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Despite heavy investment, Packers’ defense lacks an identity

Dennis Green could never have ranted about this Dom Capers defense.

Are they a fire zone team? A physical man coverage team? Are they a power defense with big bodies and immovable strength? What about a smaller, faster team who can disrupt and rally to the ball?

A team can’t be who we thought they were if we had no idea what they were to begin with.

Capers went through a phase with his front seven where he wanted power to combat the bruising NFC running games spearheaded by teams like Adrian Peterson and Frank Gore.