Ted Thompson to Step Down?

Regarding Pro Bowl level WRS, how many maintain that level (let alone improve) when they move on to a new team? So much of their success is timing with the QB and understanding route concepts that it's hard to be successful without a couple of training camps and a lot of reps.

The main ones I can think of are Terrell Owens, Jerry Rice with the Raiders, and Randy Moss (the Patriot version, not the Oakland version). Moss and Owens were physical freaks who didn't have to run precise routes to get open. Rice was probably the G.O.A.T.

For every one of those there are a lot of Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace, Alvin Harper types out there.

Brandon Marshall.

packerboi posted:

Ian Rapoport Verified account ‏@RapSheet

Eliot Wolf will remain #Packers director of football operations, but he received a new deal to stay, source said.

Translation #1 - Jed York is nucckin futts.

Translation #2 - Thanks for the trip to San Fran. Wife really enjoyed it.

Translation #3 - I didn't really want the job, since they never offered it to me.

Translation #4 - Thanks for the leverage.

Wonder what's up with Gutenkunst?

Boris posted:

Wonder what's up with Gutenkunst?

He's waiting till they name a sausage after him.

Herschel posted:

Her 40 time was atrocious. 

Yeah but....MAN.....She could really get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop

Boris posted:

Wonder what's up with Gutenkunst?

Probably negotiating with Jed's people.

Da hell kind of a name is that?

Gutekunst was born on July 19, 1973 in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[1] His father, John Gutekunst, was the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. Gutekunst attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. During his time there, he played on the football team before suffering a career-ending shoulder injury. Afterwards, he served as an assistant coach with the team, including during their 1995 National Championship season. He is married with four children.

It's German for "good art".

According to McGinn :

Sources said Eliot Wolf, the team’s director of football operations, pulled out of the running for the vacant general manager’s position in San Francisco when it became apparent that he wasn’t going to be hired.

“It’s been Gutekunst for two weeks,” said one source close to the 49ers’ search. “He killed that interview. The owner says he’s Scot McCloughan without the drinking problem.”

McCloughan is regarded by Ron Wolf and others in the personnel field as being an extraordinary evaluator of talent.

Gutekunst served as a scouting assistant for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998 before Ron Wolf hired him as a college scout in ’99.

In the event of Gutekunst’s departure, the Packers would lean even more heavily on Alonzo Highsmith, their senior personnel executive, and Jon-Eric Sullivan, their director of college scouting.

There also has been speculation that Baalke, who was fired at the end of the season, could join Thompson in Green Bay. They’re close friends, and Baalke grew up in Rosendale, Wis.

Full article here : http://mcginnisanahole

Baalke better not be part of Murphy's succession plan.

Cringed when I read that part. 

Hungry5 posted:

Baalke better not be part of Murphy's succession plan.

Baalke is excellent at trading...EXCELLENT at getting value +++

I'd  like him under Ted ....On top, not so much  

Elliot probably got some advice from Dad, "Stay in Green Bay you idiot.  You won't find it better, anywhere!!" 

"The owner says he's Scot McCloughan without the drinking problem" 

Who's voluntarily working for Jed? Seriously. 

I thought that was F'd up too Chilli.

A report is out that Bills are interested in Packers QB coach Van Pelt for OC.

http://www.wkbw.com/sports/bil...rsue-van-pelt-for-oc 

It might be a way to cut down on all the assistant HC, associate HC, next in charge HC, next to a HC, offensive coordinator etcetera's positions.

Bills hired an OC earlier today. Rick Dennison out of Denver. 

Rock & Roll hoochie coo...

Oh wait, that's Rick Derringer

"that Baalke, who was fired at the end of the season, could join Thompson in Green Bay. They’re close friends, and Baalke grew up in Rosendale, Wis."

Rosendale?  no chit?  population 1,063.  wow.

Boris posted:

Rock & Roll hoochie coo...

Oh wait, that's Rick Derringer

Saw Derringer in '76 open for Aerosmith at the Arena. IIRC he played that song with gloves on.

 

I'd  like him under Ted ....On top, not so much  

Yeah, but Ted might not mind that too much. 

Tdog posted:

"that Baalke, who was fired at the end of the season, could join Thompson in Green Bay. They’re close friends, and Baalke grew up in Rosendale, Wis."

Rosendale?  no chit?  population 1,063.  wow.

563 of those residents are traffic cops.

Bob McGinn reports that John Dorsey is the best bet to take Thompson's spot:

http://profootballtalk.nbcspor...be-next-packers-g-m/

Goalline posted:

Tdog posted:

"that Baalke, who was fired at the end of the season, could join Thompson in Green Bay. They’re close friends, and Baalke grew up in Rosendale, Wis."

Rosendale?  no chit?  population 1,063.  wow.

563 of those are traffic cops.

ain't that the truth!  used to pass thru there a lot on my way to Madison.  always, always watched my speed, Casey Jones.

Just glad I don't have to pass through the town on my way to Lambeau anymore. Not just the cop, but also that stupid winding road that the locals drive at 10 miles an hour.

Hungry5 posted:

Boris posted:

Rock & Roll hoochie coo...

Oh wait, that's Rick Derringer

Saw Derringer in '76 open for Aerosmith at the Arena. IIRC he played that song with gloves on.

Shared a stage with him in GB when he was fronting The McCoys.
Our local band was hired to back Bobby Vee and Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon on the same bill.
Great kid and he was playing his ass off at age 16.

ChilliJon posted:

Jennings turned into a pouty bitch loudmouth diva and needed to be shown the door after Ted's offer insulted him. 

He was 29 when he left GB. He easily had 2-3 more productive years in GB if he didn't go nutjob on everyone. 

Didn't he play for less than TT's contract offer at Minnesota? I believe he did. Nut job, for sure!

He took a little more than TT's final offer, but less than the offer TT made at the start of the season before Gerg was injured.

The contract $$ reported in the media were leaked from Jenning's agent, so we really don't know what Thompson/Packers offered.

ChilliJon posted:

Jennings turned into a pouty bitch loudmouth diva and needed to be shown the door after Ted's offer insulted him. 

He was 29 when he left GB. He easily had 2-3 more productive years in GB if he didn't go nutjob on everyone. 

Accept he didn't because of the injuries.  He was injured off and on in his last couple years in GB which turned out to be more than an anomaly.

Packers gave Brian Gutekunst a new deal, just as they did with Eliot Wolf, per source. 49ers GM search wide open.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 20, 2017

That crack about Scot is going to come back and bite York in the ass. There is a story circulating that someone in SF asked Chicago for permission to interview Vic Fangio for the D coordinator position in SF. Chicago allegedly told SF no. 

Maybe Shanahan asked someone in SF to ask Chicago? Even so, York has managed to butcher this beyond belief. What a mess. 

michiganjoe posted:

Packers gave Brian Gutekunst a new deal, just as they did with Eliot Wolf, per source. 49ers GM search wide open.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 20, 2017

We have some smart boys on our staff.

Janis will try to get a raise by telling management he got a job offer from McDonald's.

He'll prove he's serious by handing them a Whopper. 

Dr._Bob posted:

Janis will try to get a raise by telling management he got a job offer from McDonald's.

Doing what?  Extorting money from "customers" for something approximating food? 

All in all and kidding aside, it does seem as if 1265 is setting up a smooth transition from TT to Wolf. At least the plan is in place, compared to some other teams where chaos rules.

Dr._Bob posted:

Janis will try to get a raise by telling management he got a job offer from McDonald's.

Remember, Janis scored a 33 on his Wonderlick. You think you are so smart? Not like you are some kind of doctor or something. Oh wait!

Rosendale.  A must pass-through if taking Hwy. 26 up to Oshkosh.  Definitely one of Wisconsin's finest speed traps. Although, that one church there always had religious type puns on it's marquee.