Secret to Packers' success? Re-sign stars, avoid free agents

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

10 years ago

In short, the Packers not only draft well, they simply don't lose ascending core players on second contracts. The more they win, the harder it is for those players to believe they're better off elsewhere — even for more money — and the cycle continues.

PackersNews wrote:

In other words, Ted's genius!

“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.”

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uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

In other words, Ted's genius!

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

This is EXACTLY what I'm talking about. There is simply no reason for a post like this. NONE. Why in the world is it acceptable to post this same drivel over and over and over but it isn't for me to respond to the ridiculousness of it? We all KNOW most of you think Ted Thompson is a brilliant GM. Why does it have to be posted in new posts over and over with the same type of subject. My goodness.

Bulaga is a star?

Build that D, genius...You've had 10 years and 10 of 12 1st round defensive players. Fix those ST's while you're at it, also. You've had a decade.

One SB appearance in a decade behind possibly the greatest QB to ever play for most of it and another HOF before that? Genius, again.

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."

greengold
Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

It's the way Kevin has the site is set up. You click on a headline, it starts a conversation.

Feel free to find a headline that supports your twisted position and post it.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

It's the way Kevin has the site is set up. You click on a headline, it starts a conversation.

Feel free to find a headline that supports your twisted position and post it.

Originally Posted by: greengold

Yes. I get it. We all get it. We all know how our team operates. Why do we have to see post after post about it? Why start this topic at all and then comment about Ted's genius? Why?

This conversation has been had over and over and over and over. Nobody seems to have a single problem with it until I post my counter opinion then it's me who is the broken record.

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."

greengold
Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

I suggest you take that up with Kevin. I agree, nobody else seems to have a problem with it.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

I suggest you take that up with Kevin. I agree, nobody else seems to have a problem with it.

Originally Posted by: greengold

Yes...and the reason no one does is because people love their ears tickled.

The weird thing, to me, and I guess it's a good thing is that Aaron Rodgers is by far the best thing this org has going for it but we don't quite see the gushing over his greatness that we do over TT, here. Shoot, Favre love dominated Packers boards. It was so sickening to read over and over and over.

I just don't understand why our GM gets all this cult like love he receives? It is truly bizarre especially in light of the fact that Rodgers gets little in comparison.

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."

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

10 years ago

In other words, Ted's genius!

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

Now c'mon, genius Is stretching it, I think, not sure what Ted's IQ is.

😂 😂 😂 😂

Maybe that info can be found somewhere.

The article is spot on, players enjoy playing in a Green Bay, young guys go there knowing they will get a legitimate shot at showing they can play the game.

Veterans want to stay.

I enjoy the fact that EVERY season there is talk of championships from day one.

I guess I've learned to enjoy the game and let all the other stuff up to Ted and the coaches.

Other than the fact that The Packers passed on Barry Sanders years ago, the mistakes haven't been to bad.
That was long before Ted came along.

I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!

greengold
Member

10 years ago

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa

Like I said, feel free to find a headline supporting your position and start a topic.

uffda udfa
Veteran Member

10 years ago

Like I said, feel free to find a headline supporting your position and start a topic.

Originally Posted by: greengold

That has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. I don't start topic after topic after topic about exactly the same thing.

I'm not sure we've resigned all that many "stars"...that's pushing it. No team in the NFL isn't going to sign their superstar franchise QB to an extension.

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."

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

10 years ago

#10

Who was th a GM smart enough to draft Aaron?

GENIOUS!

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 ]

I was addicted to The Hokey Pokey, but I turned myself around!

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