Packers Have Compounded Problems at Safety Position with Multiple Mistakes

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

Packers general manager Ted Thompson ignored all avenues to add depth at safety in 2013, be it the NFL draft, undrafted free agency or veteran free agency.

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DoddPower
Veteran Member

11 years ago

This article makes it sound like the Packers didn't even CONSIDER or explore the opportunity to pursue guys like Rhodes. How does Brian know this for sure? Yet another poor article, imo.

nerdmann
Premier Member

11 years ago

One thing I've noticed in recent years is Ted getting away from that BPA philosophy.

This past year he was drafting for the running game. Last two years, for defense.

And btw, Ted did draft Hyde this past year. He could very well be the S of the future.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

This article makes it sound like the Packers didn't even CONSIDER or explore the opportunity to pursue guys like Rhodes. How does Brian know this for sure? Yet another poor article, imo.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower

Exactly. I guess in a twisted sort of way that is what makes me smile about stories like this. The writers are so intuitive and "knows" exactly what Uncle Teddy and the brain trust are thinking all the time. It is kinda scary. Do they know what I am thinking too?

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

One thing I've noticed in recent years is Ted getting away from that BPA philosophy.

This past year he was drafting for the running game. Last two years, for defense.

And btw, Ted did draft Hyde this past year. He could very well be the S of the future.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

I saw where writers and fans said this. I never saw Ted or Mike say so. As a matter of fact (I know that is a word that is hard to you to understand.) I read that Ted drafted and expected Hyde to play CB. After reading so many un experts say safety I was a little surprised by Ted's comments but so far he is the only one that was correct. Go figure.

nerdmann
Premier Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: wpr

So, you're saying he COULDN'T be the S of the future?

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

steveishere
Veteran Member

11 years ago

For one thing a huge amount of the S from this last Free Agency have been complete busts. Rhodes hasn't been signed by any team and for as good as he is to ignore that and blame Ted for "not even looking at him" is just ignorant. Also he uses Michael Huff as an example of a guy we could have looked at??? Baltimore paid Huff 2 million dollars to completely suck full-time for half the year and get fired yeah that looks like a great move. I'd rather pay Jennings 300k to suck half the time.

As far as how "great" this last draft was for S that remains to be seen. A lot of guys were drafted early and are getting playing time but that doesn't necessarily = good. Most of the guys who were drafted early around our 1st round pick haven't looked much better than Datone and most of the overall class is struggling. The only real guy I'd say we missed on is Tyrann Mathieu.

McMillian had some flashes of good last year so I'm not surprised they expected him to make a jump and improve but in hindsight yeah it didn't work out and now Jennings is playing when he should just be a back up. I think it's time for some accountability and it should be Banjo full time. He may not be great but he hasn't sucked as much as the other guys.

nerdmann
Premier Member

11 years ago

Originally Posted by: steveishere

They're practicing Richardson too, he might show enough to be activated.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

wpr
Preferred Member Topic Starter

11 years ago

So, you're saying he COULDN'T be the S of the future?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

To say the couldn't be the S of the future is just as dumb as saying that he will be the S of the future. Not a one of us has sat in on Uncle Teddy's strategy meetings. We don;t know what his short term plans or long term plans are.

What I said was you never once heard Ted say he drafted Hyde to play S. If you go back and read his comments he did say he drafted him to play CB. If he and Mike change their mind in a year or two or three that has nothing to do with what happened this Spring. No one expected Woodson to play S for the first 10 years he was in the league. Circumstances change.

play2win
Senior Member

11 years ago

#10

Hyde plays a great CB. Instinctive, tough, good at locating the ball and reacting, able to blitz effectively, and, a returner we can count on! He has been a great surprise addition through the last draft, with like impact upon our team as Bakhtiari and Lacy. All three, about as solid as can be for rookies. I'd rather keep Hyde at CB. He's shown very well to this point.

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