So if the defense is terrible again this season?

[red]

Tomorrow is opening day...God forgives us for missing church on opening day.

i haven't been to church in at least 10 years, but i think i would rather go to church then to watch fucking baseball

[Spaulding]

Say its not so. TT is the face of this organization. He saved us from cap hell. won a Superbowl. Showed the NFL how to draft. Makes us a contender every year. I pity Packer life after TT.

Welcome and refreshing to hear after the gloom and doom of this thread. Is TT perfect, nobody is, are there better GM's in the league, several many would argue, but is TT one of the better GM's - absolutely.

Maybe a thread topic should be a ranking of the GM's in the NFL to put TT's accomplishments into perspective (good or bad). Outside of the Giant's and Steelers winning two Super Bowl's, I don't believe any team has won more than once since TT's arrival in 2005. Thus Jerry Reese and Kevin Colbert would have to be ranked highest. However the Giants appear to be feast or famine depending on which way the wind is blowing for Eli and the Steelers are in cap hell as of late.

Outside of that, the 49ers (Trent Baalke), Seahawks (John Schneider - TT disciple), and Belichick (Patriots) really no other GM comes to mind. Baalke has never won a SB, Schneider just won his first and so is par with TT now and Belichick although dominate in the years ago hasn't won a SB in a decade now.

At a minimum this leaves TT top ten and at least in my eyes, top five. Does he get a free pass for past laurels now, but this whining about his ability and inability to have the nuts to fire Capers seems forced.

Anyways, my soap box is done now.

[Iron Mike]

So now when I go to church tomorrow, and the pastor starts rambling about "satin" I'll just have a goofy grin on my face.

[Brandon494]

Welcome and refreshing to hear after the gloom and doom of this thread. Is TT perfect, nobody is, are there better GM's in the league, several many would argue, but is TT one of the better GM's - absolutely.

Maybe a thread topic should be a ranking of the GM's in the NFL to put TT's accomplishments into perspective (good or bad). Outside of the Giant's and Steelers winning two Super Bowl's, I don't believe any team has won more than once since TT's arrival in 2005. Thus Jerry Reese and Kevin Colbert would have to be ranked highest. However the Giants appear to be feast or famine depending on which way the wind is blowing for Eli and the Steelers are in cap hell as of late.

Outside of that, the 49ers (Trent Baalke), Seahawks (John Schneider - TT disciple), and Belichick (Patriots) really no other GM comes to mind. Baalke has never won a SB, Schneider just won his first and so is par with TT now and Belichick although dominate in the years ago hasn't won a SB in a decade now.

At a minimum this leaves TT top ten and at least in my eyes, top five. Does he get a free pass for past laurels now, but this whining about his ability and inability to have the nuts to fire Capers seems forced.

Anyways, my soap box is done now.

Take out 49ers Trent Baalke and insert Ozzie Newsome from the Ravens.

[Bretsky]

I'd agree that TT is hands down top ten
But don't buy for a second that we cant' find a good replacement so that is why I referenced Ron Wolf and implied we might be just fine after TT goes some day

I don't view Wolf or TT as one being much better than the other; I think they were both very good GM's with altering strategies and comforts for taking risks

[Bretsky]

Take out 49ers Trent Baalke and insert Ozzie Newsome from the Ravens.

I agree you add Newome; I'm not sure you take out the Niner guy

[woodbuck27]

damnit it

but this worked out just fine

A man couldn't draw those curves with a parabola.

[woodbuck27]

Say its not so. TT is the face of this organization. He saved us from cap hell. won a Superbowl. Showed the NFL how to draft. Makes us a contender every year. I pity Packer life after TT.

Ted Thompson layed out a blueprint for the teams roster as long as the CAP grows to absorb the cost of the "Big Two"..

The next GM takes that and adds some assertiveness and we'll see the Packers prosper.

This season will be a telling one for all of PACKER NATION. I hope that Ted Thompson's draft is a very good one this time.

This is a season to take stock. We'll know what we really have after 2014.

GO PACK GO !

[pbmax]

I agree you add Newome; I'm not sure you take out the Niner guy

Baalke's curve crested a bit last year. It will be an interesting year for them. The D performed at a high level most of the time but showed some cracks and they lost another guy. The O really sputtered except against GB.

The ex-Packer who was competing with Baalke (Scot McCloughan) did a lot of the drafting I believe prior to Baalke's ascension. He has some more to prove yet. Schneider has been more consistent in draft and FA. Baalke gets major credit for hiring Harbaugh which was a coup because he had multiple suitors and had to pay a lot to land him.

[mraynrand]

So now when I go to church tomorrow, and the pastor starts rambling about "satin" I'll just have a goofy grin on my face.

My pastor gave me negative rep for posting that picture.

[run pMc]

My pastor gave me negative rep for posting that picture.

I can't look at that picture and think about football.

[Zool]

i haven't been to church in at least 10 years, but i think i would rather go to church then to watch fucking baseball

Would fucking baseball be anything like the lingerie football league? If so, sign me up.

[mraynrand]

Would Fucking Baseball be anything like the lingerie football league? If so, sign me up.

Sounds like a Will Ferrell movie

[Smeefers]

So, has anyone mentioned that we hired zook as a special teams assistant. He's a man with hc and dc experience. Couldn't that hiring be a hint to capers that he needs to shape up?

[mraynrand]

So, has anyone mentioned that we hired zook as a special teams assistant. He's a man with hc and dc experience. Couldn't that hiring be a hint to capers that he needs to shape up?

it was mentioned