now I really start to wonder about Thompson.
Sure KGB has not been on top of his game this year, could be the age thing or his knee, not easy to say.
He might have been gone in the offseason anyway, but right now, he was the best alternative for a pure pass rush D-end. Other, younger guys could have been moved to the practice squad to make room for Harrell. And good depth and experience is probably the most important thing for a defensive line, som going down the 2nd half of the season, it’s a big key to an effective defense.
As for the cap space, 7/16’s of KGBs sallary this year will still count against the Packers, and for the remainder of his contract, a certain percentage (not sure how much) of what he would have been paid will still count against our total salarycap until he signs with another team or he files for retirement.
Overall, not a very good move by TT. (at least I think so…)
He should at least have waited until February and tried to trade him, Al Davis is probably crazy / senile enought to give up a good pick for him.

Popular move? not even close, but like someone pointed out, TT is not in the business of being popular, but in the business of winning games. The problem is, so far he’s not doing very well in that department either, we’re 4-4 ! “The other guy”, leading his new team, whom has an average running game, average recievers, less than average pass blocking and less than average defense are 5 – 3 !
We have the best / deepest WR corps in the league, and above average passblocking and defense, and not a bad running game either.
Last season, after week 9, we were 8 -1 !! and until week 7 we had the worst running game in the NFL in.

The next guy who should leave Green Bay, Ted Thompson !

The Packers should have been serious contenders this year, not .500 after half the season !

sorry … 7 -1 after week 9 in 2007, forgot the bye-week :-)

I probably read your full quote, it just slipped my mind when I posted my comment.
Perfect excample of how easly a quote can get twisted and missunderstood in the media.

But anyway, in no way, do I try to blame Thompson for all the injuries this year, just like Mike Sherman should not have been fired as HC after the horrible 2005 season, when the injury list was both longer and more serious than so far this year.
Sherman was a good HC, but not a very good GM.

However, Thompson is somewhat to blame for the avereage season this year, the coaching staff an players he have assembled have not been doing theire jobs good enough this year, other players might have helped out, there were several holes that could have been avoided by signing free agents. (and not nudging ledgends out the door…)
Injuries are a part of football, and is something all teams will have every year to some extent. They just have to adapt and overcome them.
None of the games the Packers have lost this year has been unwinnable, they did not get overpowered in any of them, with better exeuciton of the two most fundemental things, blocking and tackling, they could have been won. Who’s to blame for that ? coaches and players not doing their job, and management for mismanaging personel issues.
Verno, yes, I know the overall records are siginificant factors, but so is the overall talent level on those respecitve teams. And yes, I am optimistic about our pass blocking and running game, both being work-in-progess, but also clearly improved from week one.

An alternativ for a new GM if Thompson was fired? well, there are allways new and upcoming people, and even though Mike Holmgren says he wants to retire after this season, but Green Bay might be the place that could change his mind ?

I think both Holmgren and Sherman has proven that in todays game, it is impossible to be both HC and GM, given just the GM task, I think Holmgren would do good.

Verno, you’re absolutly right, at RB the Jets and Packers are pretty even talent wise. D-line as well, as the Packers have no depth there this year, although Kampman is way better than any Jets ends.
O-Line, I think we’re a little better of, Tausher is still solid, Clifton as well when he’s healty, inside, Scott Wells is good, and Colledge is getting a little better. The Jets have Adam Faneca and that’s it, the rest are not worth their paycheck.
At WR, the Packers are very far ahead, and LBs and D-backs as well.

Why did you have to remind me about that 4th and 26 game ?? I’ve been trying to forget that (and almost did) I’m very happy that Darren Sharper, who was mainly responsible for that disaster is with the purple sissies, let him be horrible up there !!
That screw up was way worse than any of the int’s Favre threw that game….