Report: Thompson out as GM

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Wow! This is going to be an interesting and hopefully, exciting off-season.

We might actually be able to celebrate the first day of free agency this year

Dumb both Cobb and Nelson and go get Sammy Watkins, or some other big time weapon for a rod

[Joemailman]

I wonder if the front office restructuring will give anyone as much power as TT had here. When Thompson was in Seattle, he basically ran the draft, but it was other people who made the decisions on free agency and contracts.

[Pugger]

We may have to put some of the kool-aid crowd on suicide watch.

Hyperbole much?

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I wonder if the front office restructuring will give anyone as much power as TT had here. When Thompson was in Seattle, he basically ran the draft, but it was other people who made the decisions on free agency and contracts.

Maybe he’ll just go back to being head of scouting or something like that

[pbmax]

RUSS BALL is a cap guy; he better not be the choice. We need a personnel guy to get some playmakers

The playmakers get identified by the scouts. The guy in charge of the draft has to sort through the detritus and find out which opinions make the most sense.

THEN arrange the draft board.

THEN decide who to pick or when to trade.

The best GMs are not all super scouts. Ozzie Newsmen worked the other side of the personnel department far longer than he worked college scouting.

[pittstang5]

We might actually be able to celebrate the first day of free agency this year

Dumb both Cobb and Nelson and go get Sammy Watkins, or some other big time weapon for a rod

Maybe not that extreme, but I'm hopeful to see some action on the first day of free agency.

[gbgary]

We might actually be able to celebrate the first day of free agency this year

Dumb both Cobb and Nelson and go get Sammy Watkins, or some other big time weapon for a rod

restructure...don't dump.

[pbmax]

Really?

Is that why we lost over half our posters when we switched from Fabre to Rodgers?

There were a few ancillary issues there if you recall.

Not sure anyone is going to start the Official Ted is the GOAT Thread.

[pbmax]

Supposedly the whole front office will be reorganized with new roles for all. Murphy will decide who is responsible for what.

I hope to God you are exaggerating and he will simply name a GM from among the candidates.

I also hope he interviews others from outside, but I am not holding my breath.

[Joemailman]

I hope to God you are exaggerating and he will simply name a GM from among the candidates.

I also hope he interviews others from outside, but I am not holding my breath.

Chris Mortensen
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@mortreport
Ted Thompson will not return as the GM of the Green Bay Packers but will remain with the team. The front office will go through a reorganization with team president Mark Murphy defining new roles for current members of front office, per league and team sources.

5:44 PM - Jan 1, 2018

Chris Mortensen
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@mortreport
Russ Ball, Packers VP of football administration, player personnel director Brian Gutenkunst and possibly director of football ops Eliot Wolf are expected to have re-defined duties as Thompson moves to another role, per sources.

5:49 PM - Jan 1, 2018

[pbmax]

^ If they go for some triangle of authority, I am moving back to Ohio.

From a football perspective anyway.

[pbmax]

If the Packers start to sign players on the first day of FA its a sign of big trouble.

[gbgary]

Maybe he’ll just go back to being head of scouting or something like that

and hopefully in name only.

[Joemailman]

^ If they go for some triangle of authority, I am moving back to Ohio.

From a football perspective anyway.

Ohio? Things won't get that bad here.

[QBME]

If the Packers start to sign players on the first day of FA its a sign of big trouble.

Amen