Comments on: The White Elephant in the Room http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/ Your Green Bay Packers: Telling It Like It Is Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:13:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike McCarthy Watch Begins Now? | Total Packers | Green Bay Packers news, analysis, commentary, and video http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-1576 Mike McCarthy Watch Begins Now? | Total Packers | Green Bay Packers news, analysis, commentary, and video Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-1576 [...] everyone was blaming defensive coordinator Bob Sanders for the Packers failures, I suggested they look a little higher up the food chain. We even gave a helpful list of five potential replacements for McCarthy – [...]

]]> By: Placing Responsibility For the Packers Penalties | Total Packers | Green Bay Packers news, analysis, commentary, and video http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-1273 Placing Responsibility For the Packers Penalties | Total Packers | Green Bay Packers news, analysis, commentary, and video Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:04:26 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-1273 [...] in the case of the Packers, coaches instill a lack of discipline. In fact, I went through this exact same refrain last [...]

]]> By: Stock Gone, Sanders Next? | Total Packers http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-181 Stock Gone, Sanders Next? | Total Packers Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:08:47 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-181 [...] come as a surprise. The Packers special teams were putrid this past season in nearly every aspect. Fans had been calling for Stock’s job, along with that of defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, for some [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-153 Ryan Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:35:26 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-153 Oh, don’t stop there, he’s not the only one that needs to go. Ted Thompson needs to be removed from office before he does anymore damage. McCarthy can go too as far as I’m concerned, his true colors have emerged the last six months.

]]> By: VanDingo http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-152 VanDingo Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:33:45 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-152 I am more for the removal of Ted Thompson. Because of him, I am now a Jets fan.

]]> By: mike http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-148 mike Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:03:49 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-148 fire ted thompson!!! what does making it to the nfc championship game tell you? your team is good you just need to plug in a hole here and there! what does ted thompson do, trade away depth at DT, NOT trade for jason taylor which could have gave us the best 1. 2. punch in the nfl at DE and not go out and get randy moss for a second year in a row. im not gona even mention favre cause i do believe that was a good move for the future, we would have lost rodgers in the 09 offseason if favre came back this year. (i do beleve his presents last year made this team a little better then it was and he did single handly won the first few games last year) but none the less ted thompson is to blame for the team’s poor depth and play this year, you can only get so far with just the draft.

]]> By: parklife http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-146 parklife Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:27:51 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-146 off with his head!

]]> By: Carl with a "C" http://www.totalpackers.com/2008/12/10/the-white-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-145 Carl with a "C" Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:14:37 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=262#comment-145 I held onto this comment immediately following the Panthers game (adjusted – now adding yet another loss), and like an alcoholic who cannot put down the bottle, I couldn’t resist any longer…

On January 3, 2000, then Packers Head Coach, Ray Rhodes, was fired following his inaugural Packers head coaching season. With a record of 8-8 in the 1999 season (Packers were 11-5 in the season prior), Ron Wolf and the Packers organization took immediate action to correct a disappointing year. 1999 was the Green Bay Packer’s only non-winning season from 1992-2004. They also missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992.

Fast forward to the 2008 season…Present GM Ted Thompson and Head Coach Mike McCarthy send 3-Time MVP, Brett Favre packing to the New York Jets. After a solid 13-3 record in the 2007 season, and hosting the NFC Championship game, the Packers once again find themselves in an immediate downward spiral. Granted, there is plenty of blame to be placed – Thompson, McCarthy, Favre, O-Line, D-Line, Special Teams, etc., etc….Point being, the Packers now find themselves at 5-8, and again stare mediocrity in the face. Even in a best case scenario, the Pack will finish at 8-8 and most likely miss the playoffs entirely. Realistically, the Packers are looking at a sub .500 season.

And so now what does the organization decide to do in January 2009? Ted Thompson began his career as Packers GM in 2005. Mike McCarty as Head Coach in 2006. Fire the Defensive Coordinator and Special Teams Coach at minimum. Throwing out what Packer Nation had last year in exchange for mediocrity makes me question the thought process of the organization, and what the future holds under the current regime.

I still cheer loudly at Lambeau for my pathetic Packers. There is a reason why Ted Thompson does not set foot on the field. And its not simply because he and McCarthy cut Jon Ryan, or traded away Defensive Linemen this season.

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