GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers are only halfway to fixing their problems on defense.
The decision to change coordinators was the first step. Packers coach Mike McCarthy fired Dom Capers after Sunday's season-ending loss at Detroit.
Whether it was Capers, the revered Fritz Shurmur or the inventive Buddy Ryan, it might not have mattered who devised defensive game plans and called plays for the Packers. The resources weren't there.
Like most things in the NFL, it comes down to playmakers.
And that's where general manager Ted Thompson failed Capers.