bozz_2006
16 years ago

On the whole, I think Ted Thompson grades out very well.

"macbob" wrote:




I think Ted Thompson has good pad level as well.

"mattresell" wrote:



Yikes! I've got to stop watching press conferences. McCarthy-speak has become a part of my everyday vernacular. Next thing you know, everything will be done at "a high level" and I'll start "anticipating" things.

"Packnic" wrote:



That's something you're going to need to correct... :)

"mattresell" wrote:



we'll address that before next week's game. that's something you always want to look at.
Packnic
16 years ago

On the whole, I think Ted Thompson grades out very well.

"bozz_2006" wrote:




I think Ted Thompson has good pad level as well.

"macbob" wrote:



Yikes! I've got to stop watching press conferences. McCarthy-speak has become a part of my everyday vernacular. Next thing you know, everything will be done at "a high level" and I'll start "anticipating" things.

"mattresell" wrote:



That's something you're going to need to correct... :)

"Packnic" wrote:



we'll address that before next week's game. that's something you always want to look at.

"mattresell" wrote:




bozz. your house is messy. clean it up.
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DanJustDan29
16 years ago
Thompson has done a great job...

We have struggled with injuries this season and have trouble finding rhythm. We are on again and off again every week. That comes from the chemistry between the players, which comes from practicing and playing together. That is hard to do with so many injuries.

We have some room to move in the off-season but honestly there is not much else we can do. We need to develop these players.
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all_about_da_packers
16 years ago

Thompson has done a great job...

"DanJustDan29" wrote:



Each week, I'm starting to doubt that more and more.

Sure injuries are a problem, but that's why you have the ability to get quality back-ups.

Take our Tackle position. I've heard from reporters and broadcast analysts that Taush/Cliffy have been more injured than they've let on. Ok.

Clearly the injuries have prevented the Ts from playing like they've played previous years. If it's affected them so much that the Ts play has dropped off, have them rest and play the back-up Ts.

Only problem is that our back-up Ts are Moll and Giacomini. Clearly 70% healthy Taush/Cliffy are better than our back-ups.

That falls on Ted. You've got 30 something tackles, and quite simply you should have something more at back-up.

Similar things can be said about our D. Thompson IMO was counting on Harrell improving, and KGB coming back to form surgery. Clearly, putting faith in an injury prone DT and a 30 something speed rusher was risky. Clearly Ted deserves some blame for not having an adequate contingency plan if the worse case scenario played out (KGB can't recover from his surgery, Harrell gets injured again).

I'm not going to blame Ted for all the problems. He's done a great job building depth at other positions. But the games are won and lost in the trenches (as I've said numerous times before). The coaches deserve some blame too, whether it's not teaching the scheme good enough for the players to master it or something else.

At the end of the day, Ted has some major things to do this off-season. Re-building the O and D lines not just for the future, but also too pay off immediately is much easier said than done.
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bigfog
16 years ago
Thompson is going to have to utilize free agency more if he wants to get this team into a Superbowl. The draft is great, but you can't just rely totally on the draft and forget free agency in today's NFL. Everything in moderation.
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DanJustDan29
16 years ago
When you have so many young players, you have to develop them. Getting guys off of free agency does not help much in developing players. With Arod being so young, I would rather have players that can stay with him for 4 or 5 years instead of taking free agents with no real direction towards developing with the team.
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millertime
16 years ago

When you have so many young players, you have to develop them. Getting guys off of free agency does not help much in developing players. With Arod being so young, I would rather have players that can stay with him for 4 or 5 years instead of taking free agents with no real direction towards developing with the team.

"DanJustDan29" wrote:



the key is to get young guys that have experience, and can still improve.

for example, two guys i have been praying at the pack to go after the past two offseasons were Stephen Neal (OG- patriots) and Justin Smiley (OG dolphins). these guys were young guard with starting experience and got reasonable contracts. they are now solid starters on two of the best o-lines in the league. if we nabbed these guys at chillar-style deals, we'd be in a lot different position right now.
millertime
16 years ago
edit: double post
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