Perhaps part of the problem was that, in the past, one did not have to bring their "A game" to camp, practice, meetings or whatever...i.e. complacency and entitlement.
I hope Lafleur understands that you only get one chance to establish a tight ship and expectation of excellence and commitment.
Originally Posted by: KRK
Let me make something perfectly clear.
Lack of effort by the players who joined the team via The Ted Thompson era has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with these changes.
This is what GM'S do.
They build THEIR team.
There are 2 big differences between when Ted took over and when Gutey replaced him.
1. Ted was given full control.
He didn't fire Mike Sherman his 1st year, he started eliminating the high priced players and building his team.
He actually signed Sherman to an extension, then fired him after 2005.
Gutey was not given full control.
When things turned sour he was forced to fire Mike McCarthy in the middle of the season
Thankfully it now appears Gutey is now being given the chance to do what he wants.
2. Ted inherited Brett Favre and the qb position was somewhat secure.
He waited 3 years to reset with Aaron Rodgers.
Teds had the vision in 2005, that 23 other GM's didn't have to draft Aaron, when there was not an immediate need to do so.
Gutey is secure in knowing Aaron is locked up for the next 4-5 years and can concentrate on building a winning team around him.
It's going on 15 years since The Packers had to go through a reset.
Go back and look and you will find that what Gutey is doing isn't a whole lot difference than what Ted did.
We as fans can only hope The Packers find similar success under Gutey with one exception, maybe a few more trips to The SB.
Remember the 1st thing ANY team needs to do to win The SB is to maake the playoffs! š
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