The Genius of Ted Thompson

Here you go...

Players Thompson has acquired

I will make it easier:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=players+t...hompson+has+acquired

This is easier yet. TT came in 2005. Here are the guys he's signed:

http://www.packers.com/team/howbuilt.html

Found it!

Ted's drafts

I guess it wasn't that hard

http://isportsweb.com/2011/01/...man-behind-the-team/

The Packers might as well change their name to the Green Bay Thompsons as this is finally his team. 58 players in 6 drafts have been chosen by Ted Thompson any many more notable rookie free agent signings. Looking at a current Green Bay Packer’s Depth Chart will tell you that most of the team is his. Out of the 53 active players on the roster heading into Super Bowl XLV 44 players were acquired through the draft or signed as undrafted free agents. The rest with the exception of Donald Driver and Chad Clifton were all brought to the team after Ted Thompson signed on as GM.

The move for Rodgers as most can tell is a very good one. Rodgers is now considered arguably one of the Top 5 QB’s in the league. Thompson took the declining career of Charles Woodson and made him into a Defensive Player of the Year. He believes in hard work and good character over talent. Maybe because while playing 10 years in the league he only started eight. Whatever the case may be he has the Packers on the brink of being the best team in the entire world, yet still the “Fire Thompson” websites remain. I doubt he minds.

ROTTT.

Not sure who of substance he has been able to bring in. Cheap bastard never spends in FA.

Here is a great one that got away. Pretty much the difference for us not making the superbowl this year.

but man o man, how much easier might it have been?!?!?!

I think the rankings on the link from naterpack will change dramatically if the article was written today.

I'm with IC on this one, why bother Tightwad Ted is terrible and he should be run out of town. He better not forget to take Mike with him, talk about another bad move.

Easier to list players he didn't bring in


Tauscher
Clifton
Tweet 56
Wells
Jenkins
Driver

Only 23 players acquired through Free Agency?

Why that's only 34% of the roster. (including IR)

I'm sorry, but a true genius would be in the 60% range.

IF only TOG was around to enjoy this, oh wait he's a selfish little prick.

there has to be a stat formula to figure this out...

Long hours.

Caption that...

I can kill you by just staring at you, but, I will let you live.

He's got that look of itching to do some 40 timing or bubble measuring...

How many players did TT acquire and how many just fell into his lap?

Interesting to think how much influence Ron Wolf has on this team to this day. TT mentioned in a post-NFCCG interview that every member of the scouting staff has mentored under Ron at some point. TT said (paraphrasing), it's Ron's system that built this current team.

"The Packer Way" indeed.

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Originally posted by Orlando Wolf:


Long hours.

"Boy, if you call me 'John O'Hurley' again, I'm gonna take that tape recorder of yours and..."

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Originally posted by pduck:
How many players did TT acquire and how many just fell into his lap?

They all fell into his lap, no one else wanted them. How else do you explain Eric Walden being unemployed at the end of October?

quote:

Caption that...

I can kill you by just staring at you, but, I will let you live.

for my dime, you win H5! laughed out loud, not easy to do to me. thanks.

A Bud Light over ice sure would be good right now.

"Your sad devotion to the draft has not helped you conjure up an elite quarterback or given you clairvoyance enough to trade up in the draft and select to stud defensive players...."

TT loves Bud Light on the rocks!

Media Day Video:
Ted Thompson (6:01)
packers.com

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Originally posted by Hungry5:
Caption that...

I can kill you by just staring at you, but, I will let you live.

Steely Eyed Assassin!

He's just gettin' warmed up! Hooya!

It's actually 'huzzah!'

I saw it on a car window in Denver.

two thumbs up

Was there a uni-brow behind the wheel?

What do I tell these Morans? Draft picks are gold, Salary cap money is gold, I'm rich, I'm the king of the world!!!!!!!!

He's Leo DiCaprio?

"Thats right Bieber, my hands are cold ... now, are there any more stupid frickin questions?"

Top 5 moves by TT

Gotta love #5 but I think I'd have to put trading up for CM3 right there.

5. Not trading for Marshawn Lynch. When Packers running back Ryan Grant went down for the season, there was a lot of pressure to acquire Lynch from the Bills at the trading deadline. Thompson passes in part because he has rookie James Starks on the roster. Starks has proven to be a valuable player in this Super run.

Another read about Uncle Ted choosing to play the quiet role.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/s...but-will-take-a-pass

I did like this quote; "The negatives or the positives don't really affect me," Thompson said. "Quite frankly, very few people know what they're talking about."

Timesfour obviously being the exception.

Top 5 moves and not a mention of the best RB or undrafted free agents Tramon Williams and Sam Shields...

Should instead have a "Top 5 non-moves" which would include Lynch, Moss, Haynesworth, passing shiny free agents, Barber, etc etc etc.

I don't know, I would have like to have played 90% of the regular season with some semblance of a running game. But maybe that's just me...

I, for one, would definitely be more pleased getting to the Superbowl with Marshawn than without him.

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Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
He's Leo DiCaprio?

He's Harry Callahan:
"Now I know what you're thinking, did he draft 5 players or 6? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I've forgotten myself."