Capers will get the numbers out of his defense that are there. If his defense is solid in the back end solid up front, he will take risks, get sacks, get stops, get turnovers.

If he is worried at all about giving up explosive pass plays, he'll stay conservative and hope for a stop.

He's a good DC. He's not a HOF DC.

Look, can we all simply admit that Ted Thompson is the problem? Ted's philosophy works 80% of the time, and works well. But this season has shown two things: there has to be a real plan for the other 20% and Ted doesn't believe there IS an "other 20%."

Dom can do some maddening things -- turtle mode with a lead going into the 3rd is at the top of that list -- but even the most vocal Dom hater has to admit, his defense has done more with less than any other team. The question is why do we always have "less"?

Capers entire coaching Career has been exactly the same as it has with the Packers. He's able to turn a Defense around for his first 2 season, 3 tops and then the bottom falls out. His time in Green Bay hasn't been different. The same issue has plagued the Packers for years, opposing receivers running through the middle of the Packers Defense without a defender near them. It happened with Woodson and Williams, Shields and Williams, Shields and Randall, and now Gunter and Goodson.

The Packers Defense has improved in other areas but it SHOULD improve considering the Draft Resources spent on the Defense. Actually so many of the top picks have been spent on Defense, the Packers still don't have a TE, speed and size at the WR position, and are now forced to use a WR as a RB. I was actually really excited about this years defense, but I still had reservations.

I'm tired of the excuses made for Capers. We've had 6 straight years of "Falling Short" Defensively, if Capers wasn't missing his Top 3 Corners it would just be something else. Just like it has for the last 6 seasons. When he does get everybody back in the secondary we'll see once and for all if they can turn it around.

My only problem with Capers is that he has a tendency to get ultra conservative if he starts to get beat.

Capers has done a good job considering he has been playing without his top 3 CBs for most of the season and the last game was without his top pass rusher.

Many people scream that McCarthy needs to plan the offense to the talent of his players and yet, with injuries being the crux of the defense for many, perhaps Capers is playing a defense to the talent of the players left, unlike the offense hasn't weekly as claimed often.
My opinion is that the stars of this defense shine against the lesser and wilt against the better more than should and is easier to blame Capers than the defective tool box.

Just remember, rearrange Ernest Dominic Capers and you get:
RESPECT DOMINANCE SIR

Capers defense has been better this season and has played well enough to win 5 games. Then the same old issue came to raise its head once again at the end of the Falcon game. Failure to protect a lead in the 4th quarter. All things considered the defense played better than I expected against Atlanta until that final drive when the Falcons were able to march down the field, score the game winning TD and take their time about it, credit some of the failure to MM for not calling any TOs to save some time for the O to come back. Injuries or not this has happened far too often against Capers defense. 2012 Playoff game against SF eaten alive by Krapernick, on the road. 2013, playing at home and allowing SF to control the ball for over 5 minutes, run out the clock and kick the game winning FG. 2014, a healthy Packers defense commits suicide on the field and chokes on a 12 point lead with less than 4 minutes to play. Then gives up game winning TD in OT without the offense seeing the field. 2015, play well in AZ playoff game but once again fold up on first OT drive and give up game winning TD. This sorry chronology doesn't even include the number of regular season games given away (ala Atlanta) over the years that may have resulted in better playoff seeding and home field for the Packers in 2012, 2014 and 2015. We've had injuries, dropped picks (too numerous to mention), poor tackling, shanked punts resulting in our opponent having good to great field position, stupid penalties, rushing only 2 DLs, etc. Capers defense has found a way to lose every year except 2010 and A. Rodgers played lights out during the playoff run. It's always up to Rodgers and the offense to score on every possession or the defense can't get it done. With the exception of 4-5 games, 3 of which occurred this season, the Packers offense has carried this defense since 2009. They just don't make stops at critical times in a game, especially a big game. And over the years they have had an offense that is among the league leaders in scoring, first downs, TOP, etc. Plus they have a QB who usually never hurts the team with a pick. Imagine this defense playing with Favre throwing picks all over the place. Yet Capers defense finds a way to give it all back for any one or more of the litany of excuses mentioned above. I'll never give up on the team but far too often I feel like I'm just watching to see how the defense will screw up this week or this season when we get to the playoffs. Maybe we'll actually see a pass rush against the Colts this week, if not, get ready for the Andrew Luck show because that guy can flat out chuck it. Thanks, Since '61

DL: other than Daniels, Clark potential, nothing. OLB good/great depending on CM3, ILB very promising.
CBs real good with SS, terrible without.
S great on run, putrid on pass.

DC underachieving. Poor
Scheme in 3rd and long extremely ineffective.
Can't cover the middle of the field against anyone.

Capers needs to go.

I don't know if Capers is the problem, but I sure would love to see the Packers play defense like the Badgers. :-)

I blame Dom but for a very different perspective.
He can only work with the players Ted gives him. Period.
My take, our corners and safeties lack talent and have lacked talent for three years. Three years ago the Pack almost set a record for most pass yardage allowed. They were better last year but not by much and this year they are not much better.
My point, Dom either sits back and tries and makes silk purses out of pig ears or he sits down and has a little talk with Ted about lack of talent. He obviously hasnt done that so blame him.