Your Green Bay Packers: Telling It Like It Is
Ted Thompson
Dream Of Acquiring Ted Ginn Shattered, But Fifth-Rounders Are Priceless
Apr 16th
Just a quick note, since I did way too much research on the subject the other day in suggesting the Green Bay Packers and do-nothing general manager Ted Thompson could and should realistically look at acquiring Miami Dolphins’ return man/receiver Ted Ginn Jr. – Ginn was traded to the San Francisco 49ers today for a [...]
Packers’ Improve From Within Rhetoric Getting Old
Mar 25th
It’s been pretty well documented how badly the Green Bay Packers fared against top-flight quarterbacks last season. I’ll give it to you in four words: they fucking sucked ass. This offseason the team has done little to address the deficiencies in that area. As usual, there was no outside free agent signings to speak of, [...]
Piling It On Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson
Nov 11th
After the Green Bay Packers handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their first win of the season, it’s no wonder people are jumping on Packers coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson. This team was supposed to be better, and it’s two chief architects are easy targets for the failings. The National Football Post’s Matt [...]
Packers Could Be Back in the Punter Market
Nov 6th
Although it isn’t a glamor position, one area Ted Thompson has had problems filling with a capable body during his tenure with the Green Bay Packers is that of punter. First there was Jon Ryan, who Ted liked enough to cut just before the 2008 season began. Then came Derrick Frost, who was much worse [...]
Favre Didn’t Want to Play for Packers
Nov 2nd
It was a seemingly simple comment made by Troy Aikman during the Green Bay Packers contest with Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, but it made me pause nonetheless. Aikman said Brett Favre didn’t want to play for the Packers, anymore. I didn’t really understand it at the time and Thom Brennaman just [...]
The Invisible Man: A.J. Hawk
Oct 24th
In recent weeks, Hawk has seen his playing time severely reduced as it has grown obvious that he no longer fits into the Packers defensive scheme.
Here’s what I don’t understand…
Thompson Criticized For Not Adding Free Agents
Oct 11th
Probably not a surprise that Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson is being criticized for not adding more free agents during the offseason, since most of us criticize him for just such a thing on a regular basis. However, the source of the criticism may be somewhat surprising – scouts and NFL front office personnel [...]
Ted Thompson: Packers Should Be Better
Oct 10th
Well, here’s an assessment from Ted Thompson that I think we can all agree with, for once – the Green Bay Packers should be better. “The preseason and the regular season are a whole different kettle of fish, but yeah, I would have thought we would have played a little bit better starting out,” Thompson [...]
Packers Inexplicably Cut Aaron Rouse
Sep 23rd
I guess this is fighting fire with fire. If your team is dangerously thin at safety, what do you do? Cut one of your remaining safeties and sign one who has never played in your system, that’s what. At least if you’re Green Bay Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson. Look, I have been a Ted [...]
Packers Youngest Team In NFL… Again
Sep 17th
For the fourth year in a row, the Green Bay Packers have the youngest team in the NFL at an average age of 25.7. The team also has the fewest players over 30, with four. I’ve bitched about this in the past because I felt quality teams had quality veteran leadership. However, at this point, [...]
22 Packers Fight for Their Jobs Tonight; Total Packers Final Roster
Sep 3rd
When the Green Bay Packers visit Nashville for their final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans tonight, it will be the last audition for 22 current members of the team. Of course, that number probably will increase after final cuts on Saturday, as Ted Thompson has a tendency to add at least a couple players [...]
Packers Wrong Not to Make a Play for Vick
Aug 14th
As you’ve likely heard by now, Michael Vick signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, yesterday. While Vick signing with the Eagles doesn’t really affect the Green Bay Packers, the fact that the Packers didn’t make a play for Vick is interesting. Read Andrew Brandt’s Q&A about how the Vick to Philly deal went down. As we’ve [...]
What If Michael Vick Became A Packer?
Aug 4th
The AP released a small piece today, indicating that GM Ted Thompson and the Green Bay Packers may be interested in looking at Michael Vick. This is interesting because, as far as I know, this is the first bit of national media speculation involving the Packers and Vick. Of course, some of us at Total [...]
Brett Favre – The Aftermath
Jul 29th
Now we survey the wreckage. Brett Favre’s decision to remain retired instead of joining the Minnesota Vikings, has some serious ramifications. The Vikings organization… hahahahahahahhahahaha!… sorry, lost my train of thought. Oh yeah, the Vikings. Let’s start at the top, with the chief bonehead. Vikings coach Brad Childress released a statement yesterday, saying the Favre [...]
Green Bay Packers: 5 Reasons for Excitement
Jul 1st
With training camp beginning at the end of the month, I am starting to get excited for the upcoming Green Bay Packers season. Since we’re in the down time between the Packers mini-camp and training camp, I figured now is as good a time as any to get you excited too. There are some very [...]
The Packers Cornerback Battle
May 27th
While the Green Bay Packers certainly have some positions up for grabs this offseason – the entire offensive line, two defensive line spots, two outside linebacker spots, and fullback are in play, as well as who starts at safety alongside Nick Collins – there is one position that is more intriguing to me than any [...]
An Open Letter To Brett Favre
May 6th
Dear Brett, With each passing day, it appears more and more likely that you will in fact return – again – to play in the NFL. This time around with one of the crappiest franchises in pro sports, the Minnesota Vikings. Are you seriously going through with this? I mean, after last year’s fiasco of [...]
Packers Big Offseason Move: Overpay To Re-sign Jarrett Bush
Mar 16th
Incredulous. That’s the only way I can describe the way I feel about the Green Bay Packers’ decision to match the Tennessee Titans’ offer to cornerback Jarrett Bush. No, wait. Here’s another way: Blinded with rage. As I have detailed on more than one occasion, Jarrett Bush is terrible. He’s an idiot. He’s a moron. [...]
Free Agency 2009: Our Guys
Feb 16th
The 2009 free agency signing period begins on February 27 and the Green Bay Packers are in very good shape, at approximately $25 million below the projected $123 million salary cap. Before we reveal our list of free agency demands for 2009, let’s take a look at the Packers own free agents. The most substantial [...]
Favre Makes it Official, Flips Ted the Bird
Feb 12th
There’s a lot of speculation out there that Brett Favre’s retirement from the New York Jets this week might not take. After all, we’ve seen the “retire”/unretire scenario play out before, less than a year ago with the Green Bay Packers. This time, however, it’s official. Brett Favre has filed his retirement papers with the [...]
