A few fights, but no headbutting in GB -- yet
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...than a bi-product. Coach Mike McCarthy hired Capers to replace the well-liked but humorless Bob Sanders. In turn, Capers and McCarthy brought aboard two non-stop balls of intensity in Greene and...
Blog | August 11, 2009Ultimate Building Blocks: NFC North
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...We're doing some projecting here, of course. But Delmas has the hitting ability and Bob Sanders-like toughness to be a star in this division. 9. Steve Hutchinson, OL, Minnesota. If I...
Blog | June 11, 2009Packers adjusting defense on back end, too
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...supplement the pure bump-and-run approach they used the past three seasons under former coordinator Bob Sanders. Here's how coach Mike McCarthy described the adjustment last month at the combine: "...
Blog | March 06, 2009Catching up with Bob Sanders
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Seifert My AFC East colleague Tim Graham caught up recently with former Green Bay defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, who is now Buffalo's defensive line coach. The Packers fired Sanders and most of...
Blog | February 16, 2009Black and Blue all over: Bears QB possibilities
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...when current Packers coach Mike McCarthy was the Chiefs' quarterbacks coach. Former Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders has surfaced as Buffalo's new defensive line coach. Here is the Bills' press...
Blog | January 29, 2009Hot stove: Green Bay Packers
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...NFC North ... Green Bay Packers offseason analysis 2008 record: 6-10 Coaching changes: Fired defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and all but two members of his staff. Hired Dom Capers as new coordinator and Mike...
Blog | January 26, 2009Ferraro's departure continues bloodletting
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Here's the tally: Fired outright Detroit defensive coordinator Joe Barry Green Bay defensive coordinator Bob Sanders Resigned Minnesota special-teams coordinator Paul Ferraro Retired Green Bay special-teams coordinator Mike Stock Demoted...
Blog | January 22, 2009Testing the 3-4 waters in Green Bay
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...tweaking rather than a complete reconstruction. That explains why McCarthy focused on experienced candidates to replace Bob Sanders; Capers has a long history of matching his defensive calls to the personnel he is provided...
Blog | January 20, 2009McCarthy: Defense will shift to a 3-4
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Mike McCarthy, who spoke to Wisconsin reporters Monday for the first time since firing defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and replacing him with Dom Capers. I'm tying up some loose ends on the...
Blog | January 19, 2009Will Capers change the Packers' scheme?
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...The Packers, who used a 4-3 alignment since McCarthy arrived in 2006, fired defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and most of his staff earlier this month. After being fired as Houston's head...
Blog | January 18, 2009Green Bay's latest target: Dom Capers
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...obvious that McCarthy is seeking a highly experienced, if not high profile, replacement for the fired Bob Sanders. His first two candidates, Mike Nolan and Gregg Williams, are also longtime coordinators and former head...
Blog | January 16, 2009Packers announce Slocum promotion
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...month. Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy has yet to announce a replacement for fired defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, although the favorite might be St. Louis interim coach Jim Haslett. UPDATE: The Rams announced Thursday...
Blog | January 15, 2009Black and Blue all over: Nolan to Denver
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Kevin Seifert Green Bay apparently has missed out on its top candidate to replace defensive coordinator Bob Sanders. Mike Nolan, the first known candidate to interview for the job last week, will be hired...
Blog | January 12, 2009Imagining change in Green Bay...
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...ll employ more zone coverage and a different blitzing style than what the Packers used under Bob Sanders for the past three years. The Packers built their secondary around the bump-and-run, man...
Blog | January 07, 2009Black and Blue all over: Nolan to Green Bay?
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...with the 49ers in 2005 and the two have maintained a close relationship. Nolan would replace Bob Sanders, who was fired over the weekend. One of the more intriguing aspects of Nolan's candidacy...
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