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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 579689">I think it's a mistake to view defensive personnel responsibility as 100% Thompson and 0% Capers.Do you think it was Thompson dictating to Capers that the defense needed more length, more athleticism on the D-Line and a minimum of three play makers to build around (see: Peppers), or do you think those were needs communicated upward by the presumptive defensive guru?Given that Capers expressed these views as his own prior to the personnel moves, I think it reasonable to think he shares some responsibility for Thompson's selections.  Put another way, to think Capers is mute behind closed doors as what he thinks he needs or that Thompson is deaf to Capers is a bit naive. That's not to say I disapprove of the Peppers acquisition considering the alternatives and available cap pace, though the jury is still out on the bang-for-the-buck calculation.  However, Capers certain involvement in personnel decisions, to whatever degree, does raise questions about his complicity in the Perry and Datone Jones picks, the marriage to Hawk (who is repeatedly praised by Capers for his leadership and communication), and who-knows-what kind of input into the  somewhat head-scratching Brad Jones contract, PFF's Jones ranking that did not match the eye test notwithstanding.</blockquote>

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