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<blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 749703" data-attributes="member: 7277"><p>Carl, when you have an elite, best in the league QB, you are basically a 10-6 team by default. Anything better is a result of the things you do to improve upon that base. I really do believe that -- the QB position is that important, and Rodgers is that good. </p><p></p><p>Lately, it seems we are closer to that base than near the top where we belong. The 2015-16 team was close, but don't let the NFCCG appearance fool you - that team clearly demonstrated it didn't belong on the field with Atlanta, and that was very disappointing. </p><p></p><p>That's been the trend and the thing that has kept us from being back in the Super Bowl -- the defense. The postseason struggles on D, sometimes to very extreme ends, have been the hardest to take for me. </p><p></p><p>So absolutely, a change at DC is long overdue, and some if not all of the position coaches on defense. It seems like you're on board with at least some of that. </p><p></p><p>I can't explain why the defense hasn't improved over the years. My best explanation is that Capers and his coaches haven't been able to adapt to all the changes in NFL offenses the last decade. But it's just a guess. There's no doubt this defensive system had great success in 2009 and 2010, but many years have passed now and things remain consistently mediocre. Sometimes, things just get stale and a change can be a good thing.</p><p></p><p>I agree with you that gutting the whole thing isn't necessary. When Rodgers is healthy, the offense is Super Bowl caliber. There's no reason to replace MM and doing so late in Rodgers' career would be risky. I'm pretty indifferent to Zook -- don't care for him that much, but he'd be a pretty weak scapegoat if that's all that happened.</p><p></p><p>I'd probably give Ted his pension and tell him to ride off into the sunset, but mostly because his retirement is pretty inevitable at this point anyway and it seems wise to get his successor in place several years before Rodgers retires -- just as we did with Ted and Favre. But that's not something that will have instant big ramifications in the next year or two anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adambr2, post: 749703, member: 7277"] Carl, when you have an elite, best in the league QB, you are basically a 10-6 team by default. Anything better is a result of the things you do to improve upon that base. I really do believe that -- the QB position is that important, and Rodgers is that good. Lately, it seems we are closer to that base than near the top where we belong. The 2015-16 team was close, but don't let the NFCCG appearance fool you - that team clearly demonstrated it didn't belong on the field with Atlanta, and that was very disappointing. That's been the trend and the thing that has kept us from being back in the Super Bowl -- the defense. The postseason struggles on D, sometimes to very extreme ends, have been the hardest to take for me. So absolutely, a change at DC is long overdue, and some if not all of the position coaches on defense. It seems like you're on board with at least some of that. I can't explain why the defense hasn't improved over the years. My best explanation is that Capers and his coaches haven't been able to adapt to all the changes in NFL offenses the last decade. But it's just a guess. There's no doubt this defensive system had great success in 2009 and 2010, but many years have passed now and things remain consistently mediocre. Sometimes, things just get stale and a change can be a good thing. I agree with you that gutting the whole thing isn't necessary. When Rodgers is healthy, the offense is Super Bowl caliber. There's no reason to replace MM and doing so late in Rodgers' career would be risky. I'm pretty indifferent to Zook -- don't care for him that much, but he'd be a pretty weak scapegoat if that's all that happened. I'd probably give Ted his pension and tell him to ride off into the sunset, but mostly because his retirement is pretty inevitable at this point anyway and it seems wise to get his successor in place several years before Rodgers retires -- just as we did with Ted and Favre. But that's not something that will have instant big ramifications in the next year or two anyway. [/QUOTE]
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