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Packers Eschew Quantity for Quality

Who moved to the head of the NFL class during the draft? Find out with FanHouse's team-by-team 2009 Draft Grades.By dealing up into the last part of the first round for Clay Matthews, Ted Thompson may have forever changed his image in Green Bay. He went from being consistently ripped for his trade-downs and seemingly...

Former Linebacker/Pro Wrestler Kevin Greene Joins Packers' Staff

The Green Bay Packers have spent the first part of the offseason fine-tuning their coaching staff, especially on defense. Anyone who watched the team play in 2008 knows this was work that needed to be done. With Dom Capers in as defensive coordinator and former Carolina defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac now coaching the...

Is Aaron Kampman a Good Fit in Packers 3-4 Defense?

Earlier this week, the Green Bay Packers hired Dom Capers to run their defense. Capers replaces Bob Sanders, who ran the defense into the ground for three years, and he'll bring with him a new way of doing things. Part of the reason behind the coordinator change was a decision by head coach Mike McCarthy. Even though there...

NFL Veteran Dom Capers Named Packers' Defensive Coordinator

Perhaps it took longer than expected for Mike McCarthy, but the search is over. The Packers canned defensive coordinator Bob Sanders after a miserable season, and speculation on a replacement immediately began to center around former San Francisco head coach Mike Nolan.When Nolan took the job in Denver, the talk turned to...

Patriots Hire Dom Capers as Secondary Coach

This seems like sort of a big deal: the Patriots have hired Dom Capers as a special assistant/secondary coach. Weird. Last month, word on the street had Capers going to Dallas, presumably in an effort to line up Jason Garrett's coaching staff for when he inevitably takes over in 2009*. And now, Capers joins the New England...

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05/01/12 Northeast Ohio to host Division II Winter National... Source: Cleveland.com The NCAA has announced that the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Notre Dame College of South Euclid will host the 2013 Division II Winter National Championships Festival at Spire Institute in Geneva.
04/30/12 Packers restock Capers' defense Source: Leader-Telegram - Eau Claire WI Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson can talk all day long about how he let the draft board dictate his choices in the 2012 draft, but let the record show he selected six straight defensive players just four months after his team finished 32nd in the NFL in defense.
04/29/12 Tom Oates: Packers got just what they needed Source: Wisconsin State Journal - Madison WI A postseason statistical analysis by Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy revealed two major culprits in the great defensive collapse of 2011.
04/28/12 Packers go with more defense in round 4, pick Iowa DT... Source: Oconto County Reporter - Oconto WI The Packers run on defensive players continued with Iowa defensive tackle Mike Daniels with the first of their two fourth-round compensatory selections.
04/28/12 Staying with âD' Source: Beloit Daily News - Beloit WI GREEN BAY, Wis. The Green Bay Packers didn't pay much mind to their defense in the NFL draft a year ago, and those decisions may have contributed to their defensive struggles last season.