Things are clearly different with the Packers defense this season. But you can’t merely see the changes, you can hear them.

After nine years of the calm stylings of long-time coordinator Dom Capers, having his more vocal replacement Mike Pettine stop a drill to yell at guys when mistakes are made is a bit jarring.

“Two different personalities,” veteran cornerback Tramon Williams said, via Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Williams played under Pettine for a year when he was head coach of the Browns, so he had a preview to what’s coming.

“From Dom to coach Pettine is totally different,” Williams said. “Two different personalities. Dom was just a laid-back guy. He commanded it with his experience and presence, but coach Pettine, he’s going to let you know. He’s going to let you know, but he’s been highly successful in this league with every team he’s been on. He has the resume to back it up, and you can see it in his attitude also.

“Coach Pettine believes in football stuff, not schematics stuff. As a player, that’s what you love in a coach. If he tells you to go out there and do what you do, that’s what you love to hear from a coach. That’s what coach Pettine is really about.”[more]

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Darin Gantt wrote:

“Coach Pettine believes in football stuff, not schematics stuff. As a player, that’s what you love in a coach.”

Originally Posted by: MintBaconDrivel 

What does this even mean? 😕

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

I am a big fan of an animated coach. I think a player will go more balls out for a guy on the sideline being in the game, rather than a guy falling asleep in a booth calling down plays. One of the things I miss when Kevin Greene was on the sideline was the extra energy he seemed to provide to the players. It appeared that the LBs wanted to really play well for him.

Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla 

It means that, unlike Mike McCarthy, he’s not teaching it out of a textbook.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

“Coach Pettine believes in football stuff, not schematics stuff. As a player, that’s what you love in a coach.”

Originally Posted by: MintBaconDrivel 

What does this even mean? 😕

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

I read it to mean that Dom Capers tried to outsmart offenses with scheme instead of letting his players beat offenses by winnable matchups.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

I read it to mean that Dom Capers tried to outsmart offenses with scheme instead of letting his players beat offenses by winnable matchups.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

I am a big fan of an animated coach. I think a player will go more balls out for a guy on the sideline being in the game, rather than a guy falling asleep in a booth calling down plays. One of the things I miss when Kevin Greene was on the sideline was the extra energy he seemed to provide to the players. It appeared that the LBs wanted to really play well for him.

Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla