Comments on: Capers Signs On With Pats http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/ Where Every Day Is Patriots Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeff http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2821 jeff Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:44:23 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2821 along the lines of matt walsh having tapes he illegally acquired i just saw him mugging for the cameras at a golf event in hawaii! i keep wondering if this guy just wants to tell me the truth why does he need legal protection? i think he loves the attention he's getting but he's no saint even though patriots haters hopes he is going to takedown our pats along the lines of matt walsh having tapes he illegally acquired i just saw him mugging for the cameras at a golf event in hawaii! i keep wondering if this guy just wants to tell me the truth why does he need legal protection? i think he loves the attention he’s getting but he’s no saint even though patriots haters hopes he is going to takedown our pats

]]> By: Rick http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2811 Rick Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:48:03 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2811 Did you see the latest from Florio?....he writes:>>>>>>>>>>> "But the sense we're getting is that many in the media are hoping for this to become a story of cheating and scandal and cover-ups and suspensions and forfeits"...........wouldn't one of those, "Many in the media" be HIM?....he has helped to Blow this story out of proportion as much as anyone else. You can tell he's a lawyer, he's great at talking out both sides of his mouth. Did you see the latest from Florio?….he writes:>>>>>>>>>>> “But the sense we’re getting is that many in the media are hoping for this to become a story of cheating and scandal and cover-ups and suspensions and forfeits”………..wouldn’t one of those, “Many in the media” be HIM?….he has helped to Blow this story out of proportion as much as anyone else. You can tell he’s a lawyer, he’s great at talking out both sides of his mouth.

]]> By: Scott http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2809 Scott Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:59:45 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2809 Rick I laughed like hell thinking of your post when I saw that PFT post. I wonder if Florio knows he's become that predictable. I'm with you - I'm squarely between love and hate when it comes to PFT. It's on my favorites as well. Its a good place to get a quick scan of the day's NFL headlines, but by the same token, you can't trust the analysis as far as you can throw it. And he's over the edge nutty when it comes to anything with a legal bent. Eventually I suspect it will become completely unreadable. Rick I laughed like hell thinking of your post when I saw that PFT post. I wonder if Florio knows he’s become that predictable.

I’m with you – I’m squarely between love and hate when it comes to PFT. It’s on my favorites as well. Its a good place to get a quick scan of the day’s NFL headlines, but by the same token, you can’t trust the analysis as far as you can throw it. And he’s over the edge nutty when it comes to anything with a legal bent. Eventually I suspect it will become completely unreadable.

]]> By: ddlang http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 ddlang Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2805 PFT is FOS. They said Joel Collier was fired as secondary coach when he actually moved over to be director of football operations. Not even close. Then they say McDaniels would be elevated to HC and Capers would be DC. Huh? Pees is already DC. If McDaniels is elevated they would need an OC. PFT needs to get a clue. They speculate about everything anti-Pats but nary a word about how MW would possible come to possess illegal tapes. PFT is FOS. They said Joel Collier was fired as secondary coach when he actually moved over to be director of football operations. Not even close. Then they say McDaniels would be elevated to HC and Capers would be DC. Huh? Pees is already DC. If McDaniels is elevated they would need an OC. PFT needs to get a clue. They speculate about everything anti-Pats but nary a word about how MW would possible come to possess illegal tapes.

]]> By: Rick http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2802 Rick Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:20:17 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2802 not sure if I love "Pro Footballtalk.Com" or HATE it....got to admit, it's on my "favorites" list but all the guy does is throw crap against the wall and sees what sticks. Actually I don't think he cares what sticks, he just likes to throw crap against the wall......nice way to make a living, wish I thought of it not sure if I love “Pro Footballtalk.Com” or HATE it….got to admit, it’s on my “favorites” list but all the guy does is throw crap against the wall and sees what sticks. Actually I don’t think he cares what sticks, he just likes to throw crap against the wall……nice way to make a living, wish I thought of it

]]> By: Rick http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2801 Rick Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:07:32 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2801 LMFAO!...Hey Scott the answer to your question is, 12 Hours. That's how long it took Florio to run with it.....Too funny. That post was done "tongue-in-cheek" ..not saying Florio read it here but....maybe.....>>>>>>>> POSTED 9:29 a.m. EST, February 22, 2008 IS CAPERS THE CONTINGENCY PLAN? Several members of PFT Planet have raised an intriguing question about the addition of Dom Capers to the coaching staff in New England. Is Capers, as one reader put it, the "break glass in case of emergency" option in the event that Spygate II goes to hell in a handbasket and Bill Belichick gets suspended by the league and/or fired by the team? The answer might lie in Capers' contract, which almost certainly will never be exposed to the light of day. If there's a written provision making him the head coach in the event of any sudden "incapacity" of Belichick, then this means that the powers-that-be have planned for the possibility, however remote it might be, that something bad could happen if/when Matt Walsh ever shows what he has and says what he knows. By having Capers' elevation reduced to writing, the Pats wouldn't be required to adhere to the Rooney Rule if/when a vacancy arises. Indeed, if the worst-case scenario (i.e., NFL suspends Belichick and the evidence is sufficiently compelling to force Bob Kraft to fire him) unfolds in, say, June, the franchise surely would want to make a quick transition. Starting a coaching search from scratch wouldn't be the way to make that happen. The other possibility is that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would be elevated to head coach and Capers would take over the defense. But McDaniels is still on the "ridiculously freaking young" side, and Capers has nine years of experience as a head coach with two expansion teams. LMFAO!…Hey Scott the answer to your question is, 12 Hours. That’s how long it took Florio to run with it…..Too funny. That post was done “tongue-in-cheek” ..not saying Florio read it here but….maybe…..>>>>>>>>

POSTED 9:29 a.m. EST, February 22, 2008

IS CAPERS THE CONTINGENCY PLAN?

Several members of PFT Planet have raised an intriguing question about the addition of Dom Capers to the coaching staff in New England.

Is Capers, as one reader put it, the “break glass in case of emergency” option in the event that Spygate II goes to hell in a handbasket and Bill Belichick gets suspended by the league and/or fired by the team?

The answer might lie in Capers’ contract, which almost certainly will never be exposed to the light of day. If there’s a written provision making him the head coach in the event of any sudden “incapacity” of Belichick, then this means that the powers-that-be have planned for the possibility, however remote it might be, that something bad could happen if/when Matt Walsh ever shows what he has and says what he knows.

By having Capers’ elevation reduced to writing, the Pats wouldn’t be required to adhere to the Rooney Rule if/when a vacancy arises. Indeed, if the worst-case scenario (i.e., NFL suspends Belichick and the evidence is sufficiently compelling to force Bob Kraft to fire him) unfolds in, say, June, the franchise surely would want to make a quick transition. Starting a coaching search from scratch wouldn’t be the way to make that happen.

The other possibility is that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would be elevated to head coach and Capers would take over the defense. But McDaniels is still on the “ridiculously freaking young” side, and Capers has nine years of experience as a head coach with two expansion teams.

]]> By: Nooner http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Nooner Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2798 Rick, conspiracy theorists love this but you'll note Capers lack of success in previous jobs. Most people know Belichick will do anything to help his team win - he was a great DC but hired Romeo Crennel only because Crennel is a great DC himself. Belichick addressed weaknesses every year (remember what he did last off-season?) and Capers, while probably not a good HC, adds a lot of knowledge to the staff. I don't think this hiring extends beyond making the Patriots a better team but then again it wouldn't give the media the soap opera it requires to operate. Speculation kills a lot of weak minds. Rick, conspiracy theorists love this but you’ll note Capers lack of success in previous jobs. Most people know Belichick will do anything to help his team win – he was a great DC but hired Romeo Crennel only because Crennel is a great DC himself.

Belichick addressed weaknesses every year (remember what he did last off-season?) and Capers, while probably not a good HC, adds a lot of knowledge to the staff.

I don’t think this hiring extends beyond making the Patriots a better team but then again it wouldn’t give the media the soap opera it requires to operate. Speculation kills a lot of weak minds.

]]> By: Mark http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 Mark Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:29:42 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2796 That's just about the dumbest thing I've ever seen posted on the intertubes. The noose is tightening! That’s just about the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen posted on the intertubes. The noose is tightening!

]]> By: Travis http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Travis Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:12:39 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2795 I'd be willing to bet that Gholston is #1 on the Pats draft board. This biggest need is an athletic freak linebacker, not these 230#ers from Penn State. I’d be willing to bet that Gholston is #1 on the Pats draft board. This biggest need is an athletic freak linebacker, not these 230#ers from Penn State.

]]> By: Scott http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/comment-page-1/#comment-2790 Scott Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:48:34 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/02/capers-signs-on-with-pats/#comment-2790 How soon before Mike Florio runs with this? How soon before Mike Florio runs with this?

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