TED talk

[Harlan Huckleby]

I noticed on family night that Ted was on the sidelines with his goofy hat. The announcer said he was on the scouting team, except some other word - development?

Why would a long time GM want to keep working under his replacement? Sorry if this is old news.

[pbmax]

I noticed on family night that Ted was on the sidelines with his goofy hat. The announcer said he was on the scouting team, except some other word - development?

Why would a long time GM want to keep working under his replacement? Sorry if this is old news.

He always said when he retired as GM he wanted to go back to scouting.

I don't want to sound morbid, but I suspect if Ted stopped working he would be lost. Maybe worse.

[mraynrand]

Guys like TT don’t retire. They leave their office in a pine box.

[Harlan Huckleby]

He always said when he retired as GM he wanted to go back to scouting.

I don't want to sound morbid, but I suspect if Ted stopped working he would be lost. Maybe worse.

Actually I admire him. He loves his work, and is not driven by ego. Not a lot of big shots could do this.

He's eligible for a lot of travel and meal discounts now, so it all works.

[RashanGary]

Actually I admire him. He loves his work, and is not driven by ego. Not a lot of big shots could do this.

He's eligible for a lot of travel and meal discounts now, so it all works.

A lot of people who are deeply attached to the competitiveness of ego cannot understand ted Thompson. They project and assume their ego onto him. But yeah, I think he enjoys just being a part of. He’s at peace. It’s what Jesus wanted for humanity but people refuse to embrace.

[call_me_ishmael]

The fact he is so involved makes me believe this really was a planned transition all along and that he wasn't forced out or deemed incapable. I get wanting to keep working but scaling it back a bit. It's not like he's short on money, etc, and I am sure they take good care of him anyway. If the situation is as I believe it is, I am sure he is prideful that he transition plan was executed and he is happy to see one of the people he deemed capable taking over the reigns.

[gbgary]

he's still in charge.

[Joemailman]

The fact he is so involved makes me believe this really was a planned transition all along and that he wasn't forced out or deemed incapable. I get wanting to keep working but scaling it back a bit. It's not like he's short on money, etc, and I am sure they take good care of him anyway. If the situation is as I believe it is, I am sure he is prideful that he transition plan was executed and he is happy to see one of the people he deemed capable taking over the reigns.

I think maybe he was forced out in the sense that the decision was made that he didn't have the energy to do the job of GM as well as he once had. Of course, that doesn't mean he's lost the ability to scout.

That said, I have a feeling that having a top DC again will show that maybe TT hadn't slipped as much as some think.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The GM should have to take a wonderlic every year and the results presented at the packer stockholders annual meeting.

I'd also like to see a 3-cone drill number for the head coach just so we know they aren't letting themselves go.

[Joemailman]

The GM should have to take a wonderlic every year and the results presented at the packer stockholders annual meeting.

I'd also like to see a 3-cone drill number for the head coach just so we know they aren't letting themselves go.

Why? You think MM can't handle the 3 Cone Drill?

[Freak Out]

he's still in charge.

Deep Pack.

[KYPack]

I think there was a plan, to phase Ted back into scouting & the Murph went with it a little early.

TT looked a little spacier every time you saw him in the last year and a half or so.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Ted was a special teams demon & linebacker in the 1970s. Huh.

[mraynrand]

Why? You think MM can't handle the 3 Cone Drill?

hahahahahaha! Is there a three for one deal at the Golden Corral?

[3irty1]

Ted was never one to retain a guy too long. I'm sure that includes himself. But, he's a weirdo with no discernible life at all outside of football. No matter how many millions he's made over the years, it's hard to imagine him going home to anything other than an 800 square foot apartment with cheap carpet and blank white walls. In my mind he owns only one spoon. He bicycles to work rain or shine but in the garage is a pristine 1995 Honda Civic EH2 hatchback, not the fun one but the 1.5L engine that makes 50mpg. The radio has never been turned on even once. Just never occurred to Ted.

Of course a guy like that is going to happily ask for demotion. Someday he'll relieve himself of his scouting job and ask to be a grounds keeper. If the man was ever not lost in thought long enough to have an ego, he'd have nothing to prove anyways. Sure the jury might be out on Ted among NFL fans but in his bubble of actual NFL professionals he's Elvis. I think this new job is the Ted Thompson equivalent of a retirement home.