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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 621082"><p>Yeah, there is no doubt 2012 was a very poor draft. Others have not been so hot on the defensive side of the ball. Thompson certainly shares culpability for any talent shortfall. I don't tag him with the "genius" designation many ascribe to him...I consider him as merely a top 10 GM.</p><p></p><p>I've mentioned in the past how this year's cap allocation to the defense is greater than the offense, which I'm sure many find surprising. Perhaps more surprising, the Packers have what amounts to the 3rd. highest defensive cap allocation this season according to overthecap.com, with only a couple of $100,000 separating the Packers from Arizona and Seattle in a virtual tie. The only teams spending appriciably more cap on defense this season are the Jets and the Texans. The Packers might rise in that ranking given they have no high priced players that will end up as cap casualties as the cut downs are complete, whereas those other teams might.</p><p></p><p>The draft shortfall has been compensated for with the Peppers signing and paying the core players to stay put. Matthews, Peppers, Shields and Burnett are the guys to fill in around. Guion was added; he's a decent player. Dix and Daniels are young, cheap (for now) players, decent and better than that, respectively. Neal's a decent player if a bit overcompensated. Raji was paid some dough on a bet.</p><p></p><p>There is talent here, known quantities (unless Capers confuses them with more scheme or plays them out of position), a vet group retained at some considerable expense. It's the DCs job to coach up and work in the complementary players, and more importantly fashion a coherent unit around the core.</p><p></p><p>Even if one assumes the talent on balance is mediocre, which I do not, yielding mediocre results (and troubling collapses as an added "bonus"), then what good is Capers, at considerable cost in his contract no doubt? The answer is that there is a disinclination to rock the boat, rework the formula, when the team makes the playoffs every year. Backing and filling, drafting for need, to stay on par is the order of the day. At least McCarthy sees the problem. Whether McCarthy would prefer to turn the page, it is hard to say...you can bet a decision on Capers in not his unilaterally. It would not have been him negotiating Capers contract extension. At least McCarthy is taking a closer look under the hood. </p><p></p><p>At the very least, if the problem is not the scheme or the players, the playoff collapses, and the multi-game periods where the tackling goes into hibernation speak to a cultural issue that should be addressed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 621082"] Yeah, there is no doubt 2012 was a very poor draft. Others have not been so hot on the defensive side of the ball. Thompson certainly shares culpability for any talent shortfall. I don't tag him with the "genius" designation many ascribe to him...I consider him as merely a top 10 GM. I've mentioned in the past how this year's cap allocation to the defense is greater than the offense, which I'm sure many find surprising. Perhaps more surprising, the Packers have what amounts to the 3rd. highest defensive cap allocation this season according to overthecap.com, with only a couple of $100,000 separating the Packers from Arizona and Seattle in a virtual tie. The only teams spending appriciably more cap on defense this season are the Jets and the Texans. The Packers might rise in that ranking given they have no high priced players that will end up as cap casualties as the cut downs are complete, whereas those other teams might. The draft shortfall has been compensated for with the Peppers signing and paying the core players to stay put. Matthews, Peppers, Shields and Burnett are the guys to fill in around. Guion was added; he's a decent player. Dix and Daniels are young, cheap (for now) players, decent and better than that, respectively. Neal's a decent player if a bit overcompensated. Raji was paid some dough on a bet. There is talent here, known quantities (unless Capers confuses them with more scheme or plays them out of position), a vet group retained at some considerable expense. It's the DCs job to coach up and work in the complementary players, and more importantly fashion a coherent unit around the core. Even if one assumes the talent on balance is mediocre, which I do not, yielding mediocre results (and troubling collapses as an added "bonus"), then what good is Capers, at considerable cost in his contract no doubt? The answer is that there is a disinclination to rock the boat, rework the formula, when the team makes the playoffs every year. Backing and filling, drafting for need, to stay on par is the order of the day. At least McCarthy sees the problem. Whether McCarthy would prefer to turn the page, it is hard to say...you can bet a decision on Capers in not his unilaterally. It would not have been him negotiating Capers contract extension. At least McCarthy is taking a closer look under the hood. At the very least, if the problem is not the scheme or the players, the playoff collapses, and the multi-game periods where the tackling goes into hibernation speak to a cultural issue that should be addressed. [/QUOTE]
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