Don't get me wrong - I am also on the fence about keeping Capers and/or position coaches.

So, according to McCarthy: we did not execute. On D, we tried different things, but none of them worked because of bad execution. To add, says they did not do on Offense what they wanted.

This has become a broken record. I'm hoping McCarthy takes this as a kick in the balls and realizes he better scheme up improved personnel packages and schemes this off-season. I do not know how many times our offense has not been able to do what it wanted. And something needs to be done to ensure execution of Defense - I'm not sure simply adding players is going to fix that part of the equation.

Originally Posted by: all_about_da_packers 

Packers' OT is raising some good points right now. If you want Capers fired then...

1) Who do you replace Capers with?
2) the roster is currently built for a 3-4 and even for a 3-4 they are dangerously thin at the line, and deep with servicable talent at lb.

So who is the better 3-4 coach out there, and do you consider a personnel and scheme overhaul in the offseason?

I'm not saying don't fire capers, but it's not as easy as, get rid of him and it's an easy clean upgrade

Originally Posted by: musccy 

Of course it's not easy. Firing a coach doesn't instantly make a team better in anyway. I feel as if that's rhetorical. It's a risk vs. reward approach. It's not up for us fans to decide who to replace Capers with. That's up to the guys getting paid to do so and who have a detailed knowledge of whats out there. If they truly feel it would absolutely not be possible to upgrade from Capers, then yeah, I guess you ride him out for one more season and see what happens. As I said earlier though, I find it hard to believe that there is not a single coach out there that couldn't at least coach close to Capers level. He could, perhaps, be even better. That's always the risk an organization takes when making a new hire, just like the Packers did when hiring Mike McCarthy. When intelligent decisions are made though, it can often work out nicely.

Originally Posted by: doddpower 

Again, maybe there is someone else out there, quite frankly, as you alluded to, I have better things to do than to scout dc candidates lying in the weeds, I'm just saying we cant assume (necessarily) the grass is greener even if our grass may be a little brown.

Originally Posted by: musccy 

I'm in favor of a switch at defensive coordinator. Our defense needs a more aggressive philosophy. All the great defenses in the league have a swagger about them as if they won't take shit from anybody, such as the Seahawks, 9ers, Steelers. Our defense continues to get pushed around and seems too content on going for the strip instead of laying the wood on a player. I don't care how talented offensive players are, if the defense continues to hit them everytime they get the ball it will affect them. This mentality has to be taught to a team from the start of OTA's. Dom Capers is not the coach who will do that.

Originally Posted by: Bigbyfan