Comments on: Gut reaction to Capers’ hiring http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/gut-reaction-to-capers-hiring/ All Things Green Bay Packers Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: DaveK http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/gut-reaction-to-capers-hiring/#comment-5618 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:56:01 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/?p=2783#comment-5618 It sounds like Williams turned down the Packer job as his family preferred New Orleans but Williams did have some very good things to say about McCarthy and the Packers team at the Senior bowl. From the JSonline blog:

Williams said all nine teams with openings contacted him. And in his evaluation of each possible destination, the Packers ranked No. 1 when it came to young talent on their defense.

“From the starters to the reserves, the depth of young talent there was really impressive,” Williams said. “That was a big mark in their corner.”

Williams said he was impressed with McCarthy’s organization and the structure he has in place. Williams also felt the Packers, in the end, did very well in getting Capers.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/37943929.html

]]> By: Wamzlee http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/gut-reaction-to-capers-hiring/#comment-5597 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:29:26 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/?p=2783#comment-5597 I will admit that Wikipedia was the first source I checked to get a reaction on Capers, because it doesn’t necessarily sugar-coat a person like the news reports. Hell, we could have hired Terry Bradshaw as DC and the new reports would be “well, he is back into football. His years of know-how of reading and slicing up defenses will be a huge attribute to what the Packers need in a defensive coordinator.”

But any hoot, my point in commenting was to say that his Head Coaching record was of expansion teams.

]]> By: awhayes http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/gut-reaction-to-capers-hiring/#comment-5595 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:47:45 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/?p=2783#comment-5595 All Wikipedia did was confirm my suspicion that his lifetime coaching stats don’t make him the “can’t miss” candidate you seem to think he is. I can’t pretend to know a whole lot about the guy – not sure how you’re judging his “coaching acumen” – but I can’t help but wonder why he would go relatively unnoticed by other teams with vacancies (except for the Giants where his good friend is head coach).

Importantly though, I’m not slamming this hire. In fact, I would be excited if hiring him leads to the Pack using a 3-4 defense – or at least a hybrid defense of some sort.

]]> By: Aaron http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/gut-reaction-to-capers-hiring/#comment-5594 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:19:49 +0000 http://packergeeks.wordpress.com/?p=2783#comment-5594 Your passing of judgment on Capers’ coaching acumen based on his Wikipedia page is hysterical.

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