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Chris Mortensen (ESPN) is reporting that the New York Giants have tapped Dom Capers (Patriots) to become the next defensive coordinator in the Big Apple, after losing Steve Spagnuolo to the Rams earlier today.

Capers has formerly been the head coach in Carolina and Houston, and despite his poor performance in both locations, he is widely considered one of the better defensive minds in the game.

The main difference will come in the scheme he implements, as Spagnuolo ran a 4-3 attack style of defense, while Capers prefers to use the 3-4. That will necessitate a slight change in personnel, but given the Giants abundance of quality pass rushers, they should handle the switch fairly well.

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Adam Schefter (NFL.com) is reporting that Green Bay is in the process of interviewing Dom Capers (Patriots) to become their new defensive coordinator.

The Packers have previously interviewed Mike Nolan (Broncos) and Gregg Williams (Saints) to fill the position, but both coaches chose to go elsewhere instead.

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