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The Woelfel World of Sports
Packers defensive coordinator inherits offensive situation
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January 19, 2009 at
2:27PM CST
BY GERY WOELFEL
The Packers’ decision to hire Dom Capers as their defensive coordinator was definitely a step in the right direction.
Capers has a quality resume and has a wealth of experience. He’s overseen 3-4 defenses and 4-3 defenses. He’s seen every offensive formation imaginable.
But hiring Capers is hardly a cure-all for the Packers’ sickly defense.
Consider:
The Packers have two aging cornerbacks: Al Harris is 34 and Charles Woodson will be 33 next season. There are already whispers the Packers are considering moving Woodson to safety. If that occurs, they’ll have to draft a cornerback or sign one in free agency.
The Packers’ outside linebackers – A.J. Hawk and Brady Poppinga – are ho-hum performers and have seldom shown any playmaking skills.
Hawk is coming off an underachieving season and hasn’t come close to justifying Packers GM Ted Thompson’s decision to make him the fifth overall selection in the 2006 NFL draft.
Poppinga, on the other hand, may actually be an overachiever. But that’s doesn’t mean he’s good. He isn’t.
As for the Packers’ defensive line, only one of their regular starters – Aaron Kampman – can be counted on as a consistently reliable pass rusher.
Capers may bring some new, innovative schemes and new, much-needed philosophies with him to Green Bay, but until Thompson hands him some new players -- and good ones -- don't expect him to be a miracle worker.
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