How do you feel about Ted Thompson

[cpk1994]

I voted for the first one...I really like this team and the coaches. I wish we had a better O line...it just seems like this is really the year for them to gell, if not uh oh.

I think the line would imorove a lot if M3 would just pick 5 guys and stick with it. He will never get continuity and cohesion "shuffling the deck" like he has been doing the last 2 seasons.

[Scott Campbell]

I'll feel a lot better about Ted if they win 10 games or more this year.

[RashanGary]

70% pro Thompson
30% anti Thompson


A year after Brett Favre was run out of town



"Hey Brett. Tell me how my bleep tastes" (Ted Thompson)



Ted just knocked Brett off his high horse in Green Bay. Ted's a guy who speaks softly but carries a big stick.

[cpk1994]

I'm curious as to the one person who who think that TT is the worst GM in the NFL. I think it is Packerarcher, myself.

[wist43]

Positives

TT departed from his script and actually addressed holes on the roster - which I, and a lot of Packer nation, have been calling for; he made a bold move up to aquire a player he thought would fill one of those holes (Matthews); and, he finally admitted that playing flag football on the defensive side of the ball wasn't going to win us anything.

Negatives

Their team identity is still centered around the QB position, Rodgers has proven nothing, and both backups are better suited to star in acne commericials than to start at QB in the NFL; with all of the positives surrounding the picks of Raji and Matthews there are still quite a few holes on the defense as it exists, too many miscast players, and both starting CB's are getting long in the tooth; the OL is still a mess.

TT shocked me when he actually jumped his board and took Raji; and I was equally suprised that he fired Sanders and switched to a 3-4 - something I wanted him to do when he was hired - all of this gives me some hope, but it is tempered by the negatives and TT's unwillingness to augment the roster thru FA.

[PlantPage55]

and I was equally suprised that he fired Sanders and switched to a 3-4

You do realize that Mike McCarthy was responsible for all of this, right - including the initial retaining of Sanders.

[Bretsky]

not sure I'd agree with any of the answers; but I'd fall between the second and third one

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Who is the solitary voter for TT is the worst?

[mraynrand]

I didn't vote. I have no desire to 'feel about' Ted Thompson. Maybe Tank would enjoy exploring that as part of his 'Ted Trapped in the Closet' version 83.

[mngolf19]

I voted for here and there. The thing I see from outside is that you won't be elite this year because you are changing your D scheme and expecting 2 rookies to change all the defensive problems from last season. (yes you needed a new DC but that wasn't the only weakness) No one is going to be elite in the same year as they change their scheme on either side of the ball. So then I would ask, is M3 in any trouble with a 9 or less win season and how does this save or hurt TT by acting on that?

[HarveyWallbangers]

expecting 2 rookies to change all the defensive problems from last season.

Well, partly. You never know about rookies. They could make a difference, but more than anything we are looking at Barnett, Jenkins, Bigby, Hawk, Pickett, Harris returning to full health. Who knows about Harrell. Losing Jenkins and Barnett was big. Bigby was a difference maker in 2007. Hawk played injured and he was considerably worse in 2008 than 2007 and 2006. Pickett wasn't at full strength for much of the year. Harris missed several games. Harrell barely played. Many of those guys are key parts to the defense. The defense wasn't always horrible, but it seemed to wear down at the end of games and was the key contributor to the Packers losing more close games than any team since the mid 80s Browns.

[mngolf19]

expecting 2 rookies to change all the defensive problems from last season.

Well, partly. You never know about rookies. They could make a difference, but more than anything we are looking at Barnett, Jenkins, Bigby, Hawk, Pickett, Harris returning to full health. Who knows about Harrell. Losing Jenkins and Barnett was big. Bigby was a difference maker in 2007. Hawk played injured and he was considerably worse in 2008 than 2007 and 2006. Pickett wasn't at full strength for much of the year. Harris missed several games. Harrell barely played. Many of those guys are key parts to the defense. The defense wasn't always horrible, but it seemed to wear down at the end of games and was the key contributor to the Packers losing more close games than any team since the mid 80s Browns.

I know what your saying Harv, but I just don't ever give credence to injuries as an excuse unless you lose your absolute best player. The rest need to have depth or there is something wrong with how the team is being built. Otherwise with the things you stated, that's why I would say they should win 10 this year.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I know what your saying Harv, but I just don't ever give credence to injuries as an excuse unless you lose your absolute best player. The rest need to have depth or there is something wrong with how the team is being built. Otherwise with the things you stated, that's why I would say they should win 10 this year.

A couple of injuries is one thing, but we had 6 of our 11 starters on defense either miss significant time or play considerably worse than normal while playing through injuries. There comes a point where it's really hard to overcome injuries.

[Scott Campbell]

I know what your saying Harv, but I just don't ever give credence to injuries as an excuse unless you lose your absolute best player.

[Rastak]

I know what your saying Harv, but I just don't ever give credence to injuries as an excuse unless you lose your absolute best player.

Kampman must have spent his entire spring in Mexico on the beach 24x7.