Ted Thompson has spent $14m so far this offseason

[George Cumby]

Me too, Ploddgers doesn't roll of the tounge as well as DickRod. Or so I'm told.

[Upnorth]

Me too, Ploddgers doesn't roll of the tounge as well as DickRod. Or so I'm told.

You prefer dickrod on your tounge?!? Thanks for letting us know your personal preference...

[Patler]

Next year you'll see the same thing we've seen in 2014, 2013, 2012 etc: the other team exploiting the middle of the field because our ILB are a stiff Jake Ryan and a midget Sam Barrington.

You'll also see our WRs blanketed because there is no TE threat over the middle.

Don't you think that $14m could have been better spent on plugging those holes instead of re-signing backups?

The off season is a long period of time. Answers aren't found only in the first two weeks of free agency.

Building a roster isn't done by addition; it is done by a process of reallocation. A GM is constantly faced with decisions about how much to spend at one position compared to another, and whether to commit more to one position while taking away from another. Being good at it requires finding good value in the players signed.

Today we have seen a good GM get a TE who many fans lobbied for, and by playing a waiting game he got him relatively cheaply. By getting him cheaply, he was also able to "waste" his money on resigning others who could (should} play important roles on the team.

[pbmax]

As always, it takes two to tango:

ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported that there was an offer on the table from the Packers dating back to March 14th, immediately after Cook visited with the team. Cook then took time to gauge interest from other teams, including the Bears, Panthers and Falcons before settling on playing with a two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion quarterback.

http://packerstalk.com/2016/03/31/cook-signing-telling-for-packers-thompson/

Demovsky article: http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-pa...-trade-for-him

[mraynrand]

Very good article about Ted Thompson and free agency. http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/pa...951.1458512801 .

Mr. Noonan has this to say at the end of the article
"This is what it all comes down to in the grand scheme of things. Ted Thompson does sign free agents, but there are a lot of internal checks on doing so, and consequently the signings are rare, well-vetted, and ultimately tend to be successful. The simple fact is the more active you are in free agency, the more likely you are to lose. The game is rigged for those who play judiciously, and rigged against anyone who dabbles too frequently. Thompson will always be lambasted due to the very human preference to take action in the face of adversity. It is the strong, savvy, disciplined manager who can maintain his cool, and choose inaction in the vast majority of the time when it is appropriate."

Take it to FYI

[woodbuck27]