His main points rephrased:
- Too predictable/lack innovation
- Guys on the outside arent playmakers/difference makers
- Great drafts help mediocre teams become great

All excellent points

My favorite line in the article was from the scout who said that “he doesn’t help his guys win on the outside.” i.e. I don’t scheme my guys open.

It is especially hard to watch when there so many innovative offenses around including the Bears Chiefs Rams Saints et alia.

To be fair, the man doesn’t have that much to work with. On offernse other than 12, 63, 69,17, and perhaps 33, our starters are below average. Our guards get no drive, so running on 3rd and short is iffy at best, especially when there is no innovation.

Thanks for posting

Originally Posted by: KRK 

There are 30 other GMs who would love to be “saddled” with 12 and that contract.

I will grant you that ther may be a lack of motivation by MM, but other than 12, most teams in our conference would take their talent over ours.

Former Packers excelling elsewhere is the exception, and certainly NOT the rule. Other than last years draft, there is very little to show from the previous 3.

Don’t get me wrong, Mike McCarthy has his shortcomings, but we have average personnel. That notwithstanding, I love what an undermanned Pettine defense has been doing.

Originally Posted by: KRK 

I suspect he got Ted fired,

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Thompson got himself fired with his ham handed personnel moves including poor drafting!
He should have been fired three years earlier.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan