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  • #1

    Another First for Ted Thompson

    This is the first draft for him in Green Bay during which he did not make at least one trade.
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    Ted Thompson didn't dilute the quality of his draft and by not trading hopefully remained more focused on the talent he saw and needed for the Green Bay Packers. This draft was deep in terms of talent. Evidence of that is the quality of UFA's (based on Draft Site Grades) available as of the end of Round Seven in the DRAFT.

    Soon and hopefully some of that talent will be headed to Green Bay to work hard to make the Packer Roster better.

    Ted Thompson's performance in this draft was overall ... outstanding as I saw it from my ability to get into it as a Packer and NFL football fan. I get involved in the draft as best I can and this season did so early.

    I'm always working re-working mu mock draft. That helps me be more informed and ready to see the value in how TT picks prospects....the Green Bay Packers new Rookie Class looks to be an exciting watch for all here at Packerrats.

    I have some things that made me question his moves but that only came up on two of nine picks.

    Overall and me as a Packer fan it's a full hearty...Congratulations Ted Thompson !

    GO PACK GO !
    ** Since 2006 3 X Pro Pickem' Champion; 4 X Runner-Up and 3 X 3rd place.
    ** To download Jesus Loves Me ring tones, you'll need a cell phone mame
    ** If God doesn't fish, play poker or pull for " the Packers ", exactly what does HE do with his buds?
    ** Rather than love, money or fame - give me TRUTH: Henry D. Thoreau

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    • #3
      2 other firsts:

      First Badger
      First Safety in the 1st round.
      I can't run no more
      With that lawless crowd
      While the killers in high places
      Say their prayers out loud
      But they've summoned, they've summoned up
      A thundercloud
      They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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      • #4
        First time he openly confessed to relief that a particular player was available when he picked.
        "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

        KYPack

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        • #5
          First time drafting a player from Saginaw Valley State.
          I can't run no more
          With that lawless crowd
          While the killers in high places
          Say their prayers out loud
          But they've summoned, they've summoned up
          A thundercloud
          They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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          • #6
            First time he looked and sounded human.

            Tired, beat, relieved. I think Ted's career as GM is winding down.
            "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

            KYPack

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Joemailman View Post
              First time drafting a player from Saginaw Valley State.
              SAGNASTY!
              When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro ~Hunter S.

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              • #8
                You obviously are from Michigan, dyooper.
                "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

                KYPack

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Fritz View Post
                  First time he openly confessed to relief that a particular player was available when he picked.
                  Do you have a source for this? Which player? HaHa? I was definitely relieved, myself.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by smuggler View Post
                    Do you have a source for this? Which player? HaHa? I was definitely relieved, myself.
                    He gets close here: http://www.packers.com/media-center/...7-320ff464fd75

                    Mostly, I think, you can sense relief from the griin you get when someone asks whether the Browns called when they were looking to move up for Manziel/Bridgewater. He seems to say, "yeah, we got calls for it, but we weren't moving".

                    But Fritz might be referencing the fist bump Thompson supposedly shared with someone after the pick got turned in. I haven't seen that video.
                    Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                    • #11
                      I like that smile, heh.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by smuggler View Post
                        Do you have a source for this? Which player? HaHa? I was definitely relieved, myself.

                        It's this, from the first JSO piece when Ha-Ha was chosen:

                        "Finally, it came down to the slot just ahead of Green Bay. What would have been the reaction among the Packers' decision-makers if the New Orleans Saints would have selected safety Ha'Sean "Ha Ha" Clinton-Dix of Alabama with pick No. 20.

                        'I would have been crushed,' general manager Ted Thompson said."



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                        "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

                        KYPack

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