1) Introduction: Unlike Dom Capers, Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum did not have a bounceback season. The Packers are a patient organization, rarely quick to fire a coach or cut a player on a whim. However, Slocum’s time very well may be up in Green Bay. The Packers have had more bad seasons on […]
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Dom Capers 2014 Report Card – Packers Grades
1) Introduction: Finally given a defense that wasn’t ravaged by injuries, Dom Capers silenced a few of his critics (at least for now) and helped the Packers defense take a major step forward in 2014. Too bad few people will remember it after the longtime defensive coordinator went into a conservative shell in Seattle and contributed […]
Mike McCarthy: 2012 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: Entering 2012, Mike McCarthy was riding high as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. He won a Super Bowl in 2010 and followed that up with a 15-1 season in 2011. It was the most successful two-year stretch the Packers have had since the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Despite the stunning […]
Dom Capers: 2012 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: Many expected 2012 to be a rebound season for the Packers defense. The unit was the team’s Achilles heel in 2011 and it cost them a shot at a second straight Super Bowl. Ted Thompson reloaded the team with talent via the 2012 NFL Draft, so it was up to Dom Capers to […]
Ryan Taylor: 2012 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: When Ryan Taylor was drafted in 2011, many wondered what the Packers were thinking. Could the team possibly head to training camp with five tight ends? They did and kept four in 2012 with Taylor once again among them. A special teams ace as much as anything else, Taylor showed enough in camp […]