Pack93z
14 years ago
Edit..
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
TengoJuego
14 years ago
Harris v.s. Moss ...Do not like. Do not want to see. Hopefully this isn't how we match up with Minnesota when Al is back.
djcubez
14 years ago


I think Ted Thompson knows as well as anyone that the majority is usually wrong. If he gave in to every shifting tide of media and fan urgency that swept through, he'd have been out of a job years ago.

Something that is urgent is not necessarily important. The ringing of a telephone is urgent, but it's rarely important. Something that is important is not always urgent. Paying one's taxes is important, but it's not urgent. Something that is both urgent and important is an emergency. I think Ted Thompson has a fine grasp of these subtleties and will not act out of haste or external compulsion.

"zombieslayer" wrote:



And this is also why most people have no business in the stock market. They play by emotion rather than reason.

Kudos to Ted for sticking to his guns. We're going to go deep this year with Kuhn/Jackson/Starks. Watch.

Kinks are being ironed out. Mike McCarthy is working on them. Penalties killed us against da Bears. 2 ST fumbles and our D failing to stop the Lions almost cost us an upset vs the Lions.

Work in progress.

I'm starting to understand Ted's approach as a conservative, long-term investor. He doesn't do things brash unless he absolutely has to (like drafting CM3 last year - that was hard-core).

One final point - I'm glad people here are finally respecting Ryan Grant. I've always loved the guy and had to defend him a million times. Now that he's gone, everyone's finally starting to realize just how good he was. But like I've always said, keys to winning a Championship (in this order):
1) D
2) elite QB

(RB nice to have, but not necessary).

We'll be fine, folks, as long as we don't have key injuries on D (and I'm knocking on wood as I'm typing this).

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



I agree with most of you in this thread. Ted Thompson will do nothing.

Zombie: does losing Grant really show how good Grant was or how big the gap is between him and our backups? I'll admit that he's good and definitely an important cog in our offense, but that doesn't mean we couldn't have or shouldn't have upgraded this position on our roster.

The PUP list seems to hold players that we see as a saving grace: Bigby, Harris, and Starks. But how soon will they be ready? Here's what I found on Reserve PUP rules:

Under league rules, anyone who is then transferred to regular-season PUP is ineligible to practice or play the first six weeks of the season.After those six weeks, the player has up to three weeks to practice without counting against the 53-man roster, but once that time is up the club must decide whether to activate him, put him on season-ending injured reserve or cut him.



I'm not in complete agreement that we should put all our eggs in this basket but when you think about the positions we need help at (CB, S, RB, KR/PR) and the positions of players on the PUP (RB James Starks, CB Harris, S Bigby) it really could happen.

One thing I didn't know about was the 3-week window players have where they don't count against the 53-man roster. It's just a shame that week 6 is also the trading deadline.
Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago

everyone

"Kingdom22" wrote:



Speak for yourself. Please. I am actually one of those who strongly disagrees with the statements you made.
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zombieslayer
14 years ago



I agree with most of you in this thread. Ted Thompson will do nothing.

Zombie: does losing Grant really show how good Grant was or how big the gap is between him and our backups? I'll admit that he's good and definitely an important cog in our offense, but that doesn't mean we couldn't have or shouldn't have upgraded this position on our roster.

"djcubez" wrote:



I just started playing Fantasy and Grant was #8 last year.

How good is he? Well, do we agree that our OL is not that good? Grant still gets 4.4 yards a carry and 1200+ yards/year with our OL. That's pretty good. I'd say he's a top 10 RB, which makes at least 22 other teams jealous.

OK, we both agree that we should have upgraded this position on our roster. We're in agreement here.

Where we'll probably disagree is what we'll give up for it. Now that I know the Hawks only got what they got, I'm bummed. Bummed, but not mad at TT. Lynch is a one-year fix and he'll be gone in '11. Plus, let's not forget that Lynch is not exactly "Packer people." He's a trouble maker and is a hair away from getting suspended.

I'm sure Ted Thompson was thinking about this. MM and Ted Thompson probably had a talk about it and they also discussed what is a bigger priority - filling our new hole at DB or RB? I'd say it's DB. MM probably thinks the same thing and told Ted Thompson so. MM may see something in Starks where we don't need Lynch.

Or, better yet, we've only begun to see Kuhn. He almost single-handedly stomped on the Lions when they were down on that final drive. Kuhn may be slow, but he's going to get us yards and hurt people doing it.

DB is a bigger problem than RB right now.
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longtimefan
14 years ago

Ted Thompson does nothing on the FA market or trades, period.

"packer98" wrote:



Does nothing?

or doesnt sign or go after ones you want?

Cuz I know of at least 5 FA on this team playing or starting now that he signed

And he traded for a pretty damn good back too that recently got injuried
porky88
14 years ago
Green Bay needs to worry about Green Bay. They can't get caught up into what other teams are doing. If they take care of business, they'll be fine. If the right type of deal comes across, then look into it. If you find a match, then do it. But don't do something just because Minnesota did something.
Wamzlee
14 years ago
Last year, Ted traded up in the draft to get Matthews, and again this year to get Burnett. Blew away all expectations.

I wouldn't be surprised if Ted blows expectations again with a big-name trade.

Perhaps he knows what I know. It's not so much the time is now, but rather, anything we do now won't break the bank, unlike the Vikings.
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14 years ago
Which is more likely to happen?

a. My dating Jessica Biel.
b. Ted Thompson trading for Logan Mankins.
c. Neither will ever happen, but its fun to dream. 🙂
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evad04
14 years ago

Which is more likely to happen?

a. My dating Jessica Biel.
b. Ted Thompson trading for Logan Mankins.
c. Neither will ever happen, but its fun to dream. :)

"Wade" wrote:


You have a pretty severe man crush on Mankins. I have no doubts he'd make our o-line better, but right now the breakdowns are happening at tackle, for the most part. Sitton is solid. People say Colledge is solid (my perception of him is that he's penalty prone and not a good power blocker -- more of a finesse guy. I could totally be wrong).

Tausch and Cliffy are showing their age. Mankins is a guard, right?
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