Ted Thompson talks about draft pressure, needs, hits and misses

gotarace
Senior Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

The man every Packers fan pretends to be this time of year has no problem with all the NFL draft pressure falling squarely on his shoulders. It’s part of the job as the general manager. On Wednesday, Ted Thompson held his annual pre-draft news conference.

JSOnline wrote:

At cornerback — where he lost Tramon Williams and Davon House in free agency — he feels "OK." Hope this is Uncle Ted just being coy about his direction in the draft...

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nerdmann
Premier Member

9 years ago

At cornerback — where he lost Tramon Williams and Davon House in free agency — he feels "OK." Hope this is Uncle Ted just being coy about his direction in the draft...

Originally Posted by: gotarace

"We like our guys."

“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.”

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

"We like our guys."

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

Quite frankly...

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

Poppa San
Member

9 years ago

"We like our guys."

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

.. As opposed to him saying "I've missed the past few drafts. We need to really improve there." Just more non-speak. Trying hard to not give any answer.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

I awoke this morning with a headache. I still went to work. She went back to sleep.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

.. As opposed to him saying "I've missed the past few drafts. We need to really improve there." Just more non-speak. Trying hard to not give any answer.

Originally Posted by: Poppa San

I like the tomato line in your signature. Great stuff.

One of my lifelong buddies and I think Ted Thompson has some strings or some guy is sitting in the back pressing a button to play a recording everytime he's asked a question. That "leader" bereft of passion in a game of passion ain't the guy we need running this franchise who has only a few more years of being special...a media darling. It could be Cleveland for us for a long long time and we're just gonna waste it with this guy's "steady" leadership.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

Bigbyfan
Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

You just described Bill Belicheck. Doesn't give the media anything except the same bland answers over and over again. That seems to be working out pretty well for the Patriots.

Rex Ryan is the "media darling" you are looking for. He on his second job and still no super bowl appearances.

I feel you may just be a classic example of "the grass is always greener" type of fan.

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Poppa San
Member

9 years ago

I like the tomato line in your signature. Great stuff.

...............

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

Got it from one of my teeny boppers. When I was in school it was a veggie because it grew in the garden not an orchard or berry patch.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

I awoke this morning with a headache. I still went to work. She went back to sleep.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: Bigbyfan

No, sir...I was THRILLED when Harlan. Wolf and Holmgren was the power trio. Murphy, Thompson, Mike McCarthy is not even close.

If we had Jim Harbaugh here even with Ted Thompson I would've been tickled.

Yes, BB is bland. I've also seen a totally different side of the guy. He loves Bon Jovi. He has a personality.

Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."

DoddPower
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

I rather like Ted Thompson from what I can tell, and for the most part, I really like how he runs the franchise. I think he could be a little more active in free agency, but I mostly understand why he makes the choices he does. Packers fans will be glad if and when the Packers get two additional 4th round compensatory picks next year. It's all a matter of opinion. If I was Bill Belichick or Ted Thompson, I would be the same way.

One thing I'm certain about is they couldn't care less about appeasing whiny fans like yourself. They're busy running successful NFL franchises and being millionaires.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

9 years ago

#10

Whoa whoa shots fired, damn.

We all Packers fans. Ted Thompson is great, watch his pressers man he's funny as heck if you know football history.

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