http://lastwordonprofootball.com/2017/06/11/green-bay-packers-defense-coach-perspective/#
Will the defense, under Capes guidance, finally improve?
Will the defense, under Capes guidance, finally improve?
http://lastwordonprofootball.com/2017/06/11/green-bay-packers-defense-coach-perspective/#
Will the defense, under Capes guidance, finally improve?
I'm gonna say no. Hate to be negative but I haven't seen enough progress from the unit to give me confidence that they are ready to make a leap under Capers. He's been here what? 10-11 yrs? But the defense has only been good in one of those years. Proof is in the pudding.
They may have been elite in 09 but they also showed the same propensity for failing in spectacular fashion on the big stage.I don't believe the Packers defense will significantly improve this season either but in my opinion that's because of a lack of talent on that side of the ball.
BTW the team fielded two elite units under Capers in 2009 and '10.
Questionable. I expect statistical improvement and growth from young players. Still very uncertain whether we have guys that can create turnovers.http://lastwordonprofootball.com/2017/06/11/green-bay-packers-defense-coach-perspective/#
Will the defense, under Capes guidance, finally improve?
Well, I don't see how the secondary play could be any worse. "Famous last words" is always a possibility I suppose.http://lastwordonprofootball.com/2017/06/11/green-bay-packers-defense-coach-perspective/#
Will the defense, under Capes guidance, finally improve?
I'm gonna say no. Hate to be negative but I haven't seen enough progress from the unit to give me confidence that they are ready to make a leap under Capers. He's been here what? 10-11 yrs? But the defense has only been good in one of those years. Proof is in the pudding.
The defense was coming around, until Thompson let half the secondary go.The defense wasn't that bad in 2014 or 2015, just saying.
Questionable. I expect statistical improvement and growth from young players. Still very uncertain whether we have guys that can create turnovers.
That is the thing about Matthews outside, how long will he hold up? But the problem is, if they move him inside, it really weakens the OLB position.
he had some hamstring issues in the past, then moves inside one year and finishes mostly healthy, then moves back "outside" last year and gets injured again and everyone says he;s injury prone on the outside. Just FYI, he was lined up off the ball and inside like a traditional LB'er when he got injured last year.
If we can get better pressure and the DBs can hang on...we will be better.
I worry about the pass rush, if Perry and Matthews once again goes down, not sure who will get to the QB.
The defense has been good in multiple years under Capers. This is an odd narrative that seems to stick around for some reason.
You mean like 2 or 3 of the ten years he's been here? I'm not just counting regular season either...the playoff loses have been ugly. The Packers are giving up almost 35 on avg in those loses. He doesn't get a pass just because they were ok in the regular season.
One of the biggest knocks on Capers is that he's been around so long his defense isn't hard to solve since he really doesn't adjust..yet it's complex..especially for the young guys.
And they really played well in seattle until the collapse. And I still blame 95% of that on coaching both offense and defense...but especially defense. (the 4th down play)
You mean like 2 or 3 of the ten years he's been here? I'm not just counting regular season either...the playoff loses have been ugly. The Packers are giving up almost 35 on avg in those loses. He doesn't get a pass just because they were ok in the regular season.
One of the biggest knocks on Capers is that he's been around so long his defense isn't hard to solve since he really doesn't adjust..yet it's complex..especially for the young guys.
And the botched onside kick was on the special teams also. That game was a complete collapse in every phase of the game, every part contributed.The touchdown on the fake field goal happened on special teams though.
The players agreement reduces the amount of practice time also, so the younger guys can't develop as quickly. The Patriots has recently shifted toward signing more veteran players for this reason. As usual, Belichick is ahead of the curve.Actually the knock on Capers' defense is that it's too complex to rely on younger players as much as the packers do. That's not on Capers, you hired him for a reason, the team knew his defense needed experienced vets to succeed and it DID succeed when he had those guys.
It's true the Packers defense has had some epic collapses in the playoffs during Capers' tenure but you shouldn't ignore the unit played some pretty good games in the postseason as well, being at least mainly responsible for winning two games during the Super Bowl run in 2010.
They've lost more games than won..how about that.