Lori Nickle: Ted Thompson, GM Seatle Seahawks

[KYPack]

Well Tank,

It's a consensus.

Everyone thinks you are a fool.

Keep posting your broken record posts.

But nobody is listening.

Post when you get a clue.

Love,

KY

[Scott Campbell]

If things are written through this logic, then I am smarter than Einstein.

We haven't seen any brain activity in Einstein since 1955, so I suppose you're right. Barely.

[FritzDontBlitz]

If things are written through this logic, then I am smarter than Einstein.

We haven't seen any brain activity in Einstein since 1955, so I suppose you're right. Barely.

how about "anti-polar bear's theory of irrelevantivity?"

[billy_oliver880]

If things are written through this logic, then I am smarter than Einstein.

We haven't seen any brain activity in Einstein since 1955, so I suppose you're right. Barely.

how about "anti-polar bear's theory of irrelevantivity?"

Clever!

[pbmax]

If anything, your article supports my argument: The very fact that Thompson lost the GM job to some basketball grue(sic) THE YEAR HOLMGREN WAS DEMOTED shows that he's not GM caliber. The fact that Pack went 4-12 last year further support that point.

You suppose that T2 lost the job and was out interviewed by the basketball guy. You are wrong again, Allen didn't hire a GM. Whitsitt was hired to oversee the entire operation, business side as well as personnel and coach. I don't think anybody believes we should turn over Harlan's job to Thompson rather than Jones when Bob Harlan retires, but I would rather have T2 than Jones running our draft and FA.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

If anything, your article supports my argument: The very fact that Thompson lost the GM job to some basketball grue(sic) THE YEAR HOLMGREN WAS DEMOTED shows that he's not GM caliber. The fact that Pack went 4-12 last year further support that point.

You suppose that T2 lost the job and was out interviewed by the basketball guy. You are wrong again, Allen didn't hire a GM. Whitsitt was hired to oversee the entire operation, business side as well as personnel and coach. I don't think anybody believes we should turn over Harlan's job to Thompson rather than Jones when Bob Harlan retires, but I would rather have T2 than Jones running our draft and FA.

So why wasnt Thompson EVER GM of the Seattle Seahawks? One might think, if he is so good, why didnt the Seahawks just hire him and then hire some other guy to run the business operation? (like they did after thompson left)

Again, 1 year passed before Thompson became GM of the Packers. All that time the Seahawks couldve promoted him; they didnt.

[The Leaper]

I think much of it has to do with Holmgren...he probably wasn't too pleased when the GM role was yanked from him, and he certainly could have given a strong impression that he did not want another "firm" GM in place while he was still coach. Otherwise, he jumps ship...and the promising Seahawks become a doormat again. So, the Seahawks don't hire a specific GM, leaving 2 or 3 people working together on personnel issues...and it is entirely possible this is how the Seahawks wished it to remain for the short term.

Not every NFL team has to conform to a specific structure...so there is no way you can automatically assume that Thompson was passed over because he wasn't viewed as good enough. It is possible...but so is the possibility I raised above. None of us know for sure.