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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sky King" data-source="post: 622588" data-attributes="member: 7171">I'm less harsh on Capers than I am on Ted Thomson and his personnel staff, and I respect Ted Thomson a great deal.  Try as they might, for whatever reasons he and his assistants seem to fare less effectively at finding top-notch defensive players versus those who play on offense.Arguably, on offense Packer upper-echelon players (league-wide) at their respective positions include Rodgers, Lacy, Nelson, Cobb, Sitton and possibly Bulaga.  That's about half the starters.  On defense there are Matthews, Peppers, and possibly Daniels.  Not enough to be a top defense.  Talent absolutely matters.I must admit that I shout at the TV whenever I see a three man rush, however.  Some of his bend-but-not-break philosophy annoys me, too.  But in my judgment the most significant problem with the lackluster defenses has been a lack of top-notch talent in adequate numbers.  Capers doesn't draft them or acquire the free agents, and that is not an insignificant part of the equation.  He plays the hand that's dealt him.</blockquote>

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