Report: Thompson out as GM

[George Cumby]

I also agree with George Cumby, who may not have received complete credit for his initial post.

I regret the error.

; )

[pbmax]

Bullshit! A team with the headstart of having Aaron Rodgers should win virtually everything virtually every year. Ted didn't enable staying near the top; He prevented maximizing the rest of the team to enable the kind of winning we should have been doing.

(in response to posts # 102)

We'll see. In a few short years, we'll be able to compare tenures. I hope you are right.

But there is a LONG way to go down too.

[Vincenzo]

Shocked?? Yes!!!

Will it result in much change?? Likely no...

The next GM will come from within, and "from within" is where a lot of the problem is.

The organization has a very weak philosophy with respect to defense... since the new GM will come "from within" there is no reason to expect any philosophical change.

I agree with this.
However, learning today that Thompson is no longer making the key decisions for the organization is a relief. Most of us must feel good to learn this news.

[woodbuck27]

We'll see. In a few short years, we'll be able to compare tenures. I hope you are right.

But there is a LONG way to go down too.

Being cautious seldom wins the REAL Prize.

TT was ridiculously so.

[George Cumby]

Being cautious seldom wins the REAL Prize.

TT was ridiculously so.

Many GM's have bet and lost on bold moves.

[Bossman641]

I also agree with George Cumby, who may not have received complete credit for his initial post.

I regret the error.

Group me in here as well.

[pbmax]

Group me in here as well.

Are you agreeing, regretting or both?

[ThunderDan]

Bullshit! A team with the headstart of having Aaron Rodgers should win virtually everything virtually every year. Ted didn't enable staying near the top; He prevented maximizing the rest of the team to enable the kind of winning we should have been doing.

(in response to posts # 102)

Tell that to Dan Marino, John Elway, Jim Kelley or Warren Moon.

Having a HOF QB is a great foundation but does not guarantee anything.

[woodbuck27]

Tell that to Dan Marino, John Elway, Jim Kelley or Warren Moon.

Having a HOF QB is a great foundation but does not guarantee anything.

Certainly your correct with a GM as Ted Thompson wasn't and good ..... since our last Super Bowl win.

[ThunderDan]

Thanks for the run Ted. Thanks for having the balls to draft ARod when you had a HOF QB in Favre. Thanks for having the balls to show BF the door when he acted like a diva. Thanks for the 2010 Super Bowl and 8 years in a row in the playoffs.

[yetisnowman]

You guys are hilarious. Youre acting as if the Packers have been a dumpster fire since Ted was hired instead of a perennial playoff contender.

These are dangerous times for the organisation and if Murphy fucks this up, you’ll be singing a different tune.

I wouldn't call it a dumpster fire, but the last 3 years or so the team has become very limited talentwise. I mean if TT is a spectacular GM, what position groups on the Packers are even average or above on the current roster? Where are the playmakers? Why did we need a miracle comeback to beat a team that ended up 0-16 after being told that Aaron's backup was more than capable? What are his great moves and acquisitions of late? I think you guys minimize how good Aaron is at squeezing everything out of this team he can. It seems like after watching things unfold this season, the glaring talent deficiencies would be obvious but I guess not.

[call_me_ishmael]

Since Murphy asked TT to step aside, he previously let it know that he had a plan to do the transition. Most assumed that meant Eliot Wolf gets the job. Was the plan just to do a search and fill the spot, then? This doesn't feel very coordinated and like they intend to just give it to Eliot. Unless of course they have to have some token interviews, etc to fulfill league diversity rules, etc.

[Smidgeon]

You guys are hilarious. Youre acting as if the Packers have been a dumpster fire since Ted was hired instead of a perennial playoff contender.

These are dangerous times for the organisation and if Murphy fucks this up, you’ll be singing a different tune.

My thoughts exactly.

There's a chance to get this right, maybe for a long time (TT was going to retire at some point anyway). If Murphy does it wrong, the good old days just ended.

[pbmax]

Since Murphy asked TT to step aside, he previously let it know that he had a plan to do the transition. Most assumed that meant Eliot Wolf gets the job. Was the plan just to do a search and fill the spot, then? This doesn't feel very coordinated and like they intend to just give it to Eliot. Unless of course they have to have some token interviews, etc to fulfill league diversity rules, etc.

At a minimum they need to do that, but Highsmith gives them that.

A sensible management would cast a wide net anyway, interviewing as many as possible, because you are likelier to find the best candidate.

[Pugger]

I saw him too and I also want him

Dudes a beast and exactly what we’ve been missing

Would he still be there when we pick?