The Curse of Bretsky, 2009 edition

[CaliforniaCheez]

No matter who you think is best, Ted Thompson will draft someone else.


Attempting to predict/forsee a Ted Thompson draft is like predicting the time and location of the next meteor strike.

It is futile to try and guess what Ted will do. You will only hurt your head and waste time.

[Harlan Huckleby]

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/oates/441584

you might enjoy Tom Oates ranting about how Ted Thompson is an ass

[ThunderDan]

I think he's a better receiver, but I don't know that he's more valuable than Ginn.

Speed kills, and Ginn has it in spades. He can be used in many facets of the game where Crabs is useless.

Looking at our receiving corps, we lack the speedster to keep teams honest deep (possibly Jennings). I think Ginn adds more to our receiving corps than Crabs does.

Yeah, because the best WR in the history of the game was sooo fast. Jerry Rice admits if only 40 times predicted a players career he would have been average to below average.

And that Steve Largent character who couldn't run a 4.6 40 sucked ass also.

Ill admit that im not a fan of just taking a guy based on speed, and that he doesnt neccesarily have to have it, but Crabtree would be nice as a deep threat.

Umm..Snake is confused....Crabtree will at best be a TO without the mental gaffes, but not a burner at ALL. Dude is not a speed guy, but a Fitzgerald type that can command a field at wideout. Not a burner/deep threat unless he can do better than the mid 4.5 he has ran thus far.

And Rice had it all...Largent was good, but Largent would probably be a 2nd receiver in today's NFL. He was way to slow (not enough big plays to warrant being a franchise WR in today's NFL)...Rice was amazing and had game speed...Largent was a tad slower reacting than Rice, thus his undercard status.

Sorry Snake but I disagree.

Largent was the man pure and simple.

His career stats read 819 r 13,089 y 16.0 ypc 100 td
He is 17th in career receptions, 11th in yardage, 18th in TD and 32nd in yards from scrimmage. When he retired he was top 3 in almost every category.

Seattle had 1 offensive option all of those years. Zorn to Largent. He was doubled the whole game. He out thought and out played his opponents his entire career.

[Bretsky]

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/oates/441584

you might enjoy Tom Oates ranting about how Ted Thompson is an ass

Not a bad read at all; the Giants GM has received some nice PR about being one of the solid up and comers

But I don't take this as TT being as ass

I take it as two GM's whose defense failed them

One GM aggressively looked for solutions via free agency and closed deals

The other takes the wait and see attitute toward free agency and with his casual approach it's hard to close early deals on the more coveted free agenty

Get use to it Packer Fans

[Joemailman]

I'm used to it B. But sometimes you remind me of people who can't believe how cold the weather gets in January. It's easy for a writer to take shots at TT after a bad season, but there different ways of putting a team together. TT's way is more like what New England was doing a few years ago, and what Pittsburgh is doing now. That's not a guarantee he will be successful, but I think it's a better track record than teams that sign a bunch of free agents.

[Bretsky]

I'm used to it B. But sometimes you remind me of people who can't believe how cold the weather gets in January. It's easy for a writer to take shots at TT after a bad season, but there different ways of putting a team together. TT's way is more like what New England was doing a few years ago, and what Pittsburgh is doing now. That's not a guarantee he will be successful, but I think it's a better track record than teams that sign a bunch of free agents.

NE has singed some valuable free agents
Who was the MVP on the Pittsburg Defense last year and how did he get there ?

I know the draft is the best route to go; fully understand that. And you are right; there are different ways to put a team together. I think both Pitt and NE have shown how to use an effective combination of drafts and free agency.

[Lurker64]

NE has singed some valuable free agents
Who was the MVP on the Pittsburg Defense last year and how did he get there ?

Undrafted free agent by the Steelers, who was signed off a practice squad by the Ravens, assigned to NFL Europe, then cut, and was picked up again by the Steelers. Similar to the course Shaun Bodiford took with the Packers, where he got picked up off the scrap heap twice by the same team.