He's a fertballer through and through.
I'd like to give the guy a chance but I was amazed at how completely oblivious he was to the breakdown in the FO and on the field. Harlan was hands off but he was still paying attention. I think I miss Harlan more than anyone right now.
No kidding. I wish he wasn't 82....
I have always thought of Murphy as being the representative of the Packers for league business purposes. I didn't even think of him as being the one to make these decisions solely, just to relay the vote as determined by the FO structure.
Same thing for the Titletown project; not making any decision, just representing the team when dealing with investors, the City, and so forth.
Now I wonder if he was tasked with more responsibilities from the Board to take a more direct supervision role. And I'm not sure he's the best man for that job.
Yeah, he was a player, but how is his scouting acumen? He's never been involved with player acquisition, salary cap management, the HC, or the nuts-and-bolts operations while with the Packers (as far as I know).
The Packers just announced they will be inducting TT in to the GBPHOF this year. It's only been a little over a year since he "retired" from GM duties. Don't they usually wait a little longer than that to induct a former player/exec? I wonder if this has anything to do with his deteriorating health.
Ron Wolf was inducted in 2000 (while he was still GM) and Harlan in 2004 (while he was still active). I don't think you can read anything into this regarding TT.
Fair points MP2, but I suspect Murphy feels the need to get this done sooner rather than later.
