Q&A w/TT---McGinn kicks him in the balls over & over

[Bretsky]

I was shocked.

It is excessively rude!!

Even if you hate the guy's guts, he is the GM of the Packers. He deserves some respect for his position. You would not speak to another poster on this board that way.

McGinn assumes way too much about things he cannot prove.

It may be the last interview for McGinn that Ted gives for awhile. I think when McGinn calls Ted will be too busy.

No wonder people hate the press.

What do you mean; Justin and I speak to each other all the way like this j/k.

Honestly, I consider it abrasive. But McGinn is looking for information and TT gives nothing.

So McGinn probes deeper, question harder, gets more of nothing, and goes home to pound his head against a wall for an hour.......and then since he has to he writers up this session.

[Bretsky]

Egads,!

What a roll job by McGinn.

You gotta respect the guy but wonder about this sanity. He's gotta go back and talk to Thompson. The next interview he has might just be a little contentious.

I also wondered about Thompson just continuing to take McGinn's crap. Ron Wolf would've blown up very early in that session. TT showed a high wiener factor by continuing to take McGinn's shit over and over.

Wolf would have answered some of the questions and the interview would not have been nearly as negative. His interviews carried a nice line of commenting and giving his views, but not going too far.

McGinn is out to find information; I'm sure he was struggling to get any question answered. If you read this over and over he fails to get information.

As a GM, there is no right or wrong. I wish Snapper would say something, but respect those that say he should not.

But for a reporter TT is the worst nightmare for a question and answer session.

[Bretsky]

Re: Q&A w/TT---McGinn kicks him in the balls over &

[b]Q.Is there enough wisdom in the room?

I don't have much respect for this question. I'd have ended the interiew and had the little prick escorted out of the building.

That was bad

[GBRulz]

Yup, I'm totally convinced that TT was a politician in a previous life. Lots of lip and is careful not to slip.

I give credit to McGinn trying to get something out of TT though. A few of his questions were rude, but as a good journalist, you want a story that doesn't contain the same info over and over again. It's probably safe to assume that we won't be hearing of any TT interviews with McGinn for a while!

[Scott Campbell]

Yup, I'm totally convinced that TT was a politician in a previous life. Lots of lip and is careful not to slip.

I give credit to McGinn trying to get something out of TT though. A few of his questions were rude, but as a good journalist, you want a story that doesn't contain the same info over and over again. It's probably safe to assume that we won't be hearing of any TT interviews with McGinn for a while!

Maybe, but I'm not sure. Ted responded like he didn't really give a crap what McGinn asked him.

[Bretsky]

Yup, I'm totally convinced that TT was a politician in a previous life. Lots of lip and is careful not to slip.

I give credit to McGinn trying to get something out of TT though. A few of his questions were rude, but as a good journalist, you want a story that doesn't contain the same info over and over again. It's probably safe to assume that we won't be hearing of any TT interviews with McGinn for a while!

Maybe, but I'm not sure. Ted responded like he didn't really give a crap what McGinn asked him.

To his credit, he really did accomplish that. He took most questions and said the same thing over and over. When pressed, to his credit he showed no ill will to McGinn.

[MJZiggy]

B, you mean to tell me that this first question of his was a bit of gentle questioning before things got rough?

Q.Brett Favre will be 38 in October and is nearing the end of his legendary career. Yet, your major addition on offense was a second-round pick at running back. Why didn't you do more to provide some firepower for Favre in what might be his final season?

I actually liked that he asked some of these questions as they directly address things that have been discussed ad nauseum in here. Was he a little aggressive about it? Yes. But it seemed to me that TT really didn't care too much...

[Bretsky]

B, you mean to tell me that this first question of his was a bit of gentle questioning before things got rough?

Q.Brett Favre will be 38 in October and is nearing the end of his legendary career. Yet, your major addition on offense was a second-round pick at running back. Why didn't you do more to provide some firepower for Favre in what might be his final season?

I actually liked that he asked some of these questions as they directly address things that have been discussed ad nauseum in here. Was he a little aggressive about it? Yes. But it seemed to me that TT really didn't care too much...

Maybe McGinn reads this stuff in here; that would be funny. But as hard as McGinn tried, he got next to nothing out of TT as to the methods to his madness. Before the interview, we knew TT preferred the draft over free agency, he would not comment about specifics from the past, and he's doing what is best for the Green Bay Packers.

TT stated he did a lousy job finding some fill ins on the OL in 2005; I"ve said that many times but I respect the guy for admitting he should have done better than Klemm and the Guards to had on the roster.

Beyond that he gave up next to nothing and that had to greatly irritate McGinn. He was interviewing a question DODGER. And a great DODGER at that.

If I was McGinn, my questions would have been nearly identical. Maybe not as brash, but I'd surely have asked why he chooses to dodge the content of most of the questions and keep using the same general phrases to repeat himself on different questions.

That may have been more mean than what McGinn actually did ?

[PackerBlues]

B, you mean to tell me that this first question of his was a bit of gentle questioning before things got rough?

Q.Brett Favre will be 38 in October and is nearing the end of his legendary career. Yet, your major addition on offense was a second-round pick at running back. Why didn't you do more to provide some firepower for Favre in what might be his final season?

I actually liked that he asked some of these questions as they directly address things that have been discussed ad nauseum in here. Was he a little aggressive about it? Yes. But it seemed to me that TT really didn't care too much...

And didnt you just love Thompsons answer to that question?

A. I think we try to do the best we can for the team. If our team gets better then that's better for Brett. We're trying to do the best we can. In the draft, the board works a certain way and that's the way we pick guys.

So, to point out why he didnt do shit to improve our offense, he replies that his draft board works a certain way......... notice that he says nothing about free agents he could have picked up. Shocking But dont fret, he is doing the best that he can.

[RashanGary]

Speaking of Thompson, I saw Thompson on his bike again today. I said hi and I was going to stop him to tell him thanks for what he does, but he was peddling fast and it felt uncomfortable to stop him. After tonights practice I'm going to stop him and I have a few quick things that I am going to say.


I'm gonna say: Hey Ted, do you have a couple seconds?

When he stops, I'm going to say: "I know you're busy so I'm just going to say a few quick things. First, I want to thank you for finding real answers to the problems on this football team, that hasn't always been the case. Second, I think your views on value in the draft, free agency and all of the NFL markets are forward thinking and over time, I think it is going to be an edge that sets you appart from other GM's accross the league. Finially, I just want to tell you that a lot of people beleive in you and we want you to stay strong and do what you know is right despite what an overzealous reporter and a bunch of fans who don't understand the context surrounding the decisions you make, nor the depth of your job. OK, that's all. I'm a huge fan of the way you do your job and just want you to know that. Don't let fan pressure get to you. Thanks. "

[PackerBlues]

Speaking of Thompson, I saw Thompson on his bike again today. I said hi and I was going to stop him to tell him thanks for what he does, but he was peddling fast and it felt uncomfortable to stop him. After tonights practice I'm going to stop him and I have a few quick things that I am going to say.


I'm gonna say: Hey Ted, do you have a couple seconds?

When he stops, I'm going to say: "I know you're busy so I'm just going to say a few quick things. First, I want to thank you for finding real answers to the problems on this football team, that hasn't always been the case. Second, I think your views on value in the draft, free agency and all of the NFL markets are forward thinking and over time, I think it is going to be an edge that sets you appart from other GM's accross the league. Finially, I just want to tell you that a lot of people beleive in you and we want you to stay strong and do what you know is right despite what an overzealous reporter and a bunch of fans who don't understand the context surrounding the decisions you make, nor the depth of your job. OK, that's all. I'm a huge fan of the way you do your job and just want you to know that. Don't let fan pressure get to you. Thanks. "

Eeewwwwww! ya know you could go blind doing that.

but thanks for sharing your fantasies with us.

[RashanGary]

I'm going to help my mom move. I thought you'd appreciate that, PB

[PackerBlues]

JH

[HarveyWallbangers]

Speaking of Thompson, I saw Thompson on his bike again today. I said hi and I was going to stop him to tell him thanks for what he does, but he was peddling fast and it felt uncomfortable to stop him.

Ted Thompson's one and only groupie.

[Bretsky]

Speaking of Thompson, I saw Thompson on his bike again today. I said hi and I was going to stop him to tell him thanks for what he does, but he was peddling fast and it felt uncomfortable to stop him.

Ted Thompson's one and only groupie.

Good One Harv