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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 719095"><p>I was kinda sorta joking about not ruling out being doomed, as signified by the smiley face. Even the most exasperated fans should at least acknowledge that so long as Rodgers stays on his feet a division title is a fair assumption.</p><p></p><p>Now, if one concludes that the defense has not been and still won't be good enough to advance in the playoffs, and that constitutes "doom", then so be it.</p><p></p><p>As for the chicken-or-egg, Capers-or talent debate, there are certainly arguments to be made for the talent deficit side of the equation.</p><p></p><p>The reason why I'm on the anti-Capers side of the argument, while acknowledging that the talent is not the greatest, comes down to three factors:</p><p></p><p>1. Evident confusion and blown assignments more often than you'd like to see. There's a level of complexity that does not sync with draft-and-devleop.</p><p></p><p>2. There's not a sense of a whole being greater than the sum of the parts. Call it gelling. Call it team play. There's no "scheme makes the player" in this equation, which is often an expression used to critique a player's inherent talents but at the same time says a lot that's good about the coaching. We don't have those guys.</p><p></p><p>3. No culture of closing. Defensive collapses in the playoffs are too frequent to chalk up to the talent. Woodson lamenting (more like blasting, actually) no adjustments at halftime in the Kaepernick romp-a-thon was your first sign of serious trouble, with more late game mishaps to follow. If, as against Seattle, the defense makes plays and keeps the opponent off the scoreboard for 55 minutes, it's not really the talent is it? But when they collapse in historic fashion that speaks to culture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 719095"] I was kinda sorta joking about not ruling out being doomed, as signified by the smiley face. Even the most exasperated fans should at least acknowledge that so long as Rodgers stays on his feet a division title is a fair assumption. Now, if one concludes that the defense has not been and still won't be good enough to advance in the playoffs, and that constitutes "doom", then so be it. As for the chicken-or-egg, Capers-or talent debate, there are certainly arguments to be made for the talent deficit side of the equation. The reason why I'm on the anti-Capers side of the argument, while acknowledging that the talent is not the greatest, comes down to three factors: 1. Evident confusion and blown assignments more often than you'd like to see. There's a level of complexity that does not sync with draft-and-devleop. 2. There's not a sense of a whole being greater than the sum of the parts. Call it gelling. Call it team play. There's no "scheme makes the player" in this equation, which is often an expression used to critique a player's inherent talents but at the same time says a lot that's good about the coaching. We don't have those guys. 3. No culture of closing. Defensive collapses in the playoffs are too frequent to chalk up to the talent. Woodson lamenting (more like blasting, actually) no adjustments at halftime in the Kaepernick romp-a-thon was your first sign of serious trouble, with more late game mishaps to follow. If, as against Seattle, the defense makes plays and keeps the opponent off the scoreboard for 55 minutes, it's not really the talent is it? But when they collapse in historic fashion that speaks to culture. [/QUOTE]
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