Contract extension for McCarthy?

After watching Thompson at his pre draft presser he looked like a very tired man, more tired then he has ever looked this time of year and I'm confident in saying he is getting close to packing it in. With that said the best choice for his replacement would be John Schneider given his rare combination of youth, experience and ties to the Packers and the community. With that said I personally don't think Paul Allen will ever be fleeced by the Packers ever again and will never let Schneider out of his contract with trying to fleece the Packers of draft compensation, same thing with John Schneider's situation in K.C., so with all that said IMHO the obvious choice will be Russ Ball and I'm not sure I feel all that great about that.

Good for MM.  Wolf Jr will need an upgrade soon.

Could be another Thompson smoke screen.

Schneider and Thompson are both under contract thru 2016.  Then Schneider will come home to Green Bay. I think Thompson wants to make a better transition than what Wolf left us with.

typical bad bob.

I find the word "must" in his headline unnecessary.

but this is a real gem:

On Thursday, some of those in attendance at a pre-draft briefing didn't think Thompson looked particularly vibrant. Many NFL personnel men are blurry-eyed right about now after endless months preparing for a draft that can't get here soon enough, and he also appeared to be a bit under the weather.

the "vibrant" talk, then slips in the end that he"appeared to be" - anyone that heard any audio from that day or listened to anyone else who was there knows that TT was under the weather.  but bob's gotta make it sound like TT is losing interest before he throws in the real cause as maybe a possibility at the end.  stir stir stir bob.

Combine this with McCarthy's stupid sideline face, this franchise is in trouble

That whole article is a rambling mess.  

what happened to the outgoing, gregarious Ted we all used to know?

 

Women scouts, that's what happened. 

Lots of words for Bob to tell us he has no idea what's going to happen. "A high ranking NFC scout told me...." quote was missing. Mess of an article. 

 

Ball is a numbers guy.  The Packers aren't going to put another Joe Banner in control. 

McGinn has been pushing Ball for years. I agree, he wouldn't make much sense as the next GM.

I'll agree.  Ball is how many years old and trying to clone himself as TT?  that's a recipe for disaster.  I can just see Ball looking at a player and thinking "I bet Ted would think this or that" or "I wonder what Ted would do here?"

 

Pass

 Ted will move into Murphys role in 2016 and Murphy will move on to the Queens where he can have his Bert retirement ceremony.

Ball is 54 and turning 55 in August.  He's got executive training from Stanford, but as others have pointed, he has spent most of his recent career managing salary cap.  On paper without knowing him, he might seem more of a fit to succeed Murphy than Thompson.  I don't see how he is on the succession plan for GM since I would expect to see more of a history in talent evaluation.

I think they need to figure out who is the GM first before extending MM.

And not one word about DocBenni ......

How long is AR going to play?  That's how long MM will be coach.

Maybe they only extend MM one year, so both his and TT's contracts expire the same year? Then the Packers have options depending on what TT is thinking regarding staying or retiring, or whatever he wants to do.

 

Schneider may have a clause in his contract allowing him to take the Packers job if it opens up while he is still under contract with the Seahawks. It may have been worded that way to help pry him away from GB in the first place. Even if not, he could still possibly leave since the Packers GM would have complete control, vs Carroll having complete control in Seattle. Same title but more authority and responsibility.

I'd like to see how Schneider navigates their current cap situation including contracts for Wilson, Sherman, Carpenter, Avril, Bobby Wagner, and Lynch in two years and what that roster looks like on the other side before I roll out the red carpet for his return to GB. Just my opinion. 

They say a HOF QB brings your record to 8-8 minimum. What you do past that is what will define you as a HC.

 

We saw a pretty ugly stretch of MM minus AR. But we've also seen him win a lot of games when he's got his players healthy. When he had a healthy AR, Jordy, Cobb, Jones, Finley, Lacy, and OL...really who was stopping that offense? Few if any teams.

 

It's been defensive woes +/- injuries that have been the source of most of the losses. If AR can stay healthy and the team as a whole has even an AVERAGE year of injuries you are looking multiple playoff years to come.

 

Whether it's Schneider or Elliot Wolf or ____, I don't know too many GM's who wouldn't take MM and that kind of success.

While I understand the AR makes MM better argument. I don't think Mike gets enough credit for developing Rodgers into an NFL QB. Is AR the QB he is today if he went somewhere else?

I'd be very happy to see him get an extension.

Yes Jon. For those who disagree, I'd love for them to offer up a replacement for MM and TT (should he retire). Maybe GB could bring Schneider back home!

Maybe he could bring Pete Carrol with him. That'd be awesome.

One more bill parcells to gb rumor before he passes.

We got em!!!