Is Ted Thompson Not A Gambler?

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Technically, he'd be gone this year as he just got an extension from Seattle.

Yeah, because what the guy says the day after about the team that passed and the one that drafted him is reliable how?

 

Yeah, he was going to come out and say "Damn it, why did I have to get drafted by this ****-sucking team? I really wanted to be in Green Bay with a decent organization and fans, not these bayside goobers!"

 

Instead he had the statement all prepared: "It's a pleasure to be here," Davis told reporters at a news conference the next day at (insert team who drafted him here) headquarters. "I've always wanted to come here. I was sitting at the table yesterday and (team who passed on him) was up and I was telling my agent, 'I hope (team who passed on him) doesn't take me. I definitely don't want to go there.'

More reliable than the straw mountain you just constructed.

 

It's Monday night after week 9.  I honestly had no clue regarding the sheer volume of dumbass posters this board has as members.

 

 

So what you're saying is Uncle Tranny Ted is the Ashy Larry of the FA world?

 

 

You seem to not understand the concept of "Strawman".

Imagine the Packer interwebs in 1973--just begging for the John Hadl trade.  Or the 1981 forums, thumping the drum for a trade for John Jefferson, who at age 29 was going to be all that was needed to get the Packers back into the playoffs.....

While Joe Thomas would be sweet, that was never going to happen under Thompson, and that's perfectly understandable. A 1 & 2 for Thomas and a 4 would be a decent price for the talent, but rather expensive overall.

 

A ham sandwich for Davis, on the other hand, is the kind of move that has almost no downside and could help down the stretch and on a playoff run. That's not a "give up the farm" trade, it's the kind of move the Packers are in position to make if they're serious about winning a Super Bowl.

I would rather TT trade 1 first rounder for 3 established players who can add depth when guys are struggling rather than 3 1st for one superstar who could be  1 play away from a career ending injury. 

 

As far as trading for Davis, who knows. Maybe TT called his agent and VD said he would not report if traded to the Packers. That is the kind of guy he is afterall.

Just saying but they did make it back to the playoffs in 1982. Which back then, seemed pretty much impossible.

Strike year.

What does that have to do with 2010?

His 12 string electric was quite the new sound back then.

The contract shenanigans didn't really kick in until he "supported" Chancellor this year. Sure, he wanted a contract before, what pounder RB doesn't with their short shelf life, but he wasn't a problem about it.

But I'm not just talking about the contract.  I'm talking about the "divided locker room" crap after the Superbowl and general malcontent crap when everybody's contract started coming due.

@zachkruse2: Hey guys, here's the last two weeks.

Justin Perillo: 5 catches, 58 yards, TD

Vernon Davis: 2 catches, 19 yards.

Yeah, because Peyton Manning has been able to get the ball to anyone on his own team lately. Talk about missing context......

He didn't get to play against the Packers defense.

 

This.

 

That production is much more about Peyton's terrible play (which included benching him) than what Davis did/didn't do.

 

 

       
       

Just you wait for the Brock Osweiler show.

Horrible singer but solid on the lacrosse field.

Ted could have 18 and the dealer have a showing 19 at the black jack table and he would hold. 

 

TT is to free agency / trading as Austin Powers is to BlackJack.   Staying on 10 and waiting for the dealer to bust.

 

For first time this spring, NFL expected to allow teams to begin trading compensatory draft picks, per NFL sources. Should be more trades.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 19, 2015

 

Should be more trades.

 

Ted just got wood !!!! 

What?  TT trades picks all the time during the draft.

What Maynard said. After trading picks he has selected guys like Matthews, Lacy, Bakhtiari, Burnett - plus some not so successful picks after trading on draft day. Point is, Trader Ted is always moving during the draft.   link 

 

 

6 Catches for 68 Yards and some nice, open-field run blocking in Osweiler's first start.

Yes, VD looked pretty good yesterday but obviously the Pack didn't need him.

Act 1 was pretty good

Define gambling?

 

Taking a slow-footed underachiever in the 3rd round of the draft and annointing him the TE of the future could be considered a gamble.

 

Not addressing the ILBer position, year after year could be considered a gamble, no?

He tried to address the TE and to a lesser extent LB positions. 

But in the words of Yoda, There is no try,,only fail. 

2014 draft is looking fugly. 

Exactly. No depth at LT either. None. Second most important position on the team.

 

Draft & develop has some great benefits, but one of the overriding factors involved with that which is hindering this team is time. It takes time in the system to develop many of these players, and using that as your sole source of talent procurement involves risk. Banking on these young, inexperienced players at important positions to perform at a high, NFL level, every year is a risk.

 

Do we have time? Did we have time? I question that, as Rodgers was at his peak 4-5 years ago, and he stayed there pretty much through this span. How much longer will he be playing at a high level? Is he playing at that same high level now? Sure doesn't look like it. That time may have passed. At least, is sure is looking that way.

 

And, that is just Rodgers. What about our front 7? Zero sacks yesterday? Zero? Daniels, Matthews, Raji, Jones, Palmer, Elliott, Peppers, Guion, Neal, Perry, Palmer. All of them, absent. Absent. Zeros.

 

Where is the development? D & D is a two part process. Seems our entire coaching staff has failed as much as anyone. Then look to our players. Do we have the horses to finish the race? How many legit superstars do we have on this team. One? Two? Pretty hard to say we have three... That's on Ted Thompson and his personnel staff. Imagine what another key player or two added via FA or trade could have done to help this team. The possibilities are pretty vast, but you can't win if you don't play.

 

This is looking like a pretty complete breakdown in Green Bay, on all levels.

 

All we have to hope for now is to sneak in the back door for the playoffs and make another improbable run.

Nice.