That isn't the point and never was...the point is Ted Thompson had CJ Wilson ahead of Sam Shields and very well could've seen him get drafted in the last 25 left in the 7th and that is not even mentioning the risk of him being a FREE AGENT who could sign with whomever he wanted. He's a Miami kid and he's just going to pick Green Bay? He went for opportunity and the money not necessarily in that order.

The way it's told here Ted Thompson is a genius...he just knew Sam would fall to him at the UDFA pool and then he would automatically sign with us. Ain't even close to reality.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 

TT did not have CJ Wilson rated ahead of Shields. If you learn how GMs, especially TT, do their job it would help you on your Blues-Brothers-type Mission from God to rid the universe of Packer Fans that nonsensically gush over TT. BTW, I know and met many and read several Packer Boards for a # of years and I have yet to see any Packer Fan nonsensically gushing over TT. You should question either the mission or the God that sent you on it.

You envision Ted Thompson drafting like you would, knowing what you know. You find a draftnik top 100 and if at pick #62, Ted Thompson takes #63, you’ll scream REACH! All your instincts of how a draft should be conducted are just wrong and this is why you have such difficulty accurately evaluating them. You dont understand tiers, you dont understand how scouts develop relationships, you dont understand how GMs/scouts gather intel on what other teams are thinking and because you dont understand it, you deny its reality. Please pay attention and learn a nugget or two:

In reality, at this point in the draft Ted Thompson will have between 10-50 players in a tier. CJ and Shields were in the same tier, no one rated higher than the other. Ted Thompson then sorted through several variables to determine who’s picked: special teams play; depth of team’s position group; is there an outstanding trait; max upside; who, if not picked can likely or less likely be signed as an UDFA; etc. The Packers had been gushing over Sammy for a year since he was converted to CB at Miami’s spring game. Shields was a 4.3 WR that could not get on the field because he could not grasp the playbook; a very poor candidate to learn a new position so late. He had a daughter at 17 and another 3 years later; suspended twice for academics and was arrested for pot a week before his pro day. Eliot was the only one on the Sammy trail until he ran that 4.3 at his pro day, then the pretender GMs took notice. Ted Thompson saw his HUGE upside; he was a good gunner and ran a 4.3 at a position of need; and Ted Thompson was assured Sammy was not a character risk despite a resume to the contrary. There is NO WAY Ted Thompson passes on Shields if he is not assured he’s signing as an UDFA, just like Wolf w/ Driver, only difference is Driver gave no assurance like Sammy did, so Ron had to draft him.

Again Ted Thompson did know Shields wouldn't be drafted; just like he knew Worthy/Reyes/Still wouldn’t last ‘til 2nd round pick; just like he knew CM3 was about to be picked; just like Wolf knew Driver wouldn't be drafted. And sure other teams are going to want a 4.3 UDFA to kick the tires on; but Ted Thompson knew he'd get "last look," which happened: The Pack offered 5K, it was I believe the Bears that offered 7,500; Ted Thompson matched it and Shields came to GB; just as Ted Thompson stellarly anticipated.

Originally Posted by: Barfarn 

Total nonsense. You're saying TT, or someone from the Packers org tampered with Shields? Why pay him 7500 signing bonus, if you were so sure he was going to be yours prior to getting to the negotiating point during the draft.

Plus, you, for all your loquaciousness, seem to have forgotten that there are hundreds of guys who renege on deals right after the draft...guys change their minds all the time, but you know more about the draft than me...that I'm sure of.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 

TOTAL POPPYCOCK...LOL

Read again please: Ted Thompson knew he'd get "last look;" Bears offered 7.5K; Ted Thompson matched. That is why 7.5K was paid, which is high for TT.

Part of being a man is acting honorably and successfully evaluating the honor in others and is a quality that Ted Thompson and his staff possess. Sammy was correctly judged a man of honor by Ted Thompson and his staff. And as stated in my allegedly "loquacious [Better words would be: wordy, verbose, voluminous, prolix]" post above and having analyzed many of your responses you tend to assume that your belief system and values are the same in all of us. This is why you think your opinion is ipso facto persuasive and requires no supporting facts or authority. This is also why you cant comprehend two men making a deal and keeping it and why you would misrepresent that I said Ted Thompson tampered w/ Shields and provided no basis for such a statement.

Originally Posted by: Barfarn 

TOTAL POPPYCOCK...LOL

Read again please: Ted Thompson knew he'd get "last look;" Bears offered 7.5K; Ted Thompson matched. That is why 7.5K was paid, which is high for TT.

Part of being a man is acting honorably and successfully evaluating the honor in others and is a quality that Ted Thompson and his staff possess. Sammy was correctly judged a man of honor by Ted Thompson and his staff. And as stated in my allegedly "loquacious [Better words would be: wordy, verbose, voluminous, prolix]" post above and having analyzed many of your responses you tend to assume that your belief system and values are the same in all of us. This is why you think your opinion is ipso facto persuasive and requires no supporting facts or authority. This is also why you cant comprehend two men making a deal and keeping it and why you would misrepresent that I said Ted Thompson tampered w/ Shields and provided no basis for such a statement.

Originally Posted by: Barfarn 

Barfarn, I'd say its a bit much to say Ted Thompson knew these players would fall or would not fall. I'm sure they had reasons to believe a player may or may not fall, educated guesses based on what intel they could gather. But it's still a bit much to say he knew for sure how far a player may or may not fall.

Originally Posted by: mi_keys 

Barfarn, I'd say its a bit much to say Ted Thompson knew these players would fall or would not fall. I'm sure they had reasons to believe a player may or may not fall, educated guesses based on what intel they could gather. But it's still a bit much to say he knew for sure how far a player may or may not fall.

Originally Posted by: mi_keys 

Are you recently retired? Recent lottery winner?

Why else would someone waste time developing a well thought out point just to wrestle with pigs?

Good luck! But you're wasting time and energy trying to convince Chicken Little the sky is not falling.

Originally Posted by: QCHuskerFan 

No response to the tampering charge? Just gloss right over as if that isn't part of the scenario you tried BS'ing your way though.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa