TT Speaks, sort of...

[QBME]

Classic TT:

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/6771/starter-pack-thompson-finally-speaks

[Teamcheez1]

Even if TT was planning to sign free agents, I would expect him to make the same sort of statements. He is not the type to give any indications of his intentions, although what he said is the way he has been operating now for the last few years.

[woodbuck27]

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/01/01/2014-free-agents-green-bay-packers/

2014 Free Agents: Green Bay Packers

Name Pos Age 2013 Team 2014 Team Rating Snaps

Evan Dietrich-Smith C 28 GB UFA 12.1 1073

John Kuhn FB 31 GB UFA 9.6 324

James Starks HB 28 GB UFA 5.6 224

James Jones WR 30 GB UFA 2.9 863

Sam Shields CB 26 GB UFA 0.4 900

Kahlil Bell HB 27 GB UFA 0.0 0

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Jamari Lattimore LB 25 GB RFA -0.1 272
C.J. Wilson DI 27 GB UFA -0.9 108
Seneca Wallace QB 34 GB UFA -1.6 58
Robert Francois LB 29 GB UFA -2.0 13
Ryan Pickett DI 34 GB UFA -2.4 499
Johnny Jolly DI 31 GB UFA -2.8 294
Jermichael Finley TE 27 GB UFA -2.8 259

**********************************************

Andrew Quarless TE 25 GB UFA -5.1 704
M.D. Jennings S 26 GB RFA -6.5 809

*************************************************

Marshall Newhouse OT 25 GB UFA -9.7 250

Matt Flynn QB 29 GB UFA -11 401

Mike Neal ED 27 GB UFA -11.9 746

B.J. Raji DI 28 GB UFA -13.6 618

[woodbuck27]

NFL Reporter: So ahhh Ted. What's your plans for the Off Season and well ahhh... are you maybe ...ahhh...taking a different direction in Free Agency this time ..you know considering defense and well the fact that.... that mmmm....the Packers looked horrid on that side of the ball?

Ted Thompson: Haha that's funny. Did the Packer defense look off to you? Well.... I'm guessing so from the tone of that question that's the case.

I need some...ahh ...time ... to ...well think about that.... before ahhh... responding.

Don't you like the Green Bay Packers !? Maybe you don't like me? Don't stand so close if it's my breath. Get that microphone out of my face. Back off...good.

OK... Let's see I'll take a stab at that.

We're you strictly paying attention to all of the Packers games and reviewing any recording of games the following week?

A lot of this stuff is escued you know.

One down week takes awhile to recover. Your checking the stat sites aren't you !!? if ..so...OK you must be..... and that's not too cool.

Stat's are for losers. Are you a loser !? Too into stat's!? (Ted's eyes are bugging out as he stares down this reporter)

Reporter: No Ted I have so much else to do.

Ted Thompson: Well then .....there you go..... your something like me.

We share a busy schedule in common.

Sorry..... but I've got to get out of here. See yaa.

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i think these guys (TT and m3) have blown so much smoke up each others asses that they believe the sole reason we looked like shit this year was because of injuries

nevermind that that the safeties and ILB's that had one error after another were the guys who were suppose to be starters from day one

nevermind that the offense had massive red zone issues even early in the season when there were no injuries on offense

nevermind that every single year our coverage units on special teams is horrid

everything is fine, no reason for concern

[Pugger]

Even if TT was planning to sign free agents, I would expect him to make the same sort of statements. He is not the type to give any indications of his intentions, although what he said is the way he has been operating now for the last few years.

I don't think I'd want to play poker with that man.

I don't mind that he keeps things close to the vest. I just hope we have better luck in 2014 keeping these picks of his over the past couple of years HEALTHY. We would have a better gauge on the last couple of drafts if those poor kids could only stay off the trainers table.

[Pugger]

i think these guys (TT and m3) have blown so much smoke up each others asses that they believe the sole reason we looked like shit this year was because of injuries

nevermind that that the safeties and ILB's that had one error after another were the guys who were suppose to be starters from day one

nevermind that the offense had massive red zone issues even early in the season when there were no injuries on offense

nevermind that every single year our coverage units on special teams is horrid

everything is fine, no reason for concern

I will agree our secondary has issues but only at safety. I think our CBs are pretty good. But you don't think injuries hurt the defense and ST? We might not have had a lot of guys on IR but I believe Pickett and Perry were playing hurt, Clay missed half the season really and not having Hayward didn't help.

We do have concerns but I don't think things are as dire as you seem to believe.

[red]

I will agree our secondary has issues but only at safety. I think our CBs are pretty good. But you don't think injuries hurt the defense and ST? We might not have had a lot of guys on IR but I believe Pickett and Perry were playing hurt, Clay missed half the season really and not having Hayward didn't help.

We do have concerns but I don't think things are as dire as you seem to believe.

how do injuries force our #1 safety to repeatedly blow his assignment when the #1 or #2 cb allow a WR to get past them, thinking the is safety help, only for burnett or jennings to be 20 yards out of position?

how do injuries prevent brad jones or hawk from missing tackles?

how do injuries force burnett to try and help our #1 cb cover a slower receiver on the outside, when the fastest TE in the NFL is lined up one on one with an ILB and running a very obvious streak from the second the ball is snapped?

there were a ton of problems with this team that had absolutely nothing to do with injuries, yet the team is blaming everything so far on injuries

and i don't think things are as rosey as some people on here want to think

[woodbuck27]

I don't think I'd want to play poker with that man.

I don't mind that he keeps things close to the vest. I just hope we have better luck in 2014 keeping these picks of his over the past couple of years HEALTHY. We would have a better gauge on the last couple of drafts if those poor kids could only stay off the trainers table.

Playing poker with Ted.

Ted might be forever ......simply trying to get him used to the idea that he must ante up.

[woodbuck27]

i think these guys (TT and m3) have blown so much smoke up each others asses that they believe the sole reason we looked like shit this year was because of injuries

nevermind that that the safeties and ILB's that had one error after another were the guys who were suppose to be starters from day one

nevermind that the offense had massive red zone issues even early in the season when there were no injuries on offense

nevermind that every single year our coverage units on special teams is horrid

everything is fine, no reason for concern

It's all very very good.



Oaaahh shit !! Wasn't figuring on that !!

[woodbuck27]

That Ted Thompson is some tricky.

You can never figure out Ole Ted.

[mraynrand]

how do injuries force burnett to try and help our #1 cb cover a slower receiver on the outside, when the fastest TE in the NFL is lined up one on one with an ILB and running a very obvious streak from the second the ball is snapped?

you'd expect that a #5 pick could cover a TE picked after him in the draft, especially giving a 10 yard cushion, wouldn't you?

[smuggler]

I'm glad to finally be free of Raji.

[mraynrand]

I'm glad to finally be free of Raji.

He finally released you from the cage in his basement?

[red]

you'd expect that a #5 pick could cover a TE picked after him in the draft, especially giving a 10 yard cushion, wouldn't you?

hey, hawk actually had pretty good coverage on him to be honest. not many guys (LB, CB, or S) could cover him 1v1 on that route. thats why it was important for the safety to be there, which he wasn't

brad jones would have pissed himself at the line of scrimmage and fallen down, but not before taking out one of his own guys