DMN Gosselin Blog: Around the Ranch: Dominant Dom Capers

[WoodysGirl]

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The Cowboys will be facing two familiar foes Sunday -- the Green Bay Packers and defensive coordinator Dom Capers. The Cowboys have had better luck against the Packers than they've had against Capers.

Since Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys in 1989, Dallas has posted an 11-4 record against the Packers, including three consecutive playoff victories from 1993 to '95.
Capers has been in the NFL since 1986 and the Packers are his eighth employer. He's a defensive whiz who specializes in the 3-4 scheme. Capers has coached against the Cowboys in six of his previous seven stops, missing out only at New England in 2008.

In his capacities as defensive backfield coach (New Orleans), defensive coordinator (Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Miami) and head coach (Carolina, Houston), Capers has compiled a 6-3 record against the Cowboys.

His Saints shut the Cowboys out, 28-0, in the 1989 season opener, also Troy Aikman's NFL debut. In 1997 at Carolina, the Panthers held the Cowboys to nine first downs and sacked Aikman four times in a 26-17 victory. And Capers orchestrated the stunning 19-10 upset of the Cowboys in the 2002 season opener in the NFL debut of the Houston Texans.


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[Danny White]

How'd your Eagles do last week, Goose?

 

[dndvalles]

1989 - dallas had no one.
1997 - Michael Irvin injured
2002 - QC

This article is a reach.

 

[TwentyOne]

Sounds like the right time to me to kick Capers butt.

 

[Direwolf63]

And Capers great defense allowed 38 points against a QB making his first career start last week, notwithstanding the blocked punt. And this against a team that had yet to win a game and whose offense was horrible all year. Where was Capers genius last week?

What Capers did years ago, has nothing to do with this coming Sunday.

 

[Doctor32]

Hey Goose... See cliff. Jump.

 

[CATCH17]

LOL @ Goos always trying to find something to cling onto so he can predict a Dallas L.

I bet he picks the packers this week because they are at home.

 

[alancdc]

1989 - dallas had no one.
1997 - Michael Irvin injured
2002 - QC

This article is a reach.

I was at the Carolina Dallas game in 97. Gained about 20 yards 1st play, I think, to Irvin and the tackler fell on his shoulder, maybe Lamar Lather. We would have beaten the Panthers if Irvin doesn't go down. Just my opinion, but this game really still gets to me since I am in Charlotte and MANY Panther fans STILL bring it up! Ironically, or just factually, the last playoff game we won was the game before this one in Minn.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

LOL @ Goos always trying to find something to cling onto so he can predict a Dallas L.

I bet he picks the packers this week because they are at home.

It seems to me that Goose always picks the home team for every game. Can't say that I am very impressed with his "non-draft" coverage, though.

 

[dndvalles]

I was at the Carolina Dallas game in 97. Gained about 20 yards 1st play, I think, to Irvin and the tackler fell on his shoulder, maybe Lamar Lather. We would have beaten the Panthers if Irvin doesn't go down. Just my opinion, but this game really still gets to me since I am in Charlotte and MANY Panther fans STILL bring it up! Ironically, or just factually, the last playoff game we won was the game before this one in Minn.

I agree it was a missed opportunity. Woodson had an early pick. The offense was moving, then Irvin went down and that was it. Aikman was looking for billy davis and deion to get open.

 

[miamicowboy21]

Maybe goose should go have a sit down with Cullen Jenkins and Charles Woodson and see how they feel about Capers. I guarantee you the word Dominant wouldn't be uttered one time.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Tony Romo vs. Dom:1-0.

But the Dominant One did hold Tony to 37 points.

 

[adbutcher]

Tony Romo vs. Dom:1-0.

But the Dominant One did hold Tony to 37 points.

:laugh2:

 

[JD_KaPow]

And Capers great defense allowed 38 points against a QB making his first career start last week, notwithstanding the blocked punt.

No, they didn't. 14 points scored on the blocked punt and an interception return. Two of the other TDs came after returns put the ball on the Packers' 8 and 17 yard lines. The defense wasn't Green Bay's problem last week.

What Capers did years ago, has nothing to do with this coming Sunday.

Now this part is true.