“I’ve kind of followed this guy. He came out as a little guy and threw the ball around when his brother was with us,” the Packers defensive coordinator said of a time long ago, when he was the head coach of the expansion Texans and Carr’s brother, David, was the Texans’ quarterback.
These days, Derek Carr is the fast-rising quarterback of the Oakland Raiders, and Capers’ defense will be playing against Carr in the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. It’s a do-or-die game for the Raiders, who cling to slim wild-card playoff hopes. The Packers might have to win the game to remain in sole possession of first place in the NFC North.