MintBaconDrivel
10 years ago
Fans of the Green Bay Packers are fortunate to have a stellar General Manager.


A month before the 2013 season, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson was in trouble. He needed someone to protect his quarterback's blind side.

Bryan Bulaga, a former first-round pick, was poised to safeguard Aaron Rodgers. But Bulaga tore his ACL during the Packers' Family Night scrimmage. One week into training camp, his season was done.

Thompson turned to David Bakhtiari, a rookie drafted in the fourth round three months earlier. Before the draft, analysts predicted Bakhtiari would eventually move inside to guard. Now he was an MVP quarterback's most valuable blocker.

Franchise left tackles are rarely available in the fourth round, but that's what the Packers found. Bakhtiari has started all 32 games in his career, 35 counting playoffs. At a premier position, where salaries soar past $10 million, the man protecting Rodgers' back is the NFL's 83rd-highest paid offensive tackle.

Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson talks about the Packers’
Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson talks about the Packers’ 2015 first-round draft pick Damarious Randall on April 30.
(Photo: File/Press-Gazette Media)
It's the kind of draft magic Thompson routinely conjures. Need a running back? Trade back into the second round, take Eddie Lacy. Out of options at inside linebacker? Insert Sam Barrington, a former seventh-rounder.

Since 2005, Thompson has built the Packers' infrastructure through the NFL draft. He's gained respect across the league, former Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage said, for his ability to find gems who competitors overlook.

"I think of all 32 teams," Savage said, "they're the ones that are the most devoted to the NFL draft."

Must Read More ...

PackersNews  wrote:

Delivering the latest and most important updates on the Green Bay Packers for your convenience.
UserPostedImage
+2
gbguy20
10 years ago
Hell of a data set.
BAD EMAIL because the address couldn ot be found, or is unable to receive mail.
uffda udfa
10 years ago
My goodness...make it stop. :)

Of course, we're going to have more starts because we don't bring guys in from the outside. Just like we have more snaps per UDFA's not because we're special but because we do things on the cheap and add more of these guys than other teams. We shop at the dollar store...other teams shoot a little higher. Of course, it's much easier to shop at the dollar store when you have a QB who carries so much of the weight of the teams success on his back.

The article is garbage and like saying water is wet. Yes, the Packers value the draft more than any other team. We get it. We play more draft picks than anyone else because that's who we have on our roster. We get it. How that makes Ted "stellar" is a mystery.

Too bad that "stellar" doesn't apply to drafting defense, but then, again, all it really is is about how many snaps draftees are playing not the actual impact they make during those snaps.

Honestly, I'm not trying to pick a fight but are fans really that dumb? Really?
UserPostedImage
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."


Zero2Cool
10 years ago
The data lost my interest when it say something about going back to Ted Thompson's first season. How many GM's have had the same tenure with the same coach? I'd put more stock into data going back five seasons.
UserPostedImage
+2
nerdmann
10 years ago

The data lost my interest when it say something about going back to Ted Thompson's first season. How many GM's have had the same tenure with the same coach? I'd put more stock into data going back five seasons.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



How many GMs hire the right coach?

Btw, Ted didn't just draft Eddie Lacy. He got Johnathan Franklin too.
“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
10 years ago

How many GMs hire the right coach?

Btw, Ted didn't just draft Eddie Lacy. He got Johnathan Franklin too.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 



He didn't hire the right coach...he drafted the right QB.

What does drafting Franklin have to do with the price of tea in China?

UserPostedImage
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."


+2
Similar Topics
Users browsing this topic
    Fan Shout
    dfosterf (9h) : It's my one day deal complaint dept. on shareholder meeting day
    dfosterf (10h) : Probably a homer access credential intimidation kinda thing
    dfosterf (10h) : Meathead "journalists" skip this, concentrating on operational revenue when convenient. They switch when net revenue is more favorable.
    dfosterf (10h) : Resulting in an actual drop of net revenue of 12.5%. She is from Minnesota. Just sayin'
    dfosterf (11h) : Any plans to hold Maureen Smith (CFO) accountable for a 95% drop in investment revenue?
    Mucky Tundra (11h) : In your face, HBO!
    Mucky Tundra (11h) : @ByRyanWood Mark Murphy: “A great source of pride of mine is that we were never on Hard Knocks.”
    Mucky Tundra (11h) : *years
    Mucky Tundra (11h) : @mattschneidman Mark Murphy says he anticipates “many Packers games” being played in Germany, Ireland and/or the U.K. over the next 5-10 yea
    dfosterf (11h) : *cafeteria* I have hit my head also, so I sympathize
    dfosterf (11h) : Possibly hit his head leaning into the glass protecting the food in the cafateria
    dfosterf (11h) : Maybe a low flying drone
    dfosterf (11h) : Did Savion Williams run into a goalpost or something?
    Mucky Tundra (12h) : also, no bueno when a guy starts getting concussions right off the bat in his career
    Zero2Cool (12h) : Concussion is worse. Banks probably vet off day via back booboo claim
    Mucky Tundra (14h) : @AndyHermanNFL Jordy Nelson out at camp today. No word if he’s in play for one of the two open roster spots ; )
    dfosterf (15h) : Is that better or worse than Banks bad back?
    Zero2Cool (15h) : Savion concussion ... not good.
    packerfanoutwest (24-Jul) : Aaron Rodgers’s first pass of first team period was picked off
    Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : tbh I didn't hear of his passing
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Cosby Show. Malcom Jamal Warner I think is real name
    Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : I was thinking of Ozzy and Hulk
    Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : Who's Theo?
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : How is Theo alliteration?
    Mucky Tundra (24-Jul) : Bad week for people whose names are alliterations
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Hulk Hogan gone too.
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Oh, it's toe injury
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Hope it's not serious. that would stink
    dfosterf (24-Jul) : Sounds like an ankle not a knee for Fields
    dfosterf (24-Jul) : Ya Flaccp on Browns
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Maybe Tyrod Taylor instead
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : He's on Browns, right?
    dfosterf (24-Jul) : They would probably go with Flacco is my guess if Fields out
    dfosterf (24-Jul) : Fleece 'em again!
    Zero2Cool (24-Jul) : Malik Willis might be someone Jets come after
    packerfanoutwest (24-Jul) : Packers introduce 1923-inspired classic uniform, leather-look helmet
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Both LB Quay Walker and Rookie DB Micah Robinson have passed their physicals
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Happy to see site feels more snappy snappy
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : No sir. I did not.
    dfosterf (23-Jul) : You didn't get free childcare when you were at work?
    wpr (23-Jul) : These guys make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Pay for their own childcare.
    dfosterf (23-Jul) : 2nd issue. Number 1 issue was no gameday childcare. 1 of 3 teams not providing it
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Suppose if locker room is main issue, we sitting pretty
    wpr (23-Jul) : I thought so Mucky. In those useless player polls GB always rates high overall. Locker is a part of it.
    Mucky Tundra (23-Jul) : Wasn't the locker room just updated like 6 or 7 years ago?
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : I have forum updated on different site. We'll see how this one goes before going to that
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : Elgton Jenkins has a back injury, is expect to end contract dispute
    wpr (23-Jul) : It's funny the PA complained about the locker room. It wasn't that long ago it was top shelf. Things change in a hurry.
    wpr (23-Jul) : The site is much more better.
    Zero2Cool (23-Jul) : NFLPA report said Packers lockerroom needed upgrade. Whining bout where you change?
    Please sign in to use Fan Shout
    2025 Packers Schedule
    Sunday, Sep 7 @ 3:25 PM
    LIONS
    Thursday, Sep 11 @ 7:15 PM
    COMMANDERS
    Sunday, Sep 21 @ 12:00 PM
    Browns
    Sunday, Sep 28 @ 7:20 PM
    Cowboys
    Sunday, Oct 12 @ 3:25 PM
    BENGALS
    Sunday, Oct 19 @ 3:25 PM
    Cardinals
    Sunday, Oct 26 @ 7:20 PM
    Steelers
    Sunday, Nov 2 @ 12:00 PM
    PANTHERS
    Monday, Nov 10 @ 7:15 PM
    EAGLES
    Sunday, Nov 16 @ 12:00 PM
    Giants
    Sunday, Nov 23 @ 12:00 PM
    VIKINGS
    Thursday, Nov 27 @ 12:00 PM
    Lions
    Sunday, Dec 7 @ 12:00 PM
    BEARS
    Sunday, Dec 14 @ 3:25 PM
    Broncos
    Friday, Dec 19 @ 11:00 PM
    Bears
    Friday, Dec 26 @ 11:00 PM
    RAVENS
    Saturday, Jan 3 @ 11:00 PM
    Vikings
    Recent Topics
    11h / Around The NFL / Mucky Tundra

    11h / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

    18h / Green Bay Packers Talk / TheKanataThrilla

    21h / Green Bay Packers Talk / dfosterf

    25-Jul / Around The NFL / beast

    24-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Martha Careful

    24-Jul / Around The NFL / beast

    24-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

    23-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

    23-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

    22-Jul / Random Babble / Zero2Cool

    22-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

    22-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

    20-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

    20-Jul / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

    Headlines
    Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.