GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The last time the Green Bay Packers changed defensive coordinators, they handed Dom Capers two of the best pieces he could have wanted when then-general manager Ted Thompson drafted a pair of cornerstone-type players.
One of them, Clay Matthews, could be that again for new defensive boss Mike Pettine, who last month replaced the fired Capers.
Not only should new general manager Brian Gutekunst keep one of Thompson’s best draft picks, but Pettine should build his system around Matthews.