"TED THOMPSONS FORMULA FOR SUCCESS SIZZLES ""

[Pugger]

The true irony is that TT has as many superbowl wins as those 3 guys. I would like to check his overall win % with GB and stack it up with them.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/nfl-best-teams-most-wins-playoff-appearances-super-bowls-new-england-indianapolis-pittsburgh-which-nfl-team-is-best

[vince]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/nfl-...l-team-is-best

Just a note that that list is 4 years old. I'm pretty sure if you slide the 10-year timeline forward to the present that Green Bay rises to #2.

[vince]

Yes I was right.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=career&year_min=2007&year_max=2016&game_type=E&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&temperature_gtlt=lt&team_conf_id=All+Conferences&team_div_id=All+Divisions&opp_conf_id=All+Conferences&opp_div_id=All+Divisions&team_off_scheme=Any+Scheme&team_def_align=Any+Alignment&opp_off_scheme=Any+Scheme&opp_def_align=Any+Alignment&c1stat=choose&c1comp=gt&c2stat=choose&c2comp=gt&c3stat=choose&c3comp=gt&c4stat=choose&c4comp=gt&c5comp=choose&c5gtlt=lt&c6mult=1.0&c6comp=choose&order_by=pass_td

Surprisingly New Orleans is the 2nd winningest NFC team of the last decade, 7th best overall in terms of winning %.

That list includes playoff games as well BTW.

[Pugger]

Just a note that that list is 4 years old. I'm pretty sure if you slide the 10-year timeline forward to the present that Green Bay rises to #2.

I couldn't find a more recent list.

[vince]

Wolf's Winning % from 1991-2001 was .615
Thompson's Winning % from 2005-2016 is .612

I'd argue that you should take any GM's first year out because that not their team but that's arbitrary.

And we get the same results - neck and neck overall and both stellar.
Wolf from 1992-2001 .648
Thompson from 2006-2016 .642

[vince]

* It must also be acknowledged for the sake of truth and justice that The Bob has determined that Wolf's record has defined THE WAY to winning, while Thompson's record is completely in spite of himself.

[pbmax]

Bob also forgets that the new NFL way of doing business, once teams figured out how to avoid constant cap casualties, drove him out of the business.

[vince]

Bob also forgets that the new NFL way of doing business, once teams figured out how to avoid constant cap casualties, drove him out of the business.

Blasphemy. Boldly signing many free agents is THE WAY.

Given Green Bay's virtually unlimited financial resources, continuously signing and dumping players to achieve continous improvement maximizes quality. Anything less just isn't even trying.

Between Mccarthy and Thompson, there's just not enough intelligence in the room.

[th87]

Sounds like excuses made by losers to me. Like if I were to say that Hyde had a pick go right through his fingers that would have put us in the superbowl instead of SF.

Okay, give me five more of those, bookended with 3 SBs in 4 years, and potentially 2 in 3 years, and we might have a comparison.

[Upnorth]

Blasphemy. Boldly signing many free agents is THE WAY.

Given Green Bay's virtually unlimited financial resources, continuously signing and dumping players to achieve continous improvement maximizes quality. Anything less just isn't even trying.

Between Mccarthy and Thompson, there's just not enough intelligence in the room.

Are you trying to 'fritz' free agency?

[th87]

What about Bradshaw and Staubach? Lets look at the other failure GM's that wasted great QB's. Tarkenton, Kelly, Manning and Elway until the bitter end, Brees, Moon, Fouts, McNabb, and lets not forget...Colts are totally wasting Lucks prime. Its almost as if a great QB doesn't guarantee a superbowl win.

Rodgers is better than all of them, besides Manning.

[pbmax]

"From what I'm told," Rapoport said, "I would think the Packers are going to go and get some free agents this year along with trying to re-sign Jared Cook -- which is a priority for them."

Aaron Nagler @AaronNagler Jan 27
Remember this from 2014? Good times.

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
From Total Access: I’m told #Packers plan to spend money on outside free agents this year with nearly $30M in cap space. Could most in years

[red]

yeah, i've read two reports now that we are going to go spend in free agency

but don't we hear that everytime this year?

hopefully we go out and at least sign one quality vet, i would hope its at CB

[pbmax]

But Ryan Wood says this: http://www.packersnews.com/story/spo...sion/97110840/

Thompson could deviate from script this spring. A source told PackersNews.com on Friday that Thompson, aware his Super Bowl contender continues to underachieve, could show rare aggressiveness in the free-agent market this spring.

The Packers enter this offseason with approximately $35 million in cap space, according to Over the Cap and Spotrac. They could recuperate an additional $9 million on cornerback Sam Shields’ $12.125 million cap hit in 2017 if his concussion prevents him from continuing his career.

[red]

some vet backups and 3rd stringers might be nice to have for the vet minimum vs UDFAs picked up off the streets to fill gaps

guys who already know the pro game. sure guys off the practice squad might have been in our system longer, but does that mean they are better then a guy whos played 5 years in the league, but might not know our system as well?

it sure would have been nice once cbs started "getting hurt" (or just plain sucking) to be able to bring in someone who actually knew how to cover someone