Time to Extend TT's contract

[Merlin]

Must be because Poppinga is the underworld name for Thompson. Meaning ol' 3T is strapping on the leather and playing the game. He get's credit where it is due but for whatever reason no one in here will say a bad word about him when things don't look so rosey. Talk about unconditional butt love. Geesh.

[MJZiggy]

DID YOU MISS THE WHOLE OFFSEASON AROUND HERE????????

[Scott Campbell]

I think Merlin has some denial issues. I suppose the Pack could start losing and make him happy again.

[Joemailman]

Must be because Poppinga is the underworld name for Thompson. Meaning ol' 3T is strapping on the leather and playing the game. He get's credit where it is due but for whatever reason no one in here will say a bad word about him when things don't look so rosey. Talk about unconditional butt love. Geesh.

Well Merlin, to most of us, 5-1 looks pretty rosey. There was all kinds of criticism of Thompson in the off-season. But the Packers are 5-1. If they were 1-5, it would be a different story. Most of us don't have an agenda in terms of praising Thompson or in bashing him. We judge Thompson based on how we see the team progressing.

[woodbuck27]

TT came within a whisker of losing Kampman to the Vikings. It shoud never have gone that far. TT scared the wits out of me on that late signing and was unnecessary given Aarons work ethic.

Kampman the ultimate in the trenchs Packer. We are so fortunate he remained with us.

Kudos to TT for signing Aaron Kampman! My God, Woody. I am amazed by your insistence on criticizing a man for doing what you approve of! None of us know how specific negotiations go. The deal got done. Aaron Kampman is another big bargain signing by Ted Thompson, and you feel the need to criticize him for it?

And Woody, don't make excuses for wins. With the possible exception of the Vikings, the teams that the Packers beat are all very solid teams in this league.

I am merely expecting more from TT.

I am in my personality not a hard man but the way TT goes about his business simply gets under my skin.

He cannot seem to accept a gift when it is offered and his laid off laissey faire attitude drives me to distraction.

It really bugs me that Randy Moss is in NE and not lineing up opposite DD.

It really bothers me that our running game is the worst in the NFL.

The WORST RUNNING GAME and GREEN BAY PACKERS does not compute.

That situation with our running game must bring criticism down on TT not praise.

YES so many here adore him; and please, allow me to expect a lot more fr. him. He is not all to me and a long way from that. I expect a lot more from a GM of my team.

Without the game that Favre has given us to date we would be a sinking ship.

What has TT done to support Favre . . .really Packerrats . . WHAT. . .

Dick ALL !!!

If you disagree YOU are in denial.

Packerrats.

[woodbuck27]

I thought TT had a 5 year contract? We're not even halfway through it, so IMO it's a bit early to extend him.

What I would really like to see is how we finish the season, including the playoffs. If we are one impact player short to move this team to the next level, I want to see him agressively go after someone to fill that need, someone who can make an impact NOW, not 3 years from now.

YES !!!!!

[The Leaper]

What has TT done to support Favre . . .really Packerrats . . WHAT. . .

Well, he drafted Wynn/Jackson, Jennings, Jones, Colledge, Spitz/Coston and Hall...brought in Lee and Morency...so more than half of the starters on offense are Thompson's guys.

Thompson also helped craft a dominant defense that can win games (like against Washington) when Favre clearly isn't at his best. How is that not a help to Favre?

He also gave Favre a head coach that allows him freedom to make adjustments at the LOS...which is a big reason Favre is playing the way he is.

The running game needs to be addressed. There was little Thompson could do about it though...except overpay in a trade. AP and Lynch were off the draft board, and there was little depth at RB this year in the draft. Few FAs were worth anything. I still haven't seen anyone offer a good explanation for how Thompson could have procured a great RB at a fair price. With the team's success this year, attracting FAs should be easier this offseason...and the draft is loaded at RB next year.

[The Shadow]

"........I am in my personality not a hard man but the way TT goes about his business simply gets under my skin.".................................................. ...........................................

Paging Dr. Freud.......

[cheesner]

Must be because Poppinga is the underworld name for Thompson. Meaning ol' 3T is strapping on the leather and playing the game. He get's credit where it is due but for whatever reason no one in here will say a bad word about him when things don't look so rosey. Talk about unconditional butt love. Geesh.

When have things not looked rosey?

That is the problem. Since he has been here, TT has brought in excellent young talent. And I am personally excited about it. As far as 'no one in here will say a bad word' use the search feature for key words 'TT', 'Asshole', and 'destroying the packers' and you will get 162,000 hits. Although there were some rough games last year, and some problem areas currently, the overall picture is very promising for the Packers.

[Partial]

I've never heard one person with as much to complain about when we're 5-1. Hell we could be 6-0 but since we aren't winning by 50 points a week Merlin would be hootin' and hollarin'

The teams we've played are on pace for a collective 9 win season. Very few teams in the NFL win 9 games. We've played a tough schedule so far. Saying anything else makes you look dumb.

We haven't started out this good in 10+ years Merlin. Sherman never did, so don't give me that garbage of TT finally built us back up to where we were during the Sherman days. Maybe talent-wise we're close, but team-wise (coaching, team unity, chemistry, etc) has taken our success to a level that Sherman has never reached this soon.

It's too early to say that we're going to be great and go far in the playoffs, but so far we are winning 83.3% of our games against teams that are winning 57.3%. That is pretty impressive.

[retailguy]

I've never heard one person with as much to complain about when we're 5-1. Hell we could be 6-0 but since we aren't winning by 50 points a week Merlin would be hootin' and hollarin'

The teams we've played are on pace for a collective 9 win season. Very few teams in the NFL win 9 games. We've played a tough schedule so far. Saying anything else makes you look dumb.

We haven't started out this good in 10+ years Merlin. Sherman never did, so don't give me that garbage of TT finally built us back up to where we were during the Sherman days. Maybe talent-wise we're close, but team-wise (coaching, team unity, chemistry, etc) has taken our success to a level that Sherman has never reached this soon.

It's too early to say that we're going to be great and go far in the playoffs, but so far we are winning 83.3% of our games against teams that are winning 57.3%. That is pretty impressive.

Well, not to totally contridict your point, that's not my goal, b/c I agree with a lot of it, but.... Sherman's 2002 squad started out 8-1 before being decimated by injuries and finished 12-4, backing into the playoffs which we ultimately lost to Atlanta.

Just to set you straight on one fact that you missed... I think/agree with you that Ted gets a pass on the run game right now. If they quit winning, and that's why fine, but until then... you just have to keep your mouth shut. :P

[MJZiggy]

Just to set you straight on one fact that you missed... I think/agree with you that Ted gets a pass on the run game right now. If they quit winning, and that's why fine, but until then... you just have to keep your mouth shut. :P

[Partial]

OMG! Who are you and WHAT did you do with RG?!? That's fair about starting 8-1. I didn't know they started that well. It will be interesting to see how well they run the ball against Denver. That could be very telling towards what we can expect the rest of the season.

[retailguy]

OMG! Who are you and WHAT did you do with RG?!? That's fair about starting 8-1. I didn't know they started that well. It will be interesting to see how well they run the ball against Denver. That could be very telling towards what we can expect the rest of the season.

Let's be clear. I don't like the guy, and probably never will, BUT, you don't bitch when the guy is 5-1... You see the flaws and you talk about them, but you need to wait until they happen before you bitch about them.... Really.

I don't know whether or not it happens, and today, I don't care. We're 5-1. I don't understand it, and don't think it'll continue, but today, we're 5-1, and until that changes, I'll wait and see. If it continues, I'll give credit where credit is due, and if it doesn't, then I'll see how he intends to fix it.

In the end, I'll probably NEVER like him, but I might respect him more than I do today...

[Merlin]

This is getting so old it's ridiculous. I am going to just agree to disagree. Fortunately for you, I won't say "I told you so". I will however point out your hypocritical stance with Thompson when you say one bad word about him. Because we all know, he has all of the authority and only responsibility for the positive.