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Caught some of ESPN radio this a.m. and they were asking Mort for his division picks. It would seem the national media is now coming around in it's evaluation of the Packer D slowly but surely.
When asked about the NFC North and if there might be a surprise team, he said it was GB because of their D, but he also said it was a shame nothing has been done to surround Favre with talent.
Whenever, myselfy Bretsky, Merlin, woodbuck or retailguy (just to name a few) make any criticism of Thompson's failure in this area, we're labeled as TT bashers. What I find hilarious about that is that our view is also pretty much the same view as the majority of national media since most have all stated the same thing. So I have to ask, is Mort a TT basher?
I remember all through the FA period, the mantra of the Thompson brigade here was we're to far away from competing for a SB to waste money on a free agent cause it won't make a difference. Now you guys know who you are, so I don't think I have to go back and single anyone out.
Plain and simple, you guys were as wrong as wrong can be. This Packer team was not as far away as some of you wanna claim and your hero is at fault for sitting on his hands. Some of us tried to make the case that Thompson should not waste Favre's last playing days and we were met with the same stupid reply that Teddy is building for the future. Well, this may come as a shock, but the future could have been now.
Favre is'nt the only one nearing the end. We have a couple of CB's who also are running out of time to still be effective. Thompson under-evaluated this defense. Had he been paying attention, he would have seen the potential of this unit to be dominant. Had he been paying attention, he would have seen the chance in this watered down league, to make a run at the title.
What you guys claim to be TT bashing is nothing more than some of us seeing what could have been and voicing our frustration. In order to illustrate the point, let's focus on the 2 area's that this offense is lacking in. Now I know a few here wanted to dillude themselves into believing that Morency was a #1 back or that Jackson was gonna come in and save the day. Neither has happened as some of us predicted. Jackson may become a serviceable back, but he is nothing special.
Morency just can't stay on the field and he also is nothing special. To further illustrate my point, compare both with the Ahman Green of a few years back. Our guys just don't have that burst needed to make the stretch play work. They don't have the strength to consistently break tackles. In this league, it's essential to have a back that can either make a move or break the tackle of the first defender cause the holes are very small and close very quickly. There is a reason why most star RB's in the NFL were studs in there college days and were high picks. You just can't plug anyone in there. Denver made it work but that is 1 team out of 32.
Next is the importance of having a solid TE. Does anyone realize how many teams have not 1 but 2 solid above avg TE's? Most teams have realized the critical nature of the position in an offense and have focused on having talent. Our guy, still has the mentality that you can put anyone there, even converted FB's.
The sad part of all this is it did'nt have to be this way. I guarentee if we had a Travis Henry at RB and an Eric Johnson or Daniel Graham at TE, we'd all be talking super bowl right now. The money was there and it would'nt have broken the bank. The time was now, not 2 or 3 years from now. Teddy has blown a golden chance that does'nt come along all that often and he need's to be held accountable.
When asked about the NFC North and if there might be a surprise team, he said it was GB because of their D, but he also said it was a shame nothing has been done to surround Favre with talent.
Whenever, myselfy Bretsky, Merlin, woodbuck or retailguy (just to name a few) make any criticism of Thompson's failure in this area, we're labeled as TT bashers. What I find hilarious about that is that our view is also pretty much the same view as the majority of national media since most have all stated the same thing. So I have to ask, is Mort a TT basher?
I remember all through the FA period, the mantra of the Thompson brigade here was we're to far away from competing for a SB to waste money on a free agent cause it won't make a difference. Now you guys know who you are, so I don't think I have to go back and single anyone out.
Plain and simple, you guys were as wrong as wrong can be. This Packer team was not as far away as some of you wanna claim and your hero is at fault for sitting on his hands. Some of us tried to make the case that Thompson should not waste Favre's last playing days and we were met with the same stupid reply that Teddy is building for the future. Well, this may come as a shock, but the future could have been now.
Favre is'nt the only one nearing the end. We have a couple of CB's who also are running out of time to still be effective. Thompson under-evaluated this defense. Had he been paying attention, he would have seen the potential of this unit to be dominant. Had he been paying attention, he would have seen the chance in this watered down league, to make a run at the title.
What you guys claim to be TT bashing is nothing more than some of us seeing what could have been and voicing our frustration. In order to illustrate the point, let's focus on the 2 area's that this offense is lacking in. Now I know a few here wanted to dillude themselves into believing that Morency was a #1 back or that Jackson was gonna come in and save the day. Neither has happened as some of us predicted. Jackson may become a serviceable back, but he is nothing special.
Morency just can't stay on the field and he also is nothing special. To further illustrate my point, compare both with the Ahman Green of a few years back. Our guys just don't have that burst needed to make the stretch play work. They don't have the strength to consistently break tackles. In this league, it's essential to have a back that can either make a move or break the tackle of the first defender cause the holes are very small and close very quickly. There is a reason why most star RB's in the NFL were studs in there college days and were high picks. You just can't plug anyone in there. Denver made it work but that is 1 team out of 32.
Next is the importance of having a solid TE. Does anyone realize how many teams have not 1 but 2 solid above avg TE's? Most teams have realized the critical nature of the position in an offense and have focused on having talent. Our guy, still has the mentality that you can put anyone there, even converted FB's.
The sad part of all this is it did'nt have to be this way. I guarentee if we had a Travis Henry at RB and an Eric Johnson or Daniel Graham at TE, we'd all be talking super bowl right now. The money was there and it would'nt have broken the bank. The time was now, not 2 or 3 years from now. Teddy has blown a golden chance that does'nt come along all that often and he need's to be held accountable.
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