MintBaconDrivel
8 years ago
Irrefutably true that Ted Thompson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson has led the franchise to one of the most successful runs in league history. The Packers have made the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons (tied with the Patriots for the longest active streak). To put that in historical perspective, the longest streak in league history is nine by the [...]

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8 years ago

Irrefutably true that Ted Thompson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Originally Posted by: MintBaconDrivel 



Green Bay or Canton?
“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.”
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8 years ago

Green Bay or Canton?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 



He will be in the GB HoF. I will be surprised if he's in Canton unless he brings home a couple more Lombardis.
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8 years ago

Green Bay or Canton?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 



Both.
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yooperfan
8 years ago

Green Bay or Canton?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 


Green Bay is a cinch!
If Jerry Kramer can't get into Canton, I see no reason why Thompson should be inducted.

PackFanWithTwins
8 years ago
At this point I'm not sure. I do not think he is as good as Wolfe was.
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At this point I'm not sure. I do not think he is as good as Wolfe was.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins 



Perhaps it's the way the financial system is structured but Ron was more willing to look at every opportunity available to him. I think he took more chances. TeddyT has a conservative approach and he sticks to it no matter what. Sort of like a one trick pony but since they win during the regular season no one cares.
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PackerTraxx
8 years ago
I think we are lucky to have both Wolfe and TT. I believe each was/is better in his era. Wolfe looked to spend to get players and did, he wouldn't be able to do that as readily now. Ted Thompson is much more frugal and wouldn't have built what Ron did.
Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?
PackFanWithTwins
8 years ago
I give Ted lots of credit for keeping the team young, keeping the team in great Cap space. But the big question with Ted is, what would he have done or do, if he didn't have HOF QB play his entire time. It is much easier to field good teams with you never have to worry about the QB spot.
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I think we are lucky to have both Wolfe and TT. I believe each was/is better in his era. Wolfe looked to spend to get players and did, he wouldn't be able to do that as readily now. Ted Thompson is much more frugal and wouldn't have built what Ron did.

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The cap changes everything. Nevertheless Ron was more willing to look at every opportunity. TeddyT has a narrower approach.
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8 years ago

The cap changes everything. Nevertheless Ron was more willing to look at every opportunity. TeddyT has a narrower approach.

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I don't think it was Ron being willing and Ted not. I think it had to do with the times at hand. If Wolfe was the GM today I would expect him to do it very much similar to Ted. What I think happened and why I think Wolfe was such a great GM was he saw what was coming and got ahead of it.

What we know as Free Agency today really began in 92, and the Salary Cap in 94. Ron built the SB winning team in those early years of FA and Cap before all the teams figured it out. Getting Favre, Reggie, Sean Jones, Dotson. Once it got into the last few years of his time as GM, he had also become much more conservative in free agency.
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8 years ago
Different sport, but this dude says something similar to what I think.





One of the best defenders in football history, Carles Puyol has won all there is to win. He led his Barcelona team to tremendous success and has held the World Cup in his hands. What does it take to make it to the top ? As the Euro 2016 kicks off in France, Carles Puyol takes us behind the scenes of the game.



Money can buy you star players, but won’t win you titles – Barcelona FC star Carles Puyol 
“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.”
PackerTraxx
8 years ago
I think Ted Thompson looks at every opportunity but he's not willing to spend for many, whether it's draft picks and/or money. A couple of examples are Woodson, he paid more than anyone else, because Woodson didn't want to come to GB and Peppers was much less than it cost the Bears because or age. So you're right, he does have a narrower approach but I think he looks. Sometimes I wish he would pull the trigger like for Lynch and/or Moss. JMHO but I believe a Moss trade would have won us a SB.
Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?
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I think Ted Thompson looks at every opportunity but he's not willing to spend for many, whether it's draft picks and/or money. A couple of examples are Woodson, he paid more than anyone else, because Woodson didn't want to come to GB and Peppers was much less than it cost the Bears because or age. So you're right, he does have a narrower approach but I think he looks. Sometimes I wish he would pull the trigger like for Lynch and/or Moss. JMHO but I believe a Moss trade would have won us a SB.

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Ted ALWAYS does due diligence. That's who he is.

But he'll never overpay. That's ALSO who he is.
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