Posts tagged Ted Thompson
Collins May End Up Playing Elsewhere
Apr 11th
Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins appears ready to resume his career after undergoing spinal fusion surgery, but the team may not clear him to play. That means Collins may end up playing for someone else.
Packers Miss Out On Tollefson
Apr 7th
The Green Bay Packers wild and crazy, free-spending ways are probably over. The team lost out on defensive end Dave Tollefson, who signed with the Oakland Raiders.
Packers Get Four Compensatory Picks
Mar 26th
The Green Bay Packers were awarded four compensatory picks in the 2012 NFL draft. Here’s a look at the additional picks and how it might affect the rest of their plan.
Packers Bring In Anthony Hargrove
Mar 24th
The Green Bay Packers brought in defensive end Anthony Hargrove for a visit on Friday. It continues a flurry of activity that’s caused us to ask: where has Ted Thompson gone? Here’s the book on Hargrove.
Clusterfuck Update 3/17: Options At Center Diminish, 49ers In On Peyton
Mar 17th
Free agency has slowed down, but there have still been plenty of developments. The Green Bay Packers even factor into some of them. Here’s a breakdown of the important moves over the past two days.
Packers Show Interest In Someone, Then Do Nothing
Mar 15th
The Green Bay Packers finally got the memo that free agency started and it came only two days late. That’s right, on day three they actually called someone’s agent. Of course, then they followed up by doing nothing.
A.J. Hawk Has An Explanation For His Shitty Year
Mar 8th
Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk talked about why he had such a shitty year in 2011, Thursday. You’ll never guess what his explanation is. We’re sure it will make you pretty happy, though.
No One Knows What They’re Talking About: Matt Flynn Edition
Feb 25th
The Green Bay Packers are going to tag quarterback Matt Flynn. Wait! No they’re not! It’s become completely evident no one knows what they’re talking about when it comes to Flynn. Here’s the argument why he won’t get the franchise tag and us throwing up our hands.
Dream Free Agent Wish List
Feb 17th
The Green Bay Packers never sign anyone on free agency, but we’re going to pretend they do. Here are four players who would help the team and how we see things playing out.
Thompson Is Executive Of The Year
Jan 30th
Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson was named the NFL executive of the year by the Sporting News. He was chosen for the award by 32 NFL coaches and executives.
Rodgers: James Jones Top Priority
Jul 27th
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says receiver James Jones should be the team’s No. 1 priority in free agency. It’s doubtful general manager Ted Thompson agrees.
Packers Will Cut Nick Barnett
Jul 26th
The Green Bay Packers will cut linebacker Nick Barnett, even though they may have been able to trade him. The move will help the Packers get under the salary cap.
Hole On Packers Defensive Line – It’s All Relative
May 19th
A lot of people seem to think the Green Bay Packers have a hole to fill on their defensive line, with defensive end Cullen Jenkins expected to depart in free agency and Johnny Jolly making stupid decisions somewhere in Houston. Football Outsiders named defensive line as the team’s biggest post-draft hole and several experts suggested it was the Packers’ biggest need going into the draft.
Lockout, Shmockout: Tailgate Tour Goes On
May 11th
Awkward silence, anyone? The 2011 NFL lockout may be in full swing, but that didn’t stop Green Bay Packers players and brass from spending five days on a bus together this week for the annual Packers Tailgate Tour across Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. According to The Associated Press, coach Mike McCarthy, general manager Ted Thompson and several other staff members saw the bus off Tuesday.
What Pre-Draft Visits Mean For Packers
May 8th
By the look of it, pre-draft visits mean absolutely nothing for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers brought around 20 players in for pre-draft visits, although that number could be more, since the team isn’t required to report them. They also worked out a few players at other sites. In all, each organization is allowed [...]
Big-Time Talent Could Fall To Packers
Apr 28th
The Green Bay Packers got lucky in the 2010 NFL Draft. The player they needed, Iowa tackle Bryan Bulaga, landed in their lap at No. 23 when most “experts” expected him to go higher. Bulaga didn’t necessarily slide down draft boards because of questions about his ability, character or health, as some highly-rated prospects do.
A Historical Look At No. 32
Apr 28th
The Green Bay Packers will select at No. 32 in the first round of tonight’s NFL Draft and as you would expect, there have been some hits and plenty of misses at that particular spot in recent years. Here’s a look at the players taken at No. 32 in the past 10 years and what [...]
Statistical Analysis Of Ted Thompson’s Drafts
Apr 28th
The only thing that’s certain when Ted Thompson is at the helm of the Green Bay Packers draft is uncertainty. Thompson is rarely predictable, but looking at the statistics, some patterns do emerge. For example, Thompson likes drafting wide receivers. In his six drafts as general manager, Thompson has chosen eight receivers, the most of [...]
Packers Interested In Adding Another Fullback
Apr 26th
If there’s one thing we know about Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson, it’s that he loves his fullbacks. Even though the Packers use more four- and five-wide receiver sets than anyone in the NFL, a time the fullback isn’t typically on the field, the Packers have carried three fullbacks on their roster since they drafted Quinn Johnson in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
Thompson: Analysts Are Idiots
Apr 25th
Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson thinks everyone trying to figure out who the team will choose in the NFL Draft is an idiot. Thompson told Peter King he doesn’t think analysts know what they’re talking about. “There’s a lot of interest in the draft. It’s great. But quite frankly, most of the people [...]