Has Ted Thompson really changed?

[vince]

They went into the year knowing Montgomery was an available RB, which is why they only kept 2 (plus Monty, 2 on the PS, Ripkowski, Cobb, FA's, etc.). That plan has been confirmed publicly by McCarthy and the fact that Monty has proven to be an able RB supports that plan. Their top 2 guys went down for significant periods, but even with that, the RB position didn't hurt the Packers last season. They were 7th best in the league in Yds./Att.

[Patler]

They went into the year knowing Montgomery was an available RB, which is why they only kept 2 (plus Monty and 2 on the PS). That plan has been confirmed publicly by McCarthy and the fact that Monty has proven to be an able RB supports that plan.

Not only that, in Montgomery's limited rookie season they used him in the backfield more and differently than Cobb, and talked about expanding it even more before he was lost for the year. I think this move would have happened regardless, just like the moves of many others from the college positions to their NFL positions.