faba Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 By Chris Mortensen ESPN.com Archive The Green Bay Packers have beaten the New York Giants and perhaps two or three other teams to hire Dom Capers as their defensive coordinator, sources from both teams have confirmed. NFL.com Video Packers talk about Season The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel first reported the story. Capers spent the past year as secondary coach of the New England Patriots. He is still owed $2.6 million by the Dolphins for the 2009 season; he was hired by Miami in 2006 and was defensive coordinator in 2007. While the Packers are getting an undisclosed discounted salary for this year, a source said the team will pay Capers in excess of $2 million for 2010. Giants coach Tom Coughlin targeted Capers as a replacement for Steve Spagnuolo, who was hired Saturday as head coach of the St. Louis Rams. However, while Giants' ownership hesitated on the ultimate salary bid for a new defensive coordinator, Capers decided he did not want to wait and accepted the Packers' offer, sources said. The Giants are now expected to promote a defensive assistant from within their own staff but might consider outside candidates. Capers had worked with Coughlin in Jacksonville in 1999 and 2000. He runs a hybrid 3-4 defensive scheme but primarily played a 4-3 under Coughlin with the Jaguars. Other teams that may have considered Capers as a potential defensive coordinator included the Ravens, the Dallas Cowboys, the Jets and possibly the Kansas City Chiefs. Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst for ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 there's either one of two things going on up either the whole league loves Pats coaches or all the Pats coaches (and FO guys) can't WAIT to get away from that megalomaniac in the sweatshirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Is there a epidemic going on in New England? I guess Kraft and Bill will need to put an ad in the paper recruiting for hires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishooked Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Wow....so what's the tally up to now? Pioli Capers McDaniels Seely Anyone Im missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 a) Capers was brought in for one year to 1) help out the secondary and 2) BB was helping out a freind - Capers. Seeley was with the Patriots for ten years. He's gone and earned the title "assistant head coach." c) Pioli is running his own show in KC - for huge money. It was time to make this career move after years of learning from the master. d) Josh McDaniels is 'gonna strike while the iron is hot. No better situation for an offensive "guru" like Joshie - and better yet, a QB stat making machine. He and Cutler are a match made in heaven. Josh's NFL experience - 8 years, I beleive - is all within the Pats organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 The great migration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 As long as BB and Tom Brady are there the Pats will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I hear Bellys new squeeze has a teen son and a brother who are in need of jobs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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