Green Bay Packers Defense: In Dom We Trust…

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Published: June 8, 2009

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... other choice?

Dom Capers was hired by Mike McCarthy to restore the Green Bay Packer defense to prominence. He wasn't McCarthy's first choice, but after Mike Nolan and Gregg Williams spurned the Packers, and Jim Haslett was left hanging, McCarthy moved fast to lock up Capers before the NY Giants could.

Capers, 58, has 38 years of coaching experience, including 23 years in the National Football League. He has been a defensive coordinator seven of those years (Pittsburgh, '92-'94; Jacksonville 1999-2000; and Miami '06-'07) and head coach nine of them (Carolina 1995-'98 and Houston 2001-'05).

Fortunately for the Packers, his record as a coordinator is much better than his record as a head coach. Not that he took on easy tasks. As Capers has jokingly said, "I'm the only guy stupid enough to take two head coaching jobs with expansion teams."

Capers has experience with the 3-4 in Pitt...

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