TTT Q and A..SERIOUSLY........some funny stuff in here

[Bretsky]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/82992147.html

[Bretsky]

the classic exchange; I use to get frustrated over TTT's saying nothing at all.....now I expect it and find it funny how he jerks guys around in these



Q. What's the one area you think the Packers need to be better to be at a Super Bowl level?

A. There's probably a lot of areas.

Q. There's got to be one thing that's foremost in your mind.

A. I'm sure there is.

Q. You're not going to tell me, are you?

A. No.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Funny how two people can read the same interview. One thinks it's funny how Thompson jerks the interviewer around. The other finds some of the questions rather appalling. Seriously, any GM that would give an honest answer to some of these questions wouldn't last in the business long.

[Bretsky]

I'd agree with both

some of the questions make Bedard come accross as a jerk; kind of like he's trying to get TT to admit he's made some mistakes....and its human nature to make mistakes

I find some of his questions stupid........and TT's answers funny as well. Almost like he was just trying to get the heck out of there.....all of the "sure" comments make me think TT wanted to roll his eyes at some of the questions

[Joemailman]

I kind of liked this one:

Q. Can you explain the decision to put cornerback Pat Lee on injured reserve before the season?

A. He was injured.

[Bossman641]

I don't understand why these reporters think they can trap TT. If he answered the majority of those questions truthfully he would be a fool.

[red]

lol

that sounds like an interview i would conduct

[Bretsky]

I liked

Do you want Clifton and Tausher back ?

Sure, if it works out for everybody


Will you make an effort to bring Ahman Green Back ?

I don't know, we'll work through that

[Zool]

I love how at the end of the season this guy has all the answers as to what went wrong. Was there a single question by that guy as to things that went well on the season?

I'd be surprised if that guy ever gets another interview.

[Joemailman]

On the question about Ahman Green, the completely honest answer would have been "Not if we draft a running back."

[Bretsky]

I don't understand why these reporters think they can trap TT. If he answered the majority of those questions truthfully he would be a fool.

I think it's a two edged sword.

I thought Ron Wolf would give reporters a good interview; but he'd often lie to them IMO. *

TT, he just refuses to give up anything...truth or lies...so I think reporters need to ask specifics...typically are not fond of dealing with him...so they try to ask specific questions to try to get something out of him.

I've listened to a couple of these guys on the radio; they all think TTT is doing a good job but some do feel he doesn't place much value on bringing in vets in certain areas to lean on for leadership. Bedard threw one of those questions at TT as well.

I don't think they enjoy speaking with TT anymore than he enjoys getting interviewed

[Zool]

When you put together your 53-man roster, you were OK with Colledge backing up an aging Clifton, who hadn't started all 16 games since 2007.....



I guess you could say that about 85% of the players in the NFL. Reporters for newspapers are getting worse by the day.

[Bretsky]

I love how at the end of the season this guy has all the answers as to what went wrong. Was there a single question by that guy as to things that went well on the season?

I'd be surprised if that guy ever gets another interview.

He's one of the Packer beat writers so my gues is TT will always give him the courtesy interview but will never give him anything for a story

[vince]

I love how at the end of the season this guy has all the answers as to what went wrong. Was there a single question by that guy as to things that went well on the season?

I'd be surprised if that guy ever gets another interview.

Agreed. I'll give Bedard the benefit of the doubt and say - what an incompetent interview. He certainly won't get another interview of any value whatsoever if he continues that approach. Did Thompson just get up and leave before finishing at the end? Nice work Greg.

As you say Zool, it’s not so much what he asked, but what he didn’t ask before what he did. Is he trying to make a name for himself as a “tough” interviewer or something? Here’s an idea Greg. How about making a name for yourself as a “good” interviewer for a change. How about being the one guy that can actually penetrate our GM instead of being another amongst the crowd of also-rans?

If Bedard’s goal was to get Thompson to clam up, dig his heels in, and offer completely worthless responses, then I’d say he succeeded with his strategy to jump right in, throw objectivity out the window, ask nothing but offensive and insulting questions and presume to know more about managing a football team than the guy he is interviewing who is paid handsomely to actually do it and has been pretty successful at it overall, particularly at this point in time.

Red hit the nail on the head. This interview is exactly one that would have come from a TT basher posing as an amateur reporter who can’t separate his fanaticism from his job and ends up closing important doors rather than opening them for us.

If you want to get someone to open up to you and tell you what they really think about challenging issues, you put your arm around them first, not punch them in the nose. The fact that Bedard completely ignores that basic fact of human nature, particularly when reality shows that there has been plenty to hug this season (along with the challenges) - his interviewee is coming off a playoff season, probably the most productive draft in the league last year, has built the youngest team in the league into what appears to be a perennial playoff contender, etc. If his goal was to challenge Thompson and actually get into his head, he should have buttered him up some and at least APPEARED to show some sense of objectivity. Unfortunately for all of us, Bedard either isn’t capable enough as an interviewer to do that – or worse, his agenda doesn’t support it.

The fact that Bedard seems to know nothing whatsoever about how to glean valuable information from an interviewee – or refuses to do so for ulterior motives – is disappointing to say the least for those who are hoping to get quality insight from his work, both now and in the future.

Bedard has quickly worn out his welcome among the real Packer insiders due to his inability to build and balance personal relationships with what he deems objective reporting. He did the same thing in Miami. He will continue to get nothing but canned bullshit from here on out, and of course, Ted’s completely to blame. Based on his history thus far, that perception will probably continue to piss him off and further degrade the objectivity and value of his work. And we're the worse off for it.

Controversy sells newspapers today I guess, but its this kind of tabloid journalism approach that will continue to lead to its rejection by those who want more depth. The professional media might just end up going bankrupt before that happens, and all of our minds will follow.

[vince]

OK, maybe I got a little carried away at the end there.