Report: Thompson out as GM

[mission]

Roquan Smith. He's like Shazier coming out. Might even be better in pass rush. If he can be close to that effective, he would be amazing.

Don't think he'll be available at 14 but he's my favorite "somewhat realistic" pick for the Packers this year. He's a complete monster.

[Pugger]

The obvious catalyst for this, now that I have stopped pulling my hair out, would be requests for the Packers front office staff to be interviewed.

I am pretty sure that you cannot block assistant coaches from becoming HC, and you cannot hold a front office guy, even with an ongoing contract, from getting a GM job with final say.

If two teams approached the Packers about their heirs apparent, then Murphy might have felt it was time. That would be the time to ask Ted to jump upstairs so Murphy could sign his guy and keep at least one or two top lieutenants this offseason.

I think you may have hit upon the truth here.

[Pugger]

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.

ditto

[pbmax]

Aaron Nagler @AaronNagler
One thing to remember: Brian Gutekunst was reportedly the favorite for the 49ers GM job before he withdrew his name from consideration. He's a stronger candidate in Green Bay than some may think.

[Bossman641]

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.

This is pretty much how I feel. I'll give Murphy credit, he's certainly putting his reputation on the line. The easy decision (and the one I would have made) would have been to run it back with a new defensive coordinator. There are a number of ways this could go wrong - the new GM simply isn't very good, we lose McCarthy and spend 2 years getting the system learned. Any of those happening mean we've seen the end of contending with Rodgers.

[pbmax]

McGinn reports that the Executive Committee asked Murphy to move on from Thompson.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/02/report-board-of-directors-instructed-murphy-to-remove-thompson-from-g-m-job/

Does anyone have a subscription to McGinn's site or is it just garbage?

Specifically, the 45-member Board of Directors instructed CEO Mark Murphy to remove Thompson from the job.

McGinn points to “public images” of Thompson and “some recent interaction” with team executives as the impetus for the move, listing various factors that contributed to the conclusion that Thompson’s health prevents him from continuing in the job.

McGinn’s article delves into specifics that, indeed, would make Thompson unfit to continue in such a demanding job. It’s unclear what the issue is, but the concern generally relates to his ability to properly focus.

[call_me_ishmael]

PB, that's really, really interesting. Does anyone here have access to McGinn's site?

If the board said "get rid of this guy, he's unfit", my gut feeling is it's a health issue instead of a performance issue.

[Pugger]

Aaron Nagler @AaronNagler
One thing to remember: Brian Gutekunst was reportedly the favorite for the 49ers GM job before he withdrew his name from consideration. He's a stronger candidate in Green Bay than some may think.

I hear he is under consideration in Houston too so this might be why Ted is stepping down.

[pbmax]

PB, that's really, really interesting. Does anyone here have access to McGinn's site?

If the board said "get rid of this guy, he's unfit", my gut feeling is it's a health issue instead of a performance issue.

The problem with McGinn's report is that it seems to be based on personal feelings. I am not sure how solid it is, Wilde was VERY reluctant to bring it up.

To give you a sense of the rumor mongering nature of it, the piece ends with weird speculation from a "friend" of McCarthy that thinks he is too heavy and old to have the same energy from 10 years ago.

[BZnDallas]

Throw me in the cautiously optimistic category. Happy to be trying something new, but realizing 8 out of 9 playoffs with a SB is a GREAT feat. #thanksted

[Tony Oday]

Any time AR is playing he is a contender as proven the last 5 years. Throw in immediate help in the defensive backfield and a legit ILB and we could be dynamite.

[pbmax]

Any time AR is playing he is a contender as proven the last 5 years. Throw in immediate help in the defensive backfield and a legit ILB and we could be dynamite.

Anyone who lists ILB as a need before pass rush has a slow leak in their helmet.

Tony, I would take it in to have it looked at.

[Rutnstrut]

Throw me in the cautiously optimistic category. Happy to be trying something new, but realizing 8 out of 9 playoffs with a SB is a GREAT feat. #thanksted

Thanksted for AR. Rodgers could get the Browns to the playoffs. He is the deodorant for all that stinks on this team.

[Rutnstrut]

Anyone who lists ILB as a need before pass rush has a slow leak in their helmet.

Tony, I would take it in to have it looked at.

A legit pass rush would make the whole defense better as Rodgers makes the offense better. as usual you are spot on pb.

[call_me_ishmael]

The problem with McGinn's report is that it seems to be based on personal feelings. I am not sure how solid it is, Wilde was VERY reluctant to bring it up.

To give you a sense of the rumor mongering nature of it, the piece ends with weird speculation from a "friend" of McCarthy that thinks he is too heavy and old to have the same energy from 10 years ago.

Fascinating. I would love to see the article in it's entirety.

There's this piece from Jan 1 2017, so last year this time, that says TT would likely transition to a senior advisor after the season. This is pretty much exactly what happened.

Ian Rapoport is pretty darn accurate for the most part. Maybe this was planned?

https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/Bolt/Report-Packers-GM-Ted-Thompson-likely-to-step-down-this-season-50193006