-Blame-Thompson-not-Capers-defensive-woes </a></p><p></p><p>(to be continued.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packerlifer, post: 616952, member: 1242"] Part 9. Since Super Bowl XLV the Packers defense has taken a very different trajectory, as evidenced by their league defensive rankings of the past four seasons: 2011- 32nd (14th against the run, 32nd against the pass) 22.4 ppg (19th in scoring defense.) 2012- 11th (10th against the pass,17th against the run) 21 ppg (11th) 2013- 25th (24th against the run, 25th against the pass) 26.8 ppg (24th) 2014- 15th (10th against the pass, 23rd against the run) 21.8 ppg (13th) Average yds. per pass attempt: 2011-7.2 (30th), 2012- 5.7 (7th), 2013- 6.8 (25th), 2014-6.0 (8th). Average yds, per rush attempt: 2011- 4.7 (26th), 2012-4.5 (25th), 2013- 4.6 (29th), 2014- 4.3 (20th). Touchdown passes allowed: 29 (2011), 24(2012),30(2013), 26(2014). Rushing td's allowed: 10(2011), 12 (2012), 16(2013), 11 (2014). Interceptions: 31 (2011), 18 (2012), 11 (2013), 18 (2014) Sacks: 29 (2011), 46 (2012), 44(2013), 41 (2014). Turnovers and defensive td's: 2011- 38/5, 2012- 24/2, 2013-22/2, 2014- 27/4. The Packers have continued to win and reach the playoffs every year, winning four straight NFC North titles, but they have won only 2 of 6 playoff games during this time, including two more losses at Lambeau in postseason, and haven't made a return to the Super Bowl. Until last season they hadn't even gotten as deep in the postseason as the conference championship game. While it would be both unfair and inaccurate to say the defense has been solely to blame for that record it has been and remains the critical issue to the balance of team success. After flirting with an undefeated season and starting 13-0 the 2011 Packers became the first NFL club to go 15-1 in the regular season and become a "one and done" in the playoffs as they lost at home to the wild card Giants. In that game the Packers defense allowed 420 yds. and 37 points. Eli Manning completed 21 of 33 for 330 yds and 3 td's. Receiver Hakeem Nicks gained 165 on 7 catches and had touchdowns on plays of 66 and 37 yds. The following year at San Francisco the Packers gave up 579 yds. to the 49ers, 323 rushing yds., 181 by qb Colin Kaepernick and 45 points in another divisional round loss. They gave a better account of themselves in the next season's Wild Card meeting at Lambeau but still allowed 167 rushing yds. and 381 total yds. And they failed to make a stop or saving play on the Niners final 75 yd. 12 play 5 minute drive that ended in their game winning field goal in the closing seconds. In last January's NFC Championship game loss at Seattle the defense cancelled out a 5 turnover/5 sack game that had the Seahawks offense shut out for 58 minutes when they failed to hold on two stands late in the final two minutes and the overtime period. Of course, the offense being uncharacteristically off-kilter, conservative or turnover prone and several major gaffes by special teams have also been a big part of the blend of those playoff defeats as well.Still, the 2010 defense managed to step up and pull its weight in crunch time under similar circumstances and historially other world championship Packers teams have had defenses that saved the day when the other legs of the team stool were in a struggle. The defense had an extended period to show itself in 2013 when the offense wasn't around to carry it after Aaron Rodgers' fractured collarbone sidelined him for 8 games.In 5 of those games the Packer defense allowed over 400 yds., including 561 at Detroit, and over 330 in the other three. The Packers lost 5 and tied one during that stretch. Much of the fire for the Packers' defensive drop-off has been leveled at coordinator Dom Capers. "Fire Capers" threads are common on fan boards and grist for talk radio rants and some members of the media have questioned Mike McCarthy's commitment to Capers and his scheme. [URL='http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/01/17/is-green-bay-packers-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers-job-safe/']http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/01/17/is-green-bay-packers-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers-job-safe/ [/URL] [URL]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1869318-should-the-packers-consider-replacing-defensive-coordinator-dom-capers[/URL] [URL='https://www.numberfire.com/nfl/news/4344/is-dom-capers-done-in-green-bay']https://www.numberfire.com/nfl/news/4344/is-dom-capers-done-in-green-bay [/URL] [URL]http://www.fiveyardslant.com/dom-capers-dilemma/[/URL] The coaching certainly can be held accountable for game plans, scheme and player deployment, play calling and the team's poor fundamentals in tackling and recurrent communication and assignment breakdowns. But the larger issue is personnel. The Packers simply lost too many good players from the Super Bowl team and haven't had a good record of finding effective replacements. The career ending injuries sustained by s Nick Collins (2011) and lb Desmond Bishop (2012) and the free agency departure of de Cullen Jenkins right after the Super Bowl win created vacancies on the defense the club has been struggling to fill ever since. Johnny Jolly wasted his career on his addiction problem and resulting legal troubles and incarceration. Other prospects from 2010 who were hoped and expected to continue to progress and produce didn't: Defensive ends C.J. Wilson and Jarius Wynn, linebackers Erik Walden and Frank Zombo, s Charlie Peprah. And time marched on Charles Woodson, Ryan Pickett, A.J. Hawk, Brad Jones and Tramon Williams. [URL]http://profootballspot.com/_/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/evaluating-the-state-of-the-packers-defense-and-dom-capers-r1825[/URL] [URL='http://allgbp.com/2015/02/22/dom-capers-green-bay-packers-2014-evaluation-and-report-card/']http://allgbp.com/2015/02/22/dom-capers-green-bay-packers-2014-evaluation-and-report-card/ [/URL] GM Ted Thompson has come under some complaint as well for his free agency and draft decisions and moves - or lack thereof- for the defense. Sticking to his philosophy of building through the draft TT went 8 years without making any notable free agent signings for the team until the additions last year of Julius Peppers and LeTroy Guion. Though in TT's defense it is debatable at best whether signing more name free agents commanding big contracts would have turned the defense around or not left the Packers in a sal-cap bind. Thompson has not been lacking in effort for defense in his recent drafts. The Packers' first round picks have gone for defensive players in each of the last 3 years and of 39 picks since 2011 TT has devoted 19- 48.7%- to defense. The return on those investments hasn't been good, though. Over a third of the Packers' defensive draft picks since 2011 aren't even with the team any longer.Only two out of the University of Iowa - de Mike Daniels (4th round, 2012) and db Micah Hyde (5a,2013) - have been any real impact players for the club. The rest are still, hopefully and at best, "works in progress." [URL='http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-mike-daniels-022515']http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-mike-daniels-022515 [/URL] [URL='http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-micah-hyde-030915']http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-micah-hyde-030915 [/URL] [URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/119365564.html']http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/119365564.html [/URL] [URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/148997505.html']http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/148997505.html [/URL] [URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/204373411.html']http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/204373411.html [/URL] [URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/258550471.html']http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/258550471.html [/URL] The Packers haven't gotten first round results with first round picks lb Nick Perry (2012) and de Datone Jones (2013.) While both have flashed potential they haven't been consistent and both have been injury prone. Jones will start the 2015 season on a one game suspension for an offseason pot bust. [URL='http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-nick-perry-032715']http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-nick-perry-032715 [/URL] [URL='http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-datone-jones-031115']http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/green-bay-packers-annual-checkup-datone-jones-031115 [/URL] The Packers sustained another major draft bust in 2012 second round pick de Jerel Worthy. The Packers traded two picks to move up in the draft to get Worthy, a dominating defensive lineman in college at Michigan St. Though questioned at times about his consistency and motivation. Worthy showed promise but injured his knee at the end of the season at Minnesota's Metrodome and his career quickly spiraled down and out afterward. [URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jerel-worthy-gets-a-new-chance--in-new-england-b99329833z1-271024401.html']http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/jerel-worthy-gets-a-new-chance--in-new-england-b99329833z1-271024401.html [/URL] Thompson came in for criticism in 2013 when he didn't add a safety in free agency or the draft when that position was in a situation of desperate need. And he raised some eyebrows again this year when he took two defensive backs and a wr/kr before getting around to picking an inside linebacker in the fourth round of the draft. In fairness reaching for a position of need and getting a player who doesn't fill it doesn't accomplish anything either. After trying undrafted free agent M.D. Jennings at safety for two seasons TT did get HaHa Clinton-Dix with last year's first round pick. [URL='http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1892034-why-the-green-bay-packers-must-replace-md-jennings-with-sean-richardson']http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1892034-why-the-green-bay-packers-must-replace-md-jennings-with-sean-richardson [/URL] [URL]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2538759-green-bay-packers-2015-impact-meter-fs-ha-ha-clinton-dix[/URL] [URL='http://archive.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20131114/PKR07/311140406/Mike-Vandermause-column-Blame-Thompson-not-Capers-defensive-woes']http://archive.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20131114/PKR07/311140406/Mike-Vandermause-column-Blame-Thompson-not-Capers-defensive-woes [/URL] (to be continued.) [/QUOTE]
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