Collinsworth loved this idea on Sunday night, stating many times that Capers is deserving of being on the top of the coaching prospects list for next year.

I haven't heard any other major rumors, probably since it's early and due to the fascination with Gruden/Cowher, and to some extent Fox/Frasier...thoughts?

No.. he should coach this defense until he wants to retire. ;)

Honestly, he has never really been given a fair shake as a HC.. both times he was charged with building a franchise.. not coaching one.

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don't tell anyone that.

Obviously I want the packers to pay him whatever the hell he wants to stay for life.

Working in our favor is that he's had a bad tract record coaching before.

Working against us, though, is just what 93z said, and that the D is overperforming!

I think after his experiences, though he was boned doing expansion teams twice, he will be a DC for life now. He excels at it, and he will be paid the money to stay there as well. I plan to see him when he is 80 years old still dialing up the Psycho package wearing Green and Gold.

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IF Dom were to leave for a HC after this season, Mike Trgovac would make the most sense to replace him. He's done a hell of a job with our D-Line and was the DC in Carolina for many years.

I don't know if he'll got offered a job elsewhere considering his history as a HC, but I'll sure as hell take him as a DC over Ed Donatell, Bob Slowik, and Bob Sanders any day of the week. We only had Jim Bates around for one season, so it's hard to say how good he might have been since he didn't stick around with McCarthy after he was hired in '06. That being all said, Capers is probably the best DC we've had since Fritz.

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I'm OK with all of this except the part about the psycho package. That thing needs to take up permanent residence on the last page of the playbook...

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Noooooooo!

We need Dom. He's one of the top people responsible for our turnaround from 2008 to 2009/2010.

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If you are implying that Capers would turn down a head coaching job if one was offered to him, I think this is wishful thinking. Not many guys turn down head coaching jobs. Jason Garret is an exception, and almost everybody thinks he made the wrong decision.

The biggest factor working against Capers getting a head coaching job is his age. He's 60 years old, and young coaches are all the rage now. So I don't think he will get any offers, but I am starting to get a little nervous.

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Some people should. Lovie Smith is a dang good DC. Lousy HC. Capers is a better coordinator than HC. He may know that. Or he may just say "screw it" and take it anyways. I hope he doesn't.

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