Critics of Ted Thompson often wonder why the fourth-year general manager doesnt sign players to those huge contracts that are becoming so prevalent in the NFL. Since being hired in January 2006, the biggest deal given by Thompson to a player was the one Charles Woodson signed in April 2007. And even that contract - seven years and $46.5 million - would hardly qualify as a blockbuster in todays market. So is Thompson a tightwad? I dont think hes cheap, said a person close to the situation. Hes old-school. He doesnt believe that any one player - except for perhaps a franchise quarterback - is worth the kind of money that is regularly being tossed around by other GMs. The fact that he played the game for a decade makes me think hes probably right. He knows what it takes to succeed, and unlike a lot of his brethren, he doesnt equate spending big money on big names with winning.

Old school mentality prevented us from getting randy moss and winning a superbowl last year, got rid of the best player the franchise has ever seen and is going with a virtual rookie into a season where we should be making another superbowl push. Not For Long and good luck getting another job once you're canned.

"Gravedigga" wrote:

Old school mentality prevented us from getting randy moss and winning a superbowl last year, got rid of the best player the franchise has ever seen and is going with a virtual rookie into a season where we should be making another superbowl push. Not For Long and good luck getting another job once you're canned.

"Gravedigga" wrote:

Old school mentality prevented us from getting randy moss and winning a superbowl last year, got rid of the best player the franchise has ever seen and is going with a virtual rookie into a season where we should be making another superbowl push. Not For Long and good luck getting another job once you're canned.

"Gravedigga" wrote:

"Gravedigga" wrote:

Old school mentality prevented us from getting randy moss and winning a superbowl last year, got rid of the best player the franchise has ever seen and is going with a virtual rookie into a season where we should be making another superbowl push. Not For Long and good luck getting another job once you're canned.

"Gravedigga" wrote:

Here we go again!

The blame it all on Favre mentality when McCarthy was severely outcoached by Tom Coughlin and not one of TT's "potentially" talented players showed up for that game. One of Wolf's did, however. It was Donald Driver.

If we had Randy :pottytrain2: Moss, it's very possible that he would have made a play for a TD in that game and the Pack would have been in the Superbowl.

It's real convenient to try and blame one player for that game, but it's nowhere near accurate. Football is a team game, and when your offensive line, RB, WR's, defense, and coaches don't show up to play and win, it's kind of hard to do so.

I wish people really understood the game of football.

"Roddyboy" wrote: