I've always been a big defender of Capers. While I used to, and I guess still do prefer a 4-3 to a 3-4, I haven't been that gung ho about it.
Think about it, however. Datone Jones was and would be again an ideal 4-3 DE. Arguably, you could say the same for Nick Perry; Mike Neal too. Even Peppers had his best career years as a 4-3 End. Our other D Linemen - most notably Daniels, but also Boyd, seem more suited to be 4-3 DTs. Yet we are playing a kind of D requiring two of the position we are the weakest at: ILB, instead of just one 4-3 MLB.
I'm NOT advocating getting rid of Capers, who I see as the Great Compensator - the factor keeping the Packers D borderline adequate with his schemes and tricks. I am, however, saying he/the Packers should use more 4-3. If you think about it, that kinda was the trend last year - going without oversize NTs, etc.
As for the original question, I see Datone and Perry slowly getting better, worth keeping, better than Hawk, but with a ceiling lower than you like for a #1 pick.
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