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08-22-2010, 12:16 PM
Bob McGinn-JSOnline-Aug 21, 2010 (http://www.jsonline.com/packerinsider/101238989.html)
I like Bob. But he has developed a serious tic when it comes to Ron Wolf, especially comparison's to Wolf, which to his mind, shed unfavorable light on Thompson. In an otherwise decent piece on Schneider's first 8 months with the Seahawks, McGinn unleashes these groaners:
1. Indirect praise of the trade for Charlie Whitehurst. I have read that Schneider liked him in college and Carroll liked the preseason film, but even if he was the best choice over the remaining QBs at the Seahawks draft slot, the league and the Chargers feel that someone overpaid for him.
In a piece that assumes Schneider loves the draft like Wolf and Thompson, he sent two picks to the Chargers before the Chargers ever gave them their price. If this was Schneider's deal, it wasn't done cleanly.
2. He rolls out a line that Thompson doesn't even seem to like players that have ever been on other team's rosters or training camps. Off the top of my head: Martin, Harrell (QB), Grant, Lee, Anthony Smith, John Kuhn, Brandon Chillar, one of his punters, Bigby, Peprah. And that doesn't even include Woodson or Pickett.
Perhaps Bob or his editors didn't have time or space to elucidate where the Packers stood in the league in developing your own versus signings from other teams. There is no context given. Neither is there a mention that Schneider might do things differently in year six versus year one. Or the slightly different salary cap situations (you know, like the fact that there is no cap this year, and potential FAs were suddenly 4th and 5th year RFAs).
3. McGinn praises Wolf and Schneider for keeping a revolving door policy for player acquisition, indicating that players that feel uncertain will play better. I think Bob whiffed like Reggie Jackson here. The vast majority of movement was at the bottom of the roster for all three men, unless you only count their first year. Not only do I doubt that Thompson's roster has been more stable at the bottom that Scheider or Wolf's, I doubt that the revolving door actually produces results.
You might find a diamond in the rough, but mostly you are seeking to fill holes. That revolving door is more a hallmark of bad team than the mark of personnel genius. Jimmy Johnson had one when he was 1-15. Belicheck had one in his first and second season.
I like Bob. But he has developed a serious tic when it comes to Ron Wolf, especially comparison's to Wolf, which to his mind, shed unfavorable light on Thompson. In an otherwise decent piece on Schneider's first 8 months with the Seahawks, McGinn unleashes these groaners:
1. Indirect praise of the trade for Charlie Whitehurst. I have read that Schneider liked him in college and Carroll liked the preseason film, but even if he was the best choice over the remaining QBs at the Seahawks draft slot, the league and the Chargers feel that someone overpaid for him.
In a piece that assumes Schneider loves the draft like Wolf and Thompson, he sent two picks to the Chargers before the Chargers ever gave them their price. If this was Schneider's deal, it wasn't done cleanly.
2. He rolls out a line that Thompson doesn't even seem to like players that have ever been on other team's rosters or training camps. Off the top of my head: Martin, Harrell (QB), Grant, Lee, Anthony Smith, John Kuhn, Brandon Chillar, one of his punters, Bigby, Peprah. And that doesn't even include Woodson or Pickett.
Perhaps Bob or his editors didn't have time or space to elucidate where the Packers stood in the league in developing your own versus signings from other teams. There is no context given. Neither is there a mention that Schneider might do things differently in year six versus year one. Or the slightly different salary cap situations (you know, like the fact that there is no cap this year, and potential FAs were suddenly 4th and 5th year RFAs).
3. McGinn praises Wolf and Schneider for keeping a revolving door policy for player acquisition, indicating that players that feel uncertain will play better. I think Bob whiffed like Reggie Jackson here. The vast majority of movement was at the bottom of the roster for all three men, unless you only count their first year. Not only do I doubt that Thompson's roster has been more stable at the bottom that Scheider or Wolf's, I doubt that the revolving door actually produces results.
You might find a diamond in the rough, but mostly you are seeking to fill holes. That revolving door is more a hallmark of bad team than the mark of personnel genius. Jimmy Johnson had one when he was 1-15. Belicheck had one in his first and second season.