2016 Deep Thoughts

[Zool]

The fans don't like Teddy? I suppose Wolf said some curmudgeonly entertaining things, but he was also a cold asshole in his treatment of players. What has TT ever done or said that anybody would have a negative feeling about him? Because he released Favre after Favre retired? Please.

Was that after the second Favre retirement or the third? I get it mixed up.

[Harlan Huckleby]

TT, by contrast, is the uncle who always sits in the corner on holidays and doesn't know what to say.

my kinda guy

[RashanGary]

Wolf came in after the packers had a lot of bad seasons, so it seems like he was better. Just like putting your hand in warm water feels warm, but taking your hand out of an ice bucket and putting it into warm water, the same water feels hot.

And TT gets a little less respect from some fans who haven't caught on to how their mind can be tricked.

If Tt left, he'd leave the team in better shape than I feel Wolf left his, so I give Tt an edge there. I give wolf a little more credit for building a front office from scratch. I feel like both took over challenging situations for different reasons. If TT wins another sb, it's a no brainier for Tt, but right now it's a wash.

[pbmax]

Sorry, Fritz just said what I was going to say, only better, so I have deleted my Post

That has never stopped the rest of us!

[Upnorth]

That has never stopped the rest of us!

i am pretending to be mature and adult.

[Patler]

If Tt left, he'd leave the team in better shape than I feel Wolf left his. I give wolf a little more credit for building a front office from scratch. I feel like both took over challenging situations for different reasons. If TT wins another sb, it's a no brainier for Tt, but right now it's a wash.

I agree completely.

There is also a mistaken impression that Wolf took over a roster that was void of talent, and that he had to build from the ground up. Not exactly true. He inherited a roster that already included Sterling Sharp, Majik, Ruettgers, Paup, Butler, Cecil, Holland, Bennett, Jacke, Hallstrom, Moran, Robert Brown, Jurko, Ed West, Jackie Harris, etc. All competent players, some like Sharpe, Paup, Butler, Ruetgers, etc. a lot more than competent. Some were old and didn't stay long, but the cupboard wasn't completely bare either and he had a core of very good players that helped him rebuild in an orderly manner. Wolfe was hired in November, then fired Infante at the end of the season, and said that after watching the team for two months he didn't feel Infante was getting the most from the players he had.

[VegasPackFan]

Wolf needed a QB, though to be fair, some lunk headed Packers fans were still in love with Majik and didn't like the trade.

No one had QB in their list of priorities in the first round with the 24th pick for Thompson. That is zigging when you looked to be zagging.

The idea that Rodgers fell into Thompson's lap is ludicrous because it only makes sense in hindsight and it serves no purpose but to rob Thompson of the perfect best athlete available pick. Knowing what we know now, Wolf was lucky that Herock and Glanville were so dumb as to not realize what they had in Favre AND that 32 teams were dumb enough to pass on him in the first round.

This. FTW

[Pugger]

I honestly think it's because Wolf seems to be a more likeable person than Ted.

If being likable helps you be acclaimed why is Belichick considered so wonderful?

[Pugger]

The fans don't like Teddy? I suppose Wolf said some curmudgeonly entertaining things, but he was also a cold asshole in his treatment of players. What has TT ever done or said that anybody would have a negative feeling about him? Because he released Favre after Favre retired? Please.

Well, he never released him but traded him - much to Favre's displeasure. But you are right, it is silly for some to keep bashing Ted because of that.

Wolf did turn the franchise around but keeping our winning ways under Ted was no easy feat either.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Well, he never released him but traded him - much to Favre's displeasure.

Farve was not a happy camper, but the trade was at his request, given that the Packers weren't guaranteeing his starting job back. At least that's my memory of the divorce settlement.

Maybe you are correct that Farve expected an unconditional release. That was an unreasonable!e expectation if true.

[pbmax]

If being likable helps you be acclaimed why is Belichick considered so wonderful?

I mostly blame the AFC East for offering less than token resistance plus proximity to New York. But he has had a record of success that only a few still try to discount.

[pbmax]

Deep Thought:

Taking Kenny Clark and passing on Reggie Ragland seems to be working out OK.

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
Based on the initial tests, #Bills LB Reggie Ragland expected to land on IR. A caveat: Last year Kiko Alonso had a similar injury & returned