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Assuming no other FA signings, where do you think we'll finish this season?
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6794" data-source="post: 718350"><p>It seems that Capers' system works significantly better with a more experienced defense though. Therefore the Packers holding on to their defensive coordinator and Thompson's draft and develop philosophy don't seem to be a great fit.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's absolutely no doubt it's possible that young players significantly improve during their second and third seasons in the league. It's unrealistic to expect every single one of them to take a leap in 2017 though as it's probable some either stay put or regress next season.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Those numbers are a bit misleading as the Packers defense mostly performs exceptionally well against below average offenses but struggle mightily against good ones. Last season the unit allowed a ludicrous average of 36.9 points against top 15 scoring offenses and while playing better in 2015 still gave up 27.3 points in those contests.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunateky the Packers mostly face teams like that in the playoffs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Interestingly Thompson's approach to mostly rely on a draft and develop philosophy resulted in a championship before the new CBA was introduced. At that point the number of offseason, training camp and regular season practices wasn't as limited as it has been over the past six years. Unfortunately the current system makes it tougher for younger players to develop.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not convinced Randall was a well regarded cornerback prospect by anyone else than Thompson.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In my opinion you're putting too much stock into Randall's athletic traits when projecting his development going forward.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You seem to forget that the Packers still had a #1 cornerback in Sam Shields for most of the 2015 season. When he didn't play for four games two seasons ago the defense gave up an average of 28.8 points per game. Unfortunately that weakness hasn't been addressed at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6794, post: 718350"] It seems that Capers' system works significantly better with a more experienced defense though. Therefore the Packers holding on to their defensive coordinator and Thompson's draft and develop philosophy don't seem to be a great fit. There's absolutely no doubt it's possible that young players significantly improve during their second and third seasons in the league. It's unrealistic to expect every single one of them to take a leap in 2017 though as it's probable some either stay put or regress next season. Those numbers are a bit misleading as the Packers defense mostly performs exceptionally well against below average offenses but struggle mightily against good ones. Last season the unit allowed a ludicrous average of 36.9 points against top 15 scoring offenses and while playing better in 2015 still gave up 27.3 points in those contests. Unfortunateky the Packers mostly face teams like that in the playoffs. Interestingly Thompson's approach to mostly rely on a draft and develop philosophy resulted in a championship before the new CBA was introduced. At that point the number of offseason, training camp and regular season practices wasn't as limited as it has been over the past six years. Unfortunately the current system makes it tougher for younger players to develop. I'm not convinced Randall was a well regarded cornerback prospect by anyone else than Thompson. In my opinion you're putting too much stock into Randall's athletic traits when projecting his development going forward. You seem to forget that the Packers still had a #1 cornerback in Sam Shields for most of the 2015 season. When he didn't play for four games two seasons ago the defense gave up an average of 28.8 points per game. Unfortunately that weakness hasn't been addressed at all. [/QUOTE]
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