Dom Capers Was A Guest Of The Dolphins At Training Today

[spiketex]

I was interested to read that Armando Salguero reports that former Packers Defensive Coordinator, Dom Capers was a guest of the Miami Dolphins at training today. Capers has been at a senior coaching level in the NFL for decades with various teams (including a short stint with Miami), but I'm unaware if any of the current top people in the Dolphins organization who have any direct ties to him. This was probably just a nice gesture by someone like Tannenbaum or Gase or Grier to show a bit of respect to a very experienced and knowledgable defensive coach who currently doesn't have a job. Do you think that maybe we are picking his brains?

Dom Capers coaching resume -
As coach:

• Kent State (1972–1974)
  Graduate assistant
• Washington (1975)
  Graduate assistant
• Hawaii (1975–1976)
  Defensive backs coach
• San José State (1977)
  Defensive backs coach
• California (1978–1979)
  Defensive backs coach
• Tennessee (1980–1981)
  Defensive backs coach
• Ohio State (1982–1983)
  Defensive backs coach
• Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (1984–1985)
  Defensive backs coach
• New Orleans Saints (1986–1991)
  Defensive backs coach
• Pittsburgh Steelers (1992–1994)
  Defensive coordinator
• Carolina Panthers (1995–1998)
  Head coach
• Jacksonville Jaguars (1999–2000)
  Defensive coordinator
• Houston Texans (2002–2005)
  Head coach
• Miami Dolphins (2006)
  Special assistant to head coach
• Miami Dolphins (2007)
  Defensive coordinator
• New England Patriots (2008)
  Special assistant & secondary coach
• Green Bay Packers (2009–2017)
  Defensive coordinator

 

['Deep]

Replacement for Burke, if Burke's defense doesn't get it done.

 

[Danny]

TBH, I didn't know he wasn't working. He's been around forever and has led some great defenses.

 

[artdnj]

Definitely a vg defensive mind.

 

[BigNastyFish]

IMO -- I would certainly target [Capers] as a "CONSULTANT" for Burke -- who is ridiculously unproven as an N F L defensive "master mind."

I recon one of the biggest ??? re this "team" is Burke as a legit N F L de-fen-sive-co-or-din-a-tor.

My opinion. Of course.

BNF

 

[Pandarilla]

Nice cameo appearances so far in Gase's tenure.

 

[Martel13]

Replacement for Burke, if Burke's defense doesn't get it done.

I believe Capers is a 3-4 coach for the most part? I guess he did run a 4-3 with us though right. Can’t hurt to have smart football minds around!

 

['Deep]

I believe Capers is a 3-4 coach for the most part? I guess he did run a 4-3 with us though right. Can’t hurt to have smart football minds around!

Yes, he is a 3-4 coach....we ran a 3-4 with him when he was here.

 

[MP-Omnis]

Kapernick ended Capers's career.

 

[uk_dolfan]

Replacement for Burke, if Burke's defense doesn't get it done.

god no, not after seeing what he did with the Packers in recent years

 

[Kdawg954]

Didn’t Dom Capers makes more money than Cam Cameron when they were here in 2007? That should of been a sign right there lol

I mean nothing wrong having this guy around our defense, I am expecting many different looks from a Burke this year.

 

[sunworshipper]

Kapernick ended Capers's career.

How do you figure?

 

[miamiron]

Kapernick ended Capers's career.

 

[johngarryvo]

Gase & Burke prob getting his eyes/input on some kinda 'hybrid' for D, img

 

[Vaark]

As with Bill Polian, Capers has lost a few of those figurative "steps" with encroaching age. Remember when originally we thought Dan Henning was gonna be a great OC based on the past? But like Capers, his shelf life had expired by the time The Rancid Tuna hired him.

A resounding "No" to Capers playing any part in this organization; we have enough others whom time has passed by: Joe Vitt wormed his way in and Terry Bradway is a prominent scout - both due to nepotism..