Wow...I'm not sure if Bobo is always this argumentative, or if he woke up on the side of the bed, but he seems to be taking every one of these posts as personal attacks. (Only kidding with you Bobo)
I'll see what I can do, and Bobo, I completely expect you to rip this apart, but it's offseason and fans debate like crazy.
Personally, I believe Capers is a great defensive mind, who is extremely good at putting together the foundation of a team. However, I do not feel that he was the person to take our team into the future. He is an extremely conservative coach, and played "to not lose." In his first few years, his goal was to be close enough in the 4th quarter to beat the other team. I can understand his reasoning as well, since he is a defensive minded coach. I think he was extremely loyal to his assistants, and that became a problem this past year. I was able to call the offensive plays, and even worse, the offensive audibles. That was with both Palmer and Pendry.
I find you're argument that people supported Capers in years 1-3, and therefore he must be a decent coach a little weak. First, we hadn't had football in town in a few years, and merely having the sport back made us excited. Second, he seemed to be going in the right direction the first three years. That is the key point. After year three, he made a couple bad choices that made many people question his judgement on the future of the team.
When he decided to go younger with the defense, he let a few key veterans go that would have been better if nothing else on the sideline or providing veteran leadership. I agree, we built our defense from the start out of FAs, and we needed our young guys to step up. However, they weren't ready. He let go proven players and gave unproven young players a job, and they didn't have to work for it in TC.
Our offense was improving through year 3, but the OL still needed improvement. It could have been done through FA or through the draft. Capers decided to do neither and instead wanted to change the offense we ran completely. The 3 sec. snap and throw was supposedly implemented last offseason, culminated by the 3 sec horn that shrieked to let Carr know he would be hit if that was a real game. I still cannot fathom the logic in that plan, but if it had worked out, I would have given Capers credit. However, to the dismay of many fans, when TC came around, we saw nothing of the 3 step miracle that we had worked on for so many months. This was the main reason that we came out flat during our early season. The work that the currrent team is working on right now is as important if not more important mentally than training camp is. Last year's work went to waste.
Those are a couple reasons that many people lost faith in the Capers regime. I agree with you to an extent. Capers might have been a decent coach, however some of his assistants did not help his cause. And like most organizations, the leader is responsible for everyone, and his head goes first.
Now, onto our new head coach Gary Kubiak. I'm really not sure what he did to deserve your wrath, but to me it seems that you do not like the man. If you like Capers, that is one thing, but it is a poor reason to not like someone else. You are correct, he has never won a game in the NFL. But coaches start somewhere, and he has a solid foundation learning from a proven winner in Shanahan.
Kubiak gets nothing but praise from his former boss, and he is someone whose opinion should count for something, if not the countless Denver fans who congratulated us when he was hired. He is loved in Denver, and many believe he is the real deal. He has set forth a clear plan for this team, one that does not involve giving postions away to unproven players, but involves competition for playing time. This has been one of the most active years we have had in FA, not for big names, but for a lot of smaller names that will provide competition. Capers many times wanted "not to lose." What I get from Kubiak is "I want to win." He is an outspoken person in interviews and in giving his speeches, and people catch on to that. While nothing is proven, many people believe that players reflect the attitude of their coach, and I know you keep going back to the Arizona game, but hear me out. Capers was for the most part a reserved man who took notes on the sidelines, and looked like someone who would quietly take reprimand you if you did something wrong. He was reserved. From what we have seen in his limited time in front of the podium, and in interviews, Kubiak is more outgoing. Hopefully, that is also his attitude on the sidelines, and the players catch onto that swagger.
Please note Bobo, that I did not attack you in any way, and if I did, I did not mean to. Capers is a respectable man, and will do very well in Miami. However, you're pessimism against the new coach is uncalled for. He has done nothing to show that he is incapable at the job. Only time will tell if he turns out like Capers, a man who is a great coordinator, but not the best head coach. Like many people have said before, every great head coach had to start somewhere.
<<<<<<<< That is all you right there. Stop writing stupidity and take a lok at the stats. Don't try to compare Capers to Homlgren or the other coaches. I'm from wiscosnin and Capers isn't close to Homlgren. And sorry to say, but after Homlgren left the players sucked!!!!! Look at Favre he is getting worse and worse every year. The receivers they had gone!!!!!!!!! Holmgren was actually a GREAT coach I hope Kubiak can do as good as Homlgren. Take a newer team and take them to the top within a few years!
A coach's most important decision is who he hires . Bad coaching and wasted draft choices are why we are where we are . I just hope Kubiak and his coaches can take what talent we have and put an enjoyable product on the field .
