Ted Thompson's Tendencies

[woodbuck27]

87.54% of TT Packers Tweet Bible verses.

Do you have 'a LINK' to support that. (-;

[Smeefers]

From what I hear, on draft day, TT swears like a sailor all day long. By the end of the day, he has his shirt off and his chest is covered in peanut butter and blood. He once made an intern knee him in the groin for luck before the draft and that year they got AR.

Don't take my word as gospel or anything, I just have a reliable inside source.

[woodbuck27]

I still think he should go against this tendency and trade up to get Melvin Ingram.

Nice dream. In reality that cost to TT ( check it out ** based on a legit guess when Melvin Ingram will be picked) would be his 2nd,3rd and 4th round pics.

http://www.draftcountdown.com/features/Value-Chart.php

Making that trade up...would diminish all the fun he wants to have with his draft. that move would retard our potential progress. The too many eggs or in this case ...ONE BIG EGG ... in one basket approach, doesn't play. TT needs his second - fourth round picks. IMO...We've 'too much need... all over' now.

TT believes in our system developing prospects with good attitudes,character (Packer People) and at a very decent talent level.

GO Ted Thompson.

[sharpe1027]

From what I hear, on draft day, TT swears like a sailor all day long. By the end of the day, he has his shirt off and his chest is covered in peanut butter and blood. He once made an intern knee him in the groin for luck before the draft and that year they got AR.

Don't take my word as gospel or anything, I just have a reliable inside source.

Even Bill Brasky steers clear of TT on draft day.

[run pMc]

"Not only has Ted never drafted a CB shorter than 6'0", he's never drafted a CB slower than 4.50."

How did Pat Lee time? For some reason I thought one of the knocks on him was speed.

[Smidgeon]

"Not only has Ted never drafted a CB shorter than 6'0", he's never drafted a CB slower than 4.50."

How did Pat Lee time? For some reason I thought one of the knocks on him was speed.

I did a look at combine 40s last year. Pat Lee, like AJ Hawk, tested extremely well. Had one of the best combine 40s on the team. It just didn't translate to the field.

Just looked again. He had a 4.41 with a 1.46 10-yard split. Kid should be lightning quick as a DB. But no instincts will do that.

[HowardRoark]

Do you have 'a LINK' to support that. (-;

My own reseach.

[Lurker64]

"Not only has Ted never drafted a CB shorter than 6'0", he's never drafted a CB slower than 4.50."

How did Pat Lee time? For some reason I thought one of the knocks on him was speed.

Lee ran 4.41 at the combine, Speed was really never an issue for him. His problem was largely he lacked awareness and ball skills.

[sharpe1027]

Lee is fast. It is difficult to know what all his problems are when he hasn't played more than a handful of snaps.

[3irty1]

A TT offensive lineman:
above all else can move well. The number one thing he seems to look for is feet. They can be fat guys but they can't have fat guy feet. A lot of his OL were TE's at one point. The next most important things seem to be size and versatility. Many of Ted's lineman can play multiple positions. The next most important thing I'd say is mean-streak. Ted likes a certain attitude out there. He doesn't seem to put a premium on polished use of hands or strength. Rather he seems to be cool with getting good athletes and coaching them into technicians. I'd say the textbook TT offensive lineman looks a lot like TJ Lang.

A TT Quarterback:
Is already a star. Outside of Ingle Martin, Ted has chosen guys who's name you already know. Rodgers, Brohm, Flynn, and even Harrell were stars of prolific programs in college with impressive resumes while none were physical monsters as prospects. Ted may well look for a QB in this draft and the list of guys who fit this description will be short.

A TT Linebacker:
can also move. Ted's defenders in general are typically elite athletes and he seems to put a big emphasis on the numbers. You don't have to have straight line speed necessarily but his guys typically have a ss around 4.20 and a 3-cone around 7 both of which are pretty darn selective. If you are going to rush the passer TT grabs guys who have ELITE 10 yard splits and a vertical of at least 35. The perfect TT outside linebacker probably looks about like Jeremy Thompson but Clay, Brad Jones, and Zombo all fit this mold as well.

A TT DT/DE:
Is fucking STRONG. Harrell and Neal are both weight room freaks but are characterized by insane functional strength as well. Kind of like Suh, they play stronger than they are. Both of his high picks fit this mold. John Jolly, and Ryan Pickett were characterized by gigantic size great hustle, and fantastic instincts. Guys who didn't fit this mold but were instead more of a giant linebacker mold, Cory Williams and Cullen Jenkins are both gone. The perfect TT DE prospect probably looks a lot like Justin Harrell. Elite size and strength, the ability to square up and stuff the run, not a great pass rusher and never will be but definitely a handful. This kind of player who relies on brute strength doesn't seem to ever take plays off or wear down in the 4th quarter and are effective into their mid 30's compared to those that rely on quickness. Unless of course they are glass dolls like Harrell and Neal.

[Scott Campbell]

Ted Thompson isn't remaking the wheel. He's just like any solid GM in any solid company or organization.

Just like any solid GM's that have a Lombardi trophy, 2 Executive of the Year awards, and followed up a HOF QB by drafting an MVP QB.

Yeah, real "solid".

Let go of your hate already.

[Smidgeon]

A TT offensive lineman:
above all else can move well. The number one thing he seems to look for is feet. They can be fat guys but they can't have fat guy feet. A lot of his OL were TE's at one point. The next most important things seem to be size and versatility. Many of Ted's lineman can play multiple positions. The next most important thing I'd say is mean-streak. Ted likes a certain attitude out there. He doesn't seem to put a premium on polished use of hands or strength. Rather he seems to be cool with getting good athletes and coaching them into technicians. I'd say the textbook TT offensive lineman looks a lot like TJ Lang.

A TT Quarterback:
Is already a star. Outside of Ingle Martin, Ted has chosen guys who's name you already know. Rodgers, Brohm, Flynn, and even Harrell were stars of prolific programs in college with impressive resumes while none were physical monsters as prospects. Ted may well look for a QB in this draft and the list of guys who fit this description will be short.

A TT Linebacker:
can also move. Ted's defenders in general are typically elite athletes and he seems to put a big emphasis on the numbers. You don't have to have straight line speed necessarily but his guys typically have a ss around 4.20 and a 3-cone around 7 both of which are pretty darn selective. If you are going to rush the passer TT grabs guys who have ELITE 10 yard splits and a vertical of at least 35. The perfect TT outside linebacker probably looks about like Jeremy Thompson but Clay, Brad Jones, and Zombo all fit this mold as well.

A TT DT/DE:
Is fucking STRONG. Harrell and Neal are both weight room freaks but are characterized by insane functional strength as well. Kind of like Suh, they play stronger than they are. Both of his high picks fit this mold. John Jolly, and Ryan Pickett were characterized by gigantic size great hustle, and fantastic instincts. Guys who didn't fit this mold but were instead more of a giant linebacker mold, Cory Williams and Cullen Jenkins are both gone. The perfect TT DE prospect probably looks a lot like Justin Harrell. Elite size and strength, the ability to square up and stuff the run, not a great pass rusher and never will be but definitely a handful. This kind of player who relies on brute strength doesn't seem to ever take plays off or wear down in the 4th quarter and are effective into their mid 30's compared to those that rely on quickness. Unless of course they are glass dolls like Harrell and Neal.

Great post. Great insight. Thank you.

I also added rep. I'm trying to get that going again.

[sharpe1027]

Great post. Great insight. Thank you.

I also added rep. I'm trying to get that going again.

I repped you for repping 3irty1.

[MadScientist]

TT generally reserves private workouts for players he doesn't intend to draft, but may sign after the draft.

Related, is there a list of who the Packers have worked out this year? The only ones I've found are Drew Nowak and Drew Vanderlin.

[sharpe1027]

TT generally reserves private workouts for players he doesn't intend to draft, but may sign after the draft.

Related, is there a list of who the Packers have worked out this year? The only ones I've found are Drew Nowak and Drew Vanderlin.

Hmm, is the first name "Drew" yet another trend?