Radio Guys Refuse To Learn

[mraynrand]

Previously Thompson had no intention on winning and is simply keeping his job to irritate Packer fans.

Friend, you are of the body! Peace, and tranquility!

[Guiness]

I hope you're joking, because I certainly was. It took me a long time to realize that people really get all bent out of shape over the Favre thing, but I still don't really understand it. (and I can't help myself but joke about it)

Woody: I drove him around the bend? I assure you, I wasn't behind the wheel, only nagging from the passenger seat.

Just asking to lay off the Favre comment you've been trotting out every time his name comes up. It's incendiary, not to mention tiresome.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Woody: I drove him around the bend? I assure you, I wasn't behind the wheel, only nagging from the passenger seat.

I think Toonces the Driving Cat was behind the wheel of that car.

[mraynrand]

Just asking to lay off the Favre comment you've been trotting out every time his name comes up. It's incendiary, not to mention tiresome.

Tiresome? I agree. Incendiary? That one I re-direct to the people who get all bent out of shape. Favre is a part of Packer history and I would hope that we can bring him up without a flame war. I guess I'm just wrong about that. But I should stop mocking people about it I suppose. UNSOUND!

[Guiness]

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=99808

From the article

$90 million contract the Washington Redskins gave halfback Stephen Davis

What??? lol

So Davis signed that contract in 2001, but was playing with the Panthers by 2003 when they went to the SB?

[Zool]

"I couldn't envision myself playing with another team," Favre said. "Don't want to. If that was to ever come up, I probably would just retire. I've made enough money to where I don't need to jump ship and go somewhere else. It was just important to me to stay here."

That's now comedy gold.

[mraynrand]

That's now comedy gold.

must....resist.....commenting.....

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[Freak Out]

Friend, you are of the body! Peace, and tranquility!

Some call me Landru....others call me LORD FAVRE!

[Rutnstrut]

So pb, are you suggesting they stay the course? Because that doesn't seem to be working either. I don't think an all out assault on free agency is the answer. But TT has been trying to do it ONLY his way of draft and develop. Imo he should be using ALL tools available, which he has refused to do. You also can't argue that the window is closing, if TT stays stubborn. There are vital players this team needs that will never be drafted and developed in his prime.

[Carolina_Packer]

So pb, are you suggesting they stay the course? Because that doesn't seem to be working either. I don't think an all out assault on free agency is the answer. But TT has been trying to do it ONLY his way of draft and develop. Imo he should be using ALL tools available, which he has refused to do. You also can't argue that the window is closing, if TT stays stubborn. There are vital players this team needs that will never be drafted and developed in his prime.

I don't think anyone is doubting that TT is trying to build a championship team (again). I think some just see his ways as slower and more calculated. He's always going to do right by the cap, and every fan should appreciate that. We will never be in a situation like Detroit is now. Nobody is suggesting that he give away the farm in free agency; just that he take a serious look at it whether there is a cap friendly, plug and play kind of a free agent out there that can help the team accelerate to success more quickly than the draft and develop player, especially on defense. Whether he does it to take advantage of the fact that we currently have a special QB or not, doesn't matter. Obviously a GM should be trying to build the team as best as they can no matter what. I would think that having that special QB would make you possibly take on a bit more risk in free agency to get to your goals faster, and to take advantage of the window of opportunity presented, but without putting yourself in cap hell to do it.

[Zool]

It's tough to get the FAs who don't cost a lot and who are very productive. Not many teams in the salary cap era spend big amounts in FA and make the playoffs consistently.

Packers have been in the post season 16 of the last 21 seasons. Before that it was twice in 25 years. I'm glad that during my time of watching, the one time they have had to purge salary from the roster, it was a quick turn around.

[pbmax]

So pb, are you suggesting they stay the course? Because that doesn't seem to be working either. I don't think an all out assault on free agency is the answer. But TT has been trying to do it ONLY his way of draft and develop. Imo he should be using ALL tools available, which he has refused to do. You also can't argue that the window is closing, if TT stays stubborn. There are vital players this team needs that will never be drafted and developed in his prime.

I am decidedly against drafting for need as was discussed on this show. I was not happy about the defense heavy drafts if they were the result of drafting for need (even though I can understand the logic of the picks)*. As a former fan of the Cleveland Browns and the Packers of the Sherman era, I can assure you you will improve the area of the team you are concentrating on, while at the same time decimating the rest of your roster.

If you have the money and can afford FAs to fill a gap, then that is fine by me. I am not against John Schneider's approach. I just don't assume its better than Thompson's because of one year and a probable franchise QB on the cheap.


* We do need to keep in mind that while all of us and every writer and talking head on the planet are convinced that Ted drafted Eddie Lacy to shore up the running game, we tend to discount how much McCarthy was ready to hand over the reins to DaJuan Harris in the offseason of 2013. Its possible what we see as Thompson drafting for need is Ted doing the same thing as he has always done. So some of the draft critique is mind-reading Ted's intentions.

[smuggler]

What??? lol

So Davis signed that contract in 2001, but was playing with the Panthers by 2003 when they went to the SB?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2000/09/02/redskins_davis_ticker/?mobile=no

It was all funnymoney. Only 6mil guaranteed.