Not only does McGinn get an indepth interview with Ted Thompson every year he seems to get quotes from him on a regular basis for general articles like this. Other beat reporters quote Thompson when he does press briefings but they don't seem to regularly get exclusive quotes like McGinn.
"all_about_da_packers" wrote:
Actually, I think most of the quotes from Thompson that he gets seem to come when Thompson is in the locker room after a game, and even then Thompson does not give out much. It is not like he has special access to him, or anything. In the rush to produce Insider articles within a couple of hours after the game has ended, most times quotes are thrown in to support premises that would be pretty obvious to anyone who watched the game.
I personally think he uses the quotes because they give him material at a time when it's difficult to get material to use for game stories.
As for the interviews, you have to give McGinn credit for being blunt. Those interviews might also be the only time Ted answers some questions pretty bluntly.
This year's interview featured a 'why did you hire Ari Fisher, and are you paranoid' question from McGinn, to which Ted replied with a "First of all, I didn't hire anybody. Secondly, I am not paranoid. I don't know where you are getting that." reply. I'd love to have seen a video of Ted's response, because I sensed a show of irritation from Ted that you do not get in his interviews.
"British" wrote: