Dom Capers

Just win baby.

I don't care if the other team scores 500 points. As long as the GBP scores at least 501...

Why is it so difficult to understand that the Bears and Packers should have two completely different strategies? The Packers have Aaron Rodgers as their QB. The Bears have Jay Cutler as their QB. Why on earth would they take the same offensive approach with that big of a gap in playmakers?

That's sort of a common theme in sports. Generally, the less talented team wants to slow things down and make it a shorter game. I'd feel much better about the Packers chances vs. the Bears if each team had 10 possessions vs. 5 possessions. The more opportunities, the greater the odds that the superior offense (in this case GB) wins out.

Balance. Balance wins.

Last year we ran more, and passed more than in 2010. Problem is, the script flipped. Unlike 2010, our opponents both ran more than us and passed more than us last year.

Our D gets worn out. What happened to Matthews last year end of NFCC game?

I don't even want to think about an injury to Clay Matthews right now.

The biggest problem on Sunday was the bonehead third down conversions and whiffed tackles. The Bears were a determined group after the Packers completely embarrassed them two times last season. I wasn't the least bit surprised that their big uglies on the OL were able to bring their A game and open up holes. Those guys in the trenches play with more pride than anyone else on a football team, bar none. What I found to be really irritating were the constant mental errors on third down assignments and the whiffed tackles. Those are the things that really drive most football fans and coaches up the wall. Some days you're just going to be out-muscled, even if you're the baddest man in the world. The guys across from you are all still NFL athletes, and they're sometimes going to get the jump on you physically. The mental errors, on the other hand, simply points to a lack of focus.

The Bears were making some good plays, but not nearly enough of them to explain why they were able to put themselves in a position to tie the game at the end. If guys had been sure of their assignments and wrapped up on their tackles on just a few more plays, the game would have ended as a clean, easy two score victory for the Packers, regardless of whether or not Chicago's OL and RBs had a nice day. It's really that simple.

D word of the day was *WHIFF!*

Didn't McSFace give up play calling to help with the defense?

How about teaching tackling techniques...

Although that reasoning appears to make sense, stats show that rushing yards, number of rushes per game, & time of possession do not correlate highly with winning games. The best predictors of game outcome are: 1) Turnover differential 2) Average yards gained per pass attempt. This has been the case in the NFL for a number of years & it looks like it will be the case again this season. Looking at week 1 games, no team lost a game in which they won these 2 stats (6 games), in every other game the teams split the 2 stats. 

Pro players should know how to flippen tackle when entering the league.  IMO it's part lack of will and part lack of talent.  Combine that with an unwillingness from the coaches to shake things up until its so painfully obvious that evey armchair GM in WI is saying about time, and you have our D. (ILB for past 5 years)

HaHa Clinton Dix should be getting his rear benched for his performance.  Instead, he will be out there Sunday diving at air over and over again.  

They do. It's not a lack of will, it's a mental failure.

Capers D has historically relied on assignment sure vets over potentially more talented youth. Losing Barrington may force his hand, and not just with Ryan. It may require more snaps for Rollins.

** edit **  Rollins had 0 defensive snaps vs CHI. 

One of the most important aspects to tackling is getting there to make the tackle. If you look closely at replays, you can see we have had a number of players getting caught in blocks, pushed away from the ball carrier. Barrington just got pushed out too often, caught up in blocks, unable to get home. When he was in position, he usually got the job done, but being forced out of position to make the plays/questionable instincts is what really hurt him.

I like Ryan's instincts better at ILB. Palmer too. Palmer led our team in tackles v. CHI, along with Shields.

The tackling fundamentals will be heightened going into this game v. SEA. That's a good thing. Ha Ha needs to keep his feet and not dive. Take that extra step. I'm sure that was a point of emphasis that they will be working on.

Rollins is a very solid tackler, and I suspect we will see him in action on D. I think this is a game where both he and Randall can have a pretty big impact. Maybe even Gunter depending on how they gameplan Graham. Dom is so adverse to playing rookies that I question whether we see much of them though. I'm really hoping Richardson gets off the schneid and makes some plays, especially in coverage. If he can't cover, he becomes a liability. I look for him to have a good game v. Lynch. If Burnett makes it back, healthy, that would be a giant plus.

As Satori pointed out, Burnett really is a key cog to our defense. Thankfully, we are pretty deep at S if he can't go.

If our DL plays a great game, it will make a big difference in the outcome.

http://www.theonion.com/articl...aching-facilit-51324

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Saying that they held off taking such a drastic step for as long as they could, officials from the New York Giants confirmed Wednesday that the team had made the difficult decision to move head coach Tom Coughlin into an assisted-coaching facility. “We know Tom likes his independence, but ultimately we had no choice—at least this way he won’t have to completely stop what he loves doing while still getting the proper supervision and attention he needs,” said offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo

In other news, The Wizard's toupee had to be put down after losing a long battle to mange.  

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I'm thinking babysitting Zook is a full time job with over time hours readily available.

Here's a cool read on NFL tackling and Rugby approaches to bringing down ball carriers.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/wh...rom-rugby-1442335267

Almost 3:1 difference in the number of tackles made in a Rugby match v. NFL game.

Agree. A lot can be learned from Rugby.

Take off the helmets and armor and most players will choose self preservation over a blow up hit.

Edited: blowup to blow up.

(didn't want Fedya to think I was talking about my doll)