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New Coach, New Scheme
If anyone had any doubts that Dom Capers would bring the 3-4 scheme a long with him into Green Bay, throw them into the same bin where you tossed your "The NFL is mediocre at best this year" ones (honestly...the Cardinals?). According to McCarthy, the Packers days of bump and run 4-3 are behind ...
Packers land former Carolina coordinator Trgovac
jsonline.com — Jan. 23, 2009 Green Bay -- Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has added Mike Trgovac, a... former defensive coordinator in Carolina, to his defensive staff, a club source told the Journal Sentinel Friday. Trgovac, who coached the defensive line in ... (more) Packers land former Carolina coordinator Trgovac
SENIOR BOWL: Tuesday morning tidbits
jsonline.com — First people I saw when I got to the hotel? Of course it was deposed Packers defensive... coordinator Bob Sanders, secondary coach Kurt Schottenheimer and defensive line coach Robert Nunn . Didn't have time to talk to them much -- they were headed out to ... (more) SENIOR BOWL: Tuesday morning tidbits
Packers land Dom Capers as defensive coordinator | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press
greenbaypressgazette.com — Mike McCarthy's search for a defensive coordinator ended Sunday night when he hired Dom Capers to run... the Green Bay Packers' defense, an NFL source said. Capers has been a head coach for Carolina and Houston and a defensive coordinator for three other ... (more) Packers land Dom Capers as defensive coordinator | ...
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