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8 years ago

Across the NFL, many of the front-office executives who help shape their teams' drafts have always viewed Ted Thompson as almost a God-like figure. He is, by some, literally worshipped. They see the Packers' general manager as an OG, a genius, a model for how to run a team. They look at Thompson the …

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Zero2Cool
8 years ago
Thank you for the article, good read. I do wonder if Ted Thompson has indeed changed, or if more moves are being handled by someone else, perhaps the eventual successor, perhaps ... Eliot Wolf?
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PackFanWithTwins
8 years ago
I see very little different this year as compared to past. Ted looks into FA every year, not every year does it work as well. We remember Pickett, Woodson because the worked, we remember Peppers, Guion because they were recent and somewhat successful. Don't know if people forget some of the others, like Marquand Manuel, Kendrick Allen, Brandon Chillar, Jeff Saturday, Anthony Hargrove and others that didn't have the same success. Not to mention moves like picking Howard Green off waivers. And that doesn't include the FA that he tried for and didn't get like Lynch or Arrington.

This year he had probably his most success at signing some, yet to see how well it works out.

The draft looks pretty much normal for Ted, he didn't jump at the shinny object and he didn't go "All-In", he maximized his picks and got a healthy mix of talent for the teams future. To me it looks like Ted is still the same Ted that has kept this team young and competitive.
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Barfarn
8 years ago
I'm with PFWT: Nothing has changed.

Ted signs his own FAs as long as he doesn't have to significantly overpay. If there is money left over he will sign as many FAs as he can if they: (1) will help the team; (2) will come to GB [Many wont]; and (3) wont require a significant overpay. And weighing into the word "overpay" is not only salary, but the gain or loss of draft capital.

If he still has money left over, it'll be used to extend guys before they hit Free agency.

This draft was classic Ted; its all BPA!
If his #1 pick was about measurables; Ted would have traded up ahead of Buffalo to get King; or stayed put at #29 to draft a guy with historically great CB measurables at a position of need; and have the 5th yr option in his pocket. But Ted saw he had about 6-7 guys in the same tier; he could move back and get a player of similar quality. This proves Ted had no special love for King. I'm assuming there was about 6-7 guys in the tier because it seems he tired to trade down again and if there were 10-12-15 guys another deal would have probably gotten done; but because there were only 2-3-4 guys left in the King-tier, the trade down options were very limited and Ted couldn't find a partner.

At #2, Ted didn't need a safety, he needed a edge guy or an OLman.

At #3 Ted didn't need a DT, but Adams was the BPA.

The deeper you go into the draft, the larger the tiers become. Once you get into the 4th, the tiers become so large they probably contain a player from most if not all position groups; unless some random highly rated player slipped thru the cracks. Then the BPA also becomes the player of greatest position need in the tier.
sschind
8 years ago

I see very little different this year as compared to past. Ted looks into FA every year, not every year does it work as well. We remember Pickett, Woodson because the worked, we remember Peppers, Guion because they were recent and somewhat successful. Don't know if people forget some of the others, like Marquand Manuel, Kendrick Allen, Brandon Chillar, Jeff Saturday, Anthony Hargrove and others that didn't have the same success. Not to mention moves like picking Howard Green off waivers. And that doesn't include the FA that he tried for and didn't get like Lynch or Arrington.

This year he had probably his most success at signing some, yet to see how well it works out.

The draft looks pretty much normal for Ted, he didn't jump at the shinny object and he didn't go "All-In", he maximized his picks and got a healthy mix of talent for the teams future. To me it looks like Ted is still the same Ted that has kept this team young and competitive.

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That's pretty much what I thought as well. The Bennett signing in FA is the only one I would call a real change from Teds MO where he went out and got a big name guy that could do more than just play a role and even that is not without precedence (Peppers, Woodson) The only significance in the other signings is that he made several of them in one year but its not like he went hog wild and grabbed game changers. Don't get me wrong, I like the moves he made with House, Kendricks, Francios but like PFWT and BF said they are pretty much standard Ted fare. Guys with some upside that can come in and contribute without costing an arm and a leg. As far as the draft goes, again he didn't go out and get game changers. He took what came to him and got guys that look they may be able to contribute. He didn't really reach for anyone and he didn't ignore needs either.

I think the biggest thing that may cause people to think something has changed is the number of FAs he signed but I don't doubt that he would have done something similar in other years if the guys would have been there.

Cheesey
8 years ago
Did anyone notice how Ted talks kind of funny, like something might be physically wrong with him?
Not trying to be a wise guy, it really seems like he may have had a stroke or something. Kind of slurring his speech.
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Dulak
8 years ago

Did anyone notice how Ted talks kind of funny, like something might be physically wrong with him?
Not trying to be a wise guy, it really seems like he may have had a stroke or something. Kind of slurring his speech.

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 



You guys think Ted is a genius but Cheesey figured it out ... he is just drunk and shoots darts at a dart board for his draft picks :)
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