President/CEO Mark Murphy announces Packers will begin immediate search for next GM

“I want to thank Ted for his tireless efforts as the general manager of the Green Bay Packers for these past 13 seasons. Under his guidance, the Packers enjoyed a remarkable run of success, one that included our 13th world championship, four NFC Championship appearances and eight consecutive postseason berths,” said Murphy. “The organization, our fans and our community were fortunate to have had one of the NFL’s all-time great general managers leading our football operations. On a personal note, Ted’s work ethic, humility and loyalty are nearly unparalleled, and it has been one of the great honors of my life to work beside him. Fortunately, Ted will remain involved in our personnel department as we work to win another championship. We will begin an immediate search for the next general manager of the Green Bay Packers.”

“It’s been a great honor to serve as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager for the past 13 years. This is a special place and we’ve had some success along the way, but it’s the relationships that I value most. I’ve been fortunate to have worked with many dedicated people throughout the organization and I can’t thank Mark Murphy, Mike McCarthy, the football-operations staff and our scouts enough for their friendship and support,” said Thompson. “Additionally, I want to thank every player that has stepped on the field for us. This is the players’ game and I appreciate all the sacrifices they have made for the Packers. I look forward to supporting this team in my new role as we strive to win another championship.”


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Packers wrote:

My god, there must be a book of prewritten scripts PR flacks consult when writing statements for occasions like these. They all sound sound exactly the same -- I mean, practically word for word. You could put literally anyone's name in them and you wouldn't miss a beat.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

Bittersweet day. Glad for change, but change isn't always for the better.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

It's perfect for someone like Ted. He never wants to say too much to the press and the public.

wpr wrote:

My god, there must be a book of prewritten scripts PR flacks consult when writing statements for occasions like these. They all sound sound exactly the same -- I mean, practically word for word. You could put literally anyone's name in them and you wouldn't miss a beat.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

Many GMs have been fired over the last few years, to test this theory I read a few and stopped after reading three. NONE were like Ted's...NONE!

Okay you hate Ted, if you cant support it intellectually, then leave it at that, its okay to have emotional beliefs.

Originally Posted by: Barfarn 

Exactly. Whenever we talk about making a change I think of the old proverb "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it."

For as frustrated as Ted makes me, we could have done worse.

Originally Posted by: wpr