Winston Moss
By Aaron Nagler on Mar 14, 2009 with 5 Comments
You can tell why he wasn’t hired as a head coach. He simply doesn’t come across as a particularly detailed individual. The first part of his presentation covered basic offensive concepts and how defenses typically react to them. To be honest, he wasn’t very impressive. But then, he put on a cut up of particular plays from last season that were meant to illustrate how the talent on the defensive side of the ball is much better than is perceived by the public.
And it was very convincing.
One thing that really struck me was Moss’ disdain for the old scheme. It was palpable. He didn’t shy away from his responsibility in last years defensive fiasco, but he continually stressed how excited he was that Dom Capers was on board. He also stated that Capers has made it abundantly clear that the effort he saw on tape last year on the defensive side of the ball was unacceptable. Strong stuff.
He wrapped up with just an astonishingly passionate couple of minutes talking about how different things were going to be this year. I. Can. Not. Wait.
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as if i needed something else to pump me up for this upcoming season. Cant freakin wait.
good work out there guys.
Agreed, Packnic.
Nothin’ like hearing a coach sincerely fired up for the upcoming season.
Al Harris for Jennings? That’s a great trade.
Fun coverage fellas. Sadly I missed a chance to try and grab a beer with you guys on account of other obligations.
Have to agree…the defense didn’t look THAT bad in 2007. Every single player seemed to be playing with less intensity, less passion, less awareness.
I’ve said it before: the 2008 Packers were less than the sum of their parts. Now, was that Sanders’ fault? That will remain to be seen, but I’ll tell you what…if Capers comes in and establishes accountability (as well as some of that intensity, passion, and awareness, this team is upgraded regardless of the scheme.
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